Late last Wednesday the predicted swell started to arrive giving Sunset frothers a chance before the contest started.
Before and after the Sunset event Rockies picked up some swell and CJ Hobgood picked up a few air miles.
Rockies is a very rippable wave and Shaun Joubert has been pushing the limits of what you can do in a foot of water.
Dale Staples wasn't so lucky and knocked his fin out at Rockies.
Then Dale tried his luck at Off The Wall and got dropped in on.
Once Sunset came to life the free surfers were pushing their luck on contest mornings, a SUP got the last wave in 2 minutes before the first heat started.
Good thing you can't really look behind you while surfing, you may never do it again.
Jordy scored a high 8 on a board he'd never ridden before and on a wave he claimed was the biggest thing he'd ridden all year.
Dale Staples had little regard for you should and shouldn't do at Sunset.
The jetski gets a pretty sick view but it can also get in the way, luckily for Josh Kerr he didn't have to hop the mat on exit.
John John Florence was a barrel magnet on the last two days of the event.
Victory number 3 for the year in his home waters.
Condom sales increase this time of year on the North Shore, some of them are used for other purposes.
Before heading back to California to spend time with his family Rudy Palmboom got some last punts in at Rockies.
- It's good to see Gavin Gillette has picked up a sponsor.
Corey Lopez loves Rocky Lefts.
That is a single fin Dave Rastovich is powering about on.
Jay Thompson cracking the whip.
Watching the pros surf pushes us mere mortals to try harder, most of the time it results in the whoopsie daisies.
A bike patch accident has rendered me land locked for a while, Staph infections are not fun, plastic bags on foot are the new anti-infection cure.
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Posted by Caroline on the 22/02/2012 03:49
I asked my hbnuasd about this as I read because he's the type of person who would do something like this. Dang. I thought I would sound all cool, like I knew of this new sport that he didn't know about. not. He's all over it!
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