A beachgoer holds a chubby fat inkeeper worm also known as a ‘penis fish’ or dogs dicks.
Photo: Kate Montana/iNaturalist Creative Commons
Thousand of penis fish have washed up on Drakes Beach, California. The 10 inch ‘fat innkeeper worms’ also known as ‘dog dicks’ in Korea, lie in burrows and have been around since 300 million years ago.
Bourez will be on home turf if he qualifies… Photo Leroy Bellet
One of the most beautiful wave in the world for the most spectacular Games! Paris 2024 chooses Teahupo’o in Tahiti to host surfing Olympic ! Next step : CIO approval ! #RoadtoParis2024pic.twitter.com/zGDMEkMRe3
Paris 2024 Olympic organisers have announced the 2024 Olympic surfing comp will take place in Tahiti – subject to validation from the International Olympic Committee – at Chopes!
Tahiti has been chosen in preference to Hossegor, which would have been a good venue if it was held in Autumn and their other beaches.
It is a 22-hour fight from Paris, so no tussore what the IOC will make off it.. but…
“It’s an extremely pleasant surprise and recognition for our history that will restore honour to Polynesia, where surfing began,” said Lionel Teihotu, the president of Tahiti’s surfing federation.
Paris 2024’s organisers thanked the other candidate cities – Biarritz, Lacanau, Les Landes and La Torche – for their “strong nominations”.
To be honest we are fairly luke warm on the idea of surfing in the Olympics, good on anyone that qualifies, but two foot slop in Japan could be a massive let down, but Chopes… Maybe… Just maybe…
PE’AHI, Maui, Hawaii/USA (Tuesday, December 10, 2019) – Today, the World Surf League (WSL) issued a Green Alert for the cbdMD Jaws Big Wave Championships to run on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The world’s best big wave surfers are now in transit to Pe’ahi, Maui, Hawaii to defy nature and challenge themselves in waves forecast to be in the 35-to-50-foot range on the face. All the action will be broadcast LIVE at WorldSurfLeague.com and the free WSL app.
The cbdMD Jaws Big Wave Championships is the world’s premier paddle-only big wave event, taking place at the famed Pe’ahi surf break on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. Rich with the sport’s history of innovation and progression, the contest brings the world’s elite male and female athletes together at the ultimate proving ground to compete for the coveted Championship.
History-making performances have solidified Jaws’ reputation as the pinnacle for big-wave surfing over the past decade. Jaws has hosted some of the biggest waves ever witnessed in competition, and winning this event sets the standard for the sport.
In the men’s division, 24 competitors are divided into four heats of six surfers for the first round. Heats are generally 45 minutes and surfers may catch as many waves as they wish with a panel of five judges scoring each ride on a scale of 1 to 10. Each competitor’s two best waves are counted, with their best wave score doubled. The three highest-scoring surfers advance to the semifinals, which run in the same format, and the top three from the Semifinals advance to the Final.
The women’s division runs in a similar format with 10 competitors participating in two five-surfer Semifinals with the top three surfers in each heat advancing to the Final.
Due to safety and environmental concerns, there is no location available for on-site spectating for the cbdMD Jaws Big Wave Championships. Fans are invited to watch the event on the WorldSurfLeague.com that will feature close-in angles, slow-motion replays, and analysis. For those on Maui, the event’s official viewing party will be held at Paia Surf Club at 65 Hana Highway, Paia, HI 96779 (808-579-3333).
Surfline Forecast for the cbdMD Jaws Big Wave Championships Solid NW swell should build in and be strongest for the morning hours on Thursday at Jaws, gradually fading over the afternoon. Model guidance has been fairly consistent in showing a 13-15’ deepwater swell off Maui with swell period of 17-18 seconds Thursday morning from the NW (310-330 degrees, with peak energy around 325 degrees). Direction is favorable – enough north so that shadowing shouldn’t be an issue but enough west that we should see some great barrels on the West Bowl.
Surf size is expected to be in the 35-45’ range on the face through the morning hours, with the bigger sets to 50’ (20-25’ Hawaiian on sets). There is still a bit of uncertainty on exact wind conditions with a front potentially stalled near Kauai on Thursday but E to ENE trades appears to be the likeliest scenario and current model guidance would suggest speed in the 15-18 knot range.
The storm that will create this swell is just starting to pull together north of Japan now and should intensify quickly in the next 24-36 hours.
Experience the paddle out, pull in and get worked at OTW, all from the comfort of your chair whilst having a brew and noshing on a biscuit. Now we wouldn’t advise that you spend your entire life as a spectator, living through the lens of social media, but avoiding getting battered into the reef has it’s plus sides. Hop on board with the POV and Nathan Florence, enjoy.
When they found Ben Gravy on the North Shore he was surfing a place most people like to stay away from. Mason tried to think of a polite way to tell him he didn’t want to surf that spot but Ben talked him into it. One of the most fun days ever.
