Just some good ‘ol fun surfing around San Clemente and the rest of the Californian coastline.
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Josh Kerr, Filipe Toledo, Mitch Crews
Same Ol’ Soup, Just Reheated New sponsor. New Logo. New commissioner. New commentary team. New website. New contests. New rules. Saturday marked the first event of the 2014 WCT season and also the first event under “The New ASP.” Last-minute deals, rumors and speculation surrounding the “new” tour were at a fever pitch leading up to the event. But on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. local time, a horn blew, Bianca Buitendag caught a wave and the judges gave her a 3.5. The bullshit was silenced and we just watched great surfing. Same as it ever was.
It’s On Australia used to have … More
Surfers in Santa Cruz can thank Nat Young for that great run of waves in January.
The 22-year-old and eighth ranked surfer in the world was recovering from ear surgery and wisdom teeth extraction — so he was out of the water for about three weeks, taking one for the team.
“I feel like the whole time after I had that (ear) surgery, the waves were firing,” Young said. “It was the worst timing.”
Yet he said the Dec. 30 chiseling and drilling at his surfer’s ear was something he wanted to get out of the way before … More