Hainan Island, China – Day 1 of the inaugural Hainan Classic, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star World Tour event, has been a clear testament to the fact that any preconceptions about what the country couldn’t or wouldn’t offer as far as waves were entirely incorrect.
At first call, the sets were being estimated in the three- to five-foot range, but with the swell still filling in, the final heats saw waves with solid six-foot faces. As Dane Jordan, the general manager of ASP Australasia, put it: “It’s safe to say it’s pumping out there.â€
Nic Muscroft (AUS) was one of many … More
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