It was a breathless final exchange of waves. Pupo had squeaked through ahead of him by 0.06 of a point. Miguel got a 5.90, meaning Marshall had gone from first to second to last in the final 20 seconds.Īll of a sudden he needed a 5.24 on the wave he’d caught at the buzzer. But scores were still to come in for Pupo. Marshall, now in second, caught a wave with less than 10 seconds left and was riding when the buzzer sounded, presumably thinking he was home and dry. Ten seconds later Silva dropped a 7.0 for three solid backhand turns with no hitches on a prior set wave, moving him into first. Pupo was in second and Silva was heading to the elimination round. With 30 seconds remaining, Jake Marshall held a commanding lead.
#PERSON FLYING OFF A SURFBOARD INTO THE WAVES PROFESSIONAL#
Such is the unpredictability of professional surfing that it would have been an impossible punt to pick Heat 11, with Jake Marshall, Deivid Silva and Miguel Pupo, as the most entertaining of the Opening Round, but that was to be the case.Īt the final hooter three men were separated by just 0.43 of a point. Now I might never see it, and that’s on you.) (And btw, if you’re listening, GERRRRRR!, I want you to know that I’ve thought about Conner’s Secret Turn at least once every day for five years or more. There seems little adaptation in his surfing.ĭo you have sympathy for a man who values aesthetics and stays true to his style?Īt this rate he won’t be around for J-Bay, and that would be a crying shame. All those years spent honing his style and refining his rail-work, only to be eliminated in wonky 3ft surf not conducive to the longer lines he likes to hold.
He was cursed by Turpel early on today, who said Coffin “felt confident just staying in rhythm from the cliff.”Īpparently the rhythm of the cliff isn’t as good as the rhythm of the water in preparation for surfing competitions.Ĭonner must have sleepless nights about days like this. Good result in Portugal aside, he looks deflated and will likely be below the cut line at the conclusion of this comp. Last year’s top five surfer has gone 17th, 17th, 5th and now 33rd. We were also treated to some primetime ELo, some showbusiness ELo. I’m probably committing some sort of sacrilege in suggesting this, but is Winkipop not a…better wave? They ran at Winki today, and what started off as marginal, unappealing and windy junk actually provided some solid entertainment thanks to buzzer beaters and tight scoring. Tell me the mid-season cut isn’t a great idea? "Such is the unpredictability of professional surfing."įour surfers eliminated after two days of competition. Though what is the hardest knock you’ve received from your usually trusty steed? I’ve had my nose broken by surfboard rail before and been speared in the guts causing a light bruise and knocking the wind out but that’s it. Very best wishes for a speedy recovery but also terrifying that a board can turn on its master with such ferocity. He was rushed to a local intensive care unit where he was stabilized then airlifted to Perth for emergency surgery where he remains in critical but stable condition. This final horror occurred hours ago to a middle-aged Perth surfer out enjoying autumnal Yallingup, home to Taj Burrow and many fine waves.Īustralia’s 9 News is reporting that sunbathers who witnessed the freak accident rushed into action, dragging the man from the water and forming some sort of tourniquet to stop severe blood loss from a severed artery under the arm or in the shoulder. Being dropped in on by an unwieldy kook and speared, lost log rolling into head, shark nibbling toes, rattlesnake planning a land assault.
But there are, truly, many variables that can, each, go horribly askew. A wave at a friendly face in the car park, invigorating paddle to the peak, a few fun waves wiggled and jiggled upon, a belly ride on whitewash, an amble back to vehicle et voilà. More often than not the surfing experience is relatively sublime. Terrifying that a board can turn on its master with such ferocity.
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