Considering it was sunny, I was quite surprised by the lack in numbers out surfing this morning. The WSW wind was a little brutal, especially on the head and hands but there were some waves to ride and the few who made the effort were getting plenty.
In pro surfing news, Aussie lad Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan kicked Kelly Slater’s butt in the final of The Billabong Pro Tahiti yesterday. It was a great win for the NSW Central Coaster and boots him straight into the top 10 going into the back end of the ASP pro tour season.
Ace is an absolute gentleman and standing on the boat, still wet, during his post victory interview he talked of how good it was defeating Slater and how worried he was, that he thought he may not have done enough to stop the world’s greatest surfer from catching his lead, during their epic half hour battle. But the gold for me was where he talked of his love for the Tahitian family he stays with in Teahupoo every year and how he his giving his trophy to them as a thank you for treating him like their own over the years. Very moving stuff, from one of the pro tour’s exceptional human beings!
On the home front, it should be picking up out there later, so pull on some rubber, get those paddle arms on and do something!
Billy
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