There’s this pervasive philosophy within pro surfing right now that, to win a world title, it’s necessary to ‘surf at 70%’, but I call bullshit. John John buried that approach at Margaret River. Filipe delivered the eulogy in South Africa. Guys like Josh Kerr, Julian Wilson and Jack Freestone have each been mesmerised by the … Read more
Where were we? The Trestles event was eclipsed by a wave pool, Wilko’s wheels fell off (again), Filipe dominated, while Jordy and John established their leads. Are we all caught up now? Good. Let’s set our focus to Europe. Conditions Surfline have dipped their toes in the water with a decent overview of the contest, … Read more
Kelly Slater – OUT injured That sneaky bastard managed to steal the first wave of the day at the super-hyped KSWC event, despite his 6-months-out-of-the-water foot injury. He’s still a chance for Pipe, but I wouldn’t expect to see him in Europe. Nat Young – IN as injury replacement We wrote that ‘Nat hasn’t … Read more
Sorry for the lack of a Trestles wrap-up; we’ve got some bigger things going on behind the scenes and something had to give. Watch this space though; we’ve got something pretty big on the way… All of our France projections and stats are taken from 2014-2017 WSL contest data. Some 2017 rookies include data … Read more
Owen fricken Wright. Where did that come from? Who the hell cares; it was just so good to see that he’s still got it. Welcome back Owen! There’s been so much written about Owen’s comeback (and deservedly so) that I won’t waste too much time revisiting. Suffice to say that we certainly missed the boat … Read more
Can you feel it? The pre-Gold Coast buzz of a new season just about to pop its cork? Sure, the WSL may have lost its CEO and main sponsor. Sure, the forecast is for yet another pumping week of surf prior to the desolate wasteland that is the waiting period forecast. But, BUT, all is … Read more
The Gold Coast season opener is fast approaching and it’s time to crunch the numbers. This data uses the 2014-2016 results to formulate projections. 2017 rookies include some data from previous WSL events where applicable and some data from the 2016 WQS. This means that they have much less reliable data and have skewed projections … Read more
Updated… We’re less than a day away from the new season, but we’re still awaiting finalised heat draw and wildcard announcement from the WSL. Obviously we’ll update this page as news comes to hand, but here’s what we know so far: Nat Young – IN as trials winner A few people said that Nat … Read more
Congratulations are in order: Keanu Asing has taken a formidable list of more talented surfers (Medina, Florence, Slater, Buchan) and soundly beaten them through smart-if-somehwat-conservative competion surfing. It was, as he admitted himself, his first event win since his junior days (including a history of no outright wins during his QS days), so we can … Read more
Here is the updated wildcard and injury replacement info for the WSL Mens Quik Pro France 2016 (4th – 15th October) INJURIES – NONE Bede, Owen and Mick will again be OUT, with Stu Kennedy, Seabass Zietz and Dusty Payne respectively. Although there are no official (new) changes to the draw in regards to injuries, it could be … Read more