So we all know the nightmare theories, and we all know the science theory, but what happens in real life when you test sharks with blood, pee, fish oils and surfboards?
If you wondering what it looks like hanging out in the channel at Keramas when the pros are in town then Oscar Valencia can show you just that. Featuring: Noa Deane, Chippa Wilson, John John Florence, Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, Eric Geiselman, Julian Wilson, Finn Mcgill, Ian Crane, Eithan Osborne, Chris Peel.
James Hendy left the shores of Cornwall to be marketing manager for South East Asia about ten years ago. One of his duties every year is to arrange RC comps up in the Ments and organise the Rip Curl Padang Cup. And one of the perks of the job, as he sees it, is to get himself some sneaky uncrowded waves in while he’s at it!
One year James even went as far as to arranged ‘a Masters heat’ to ‘test’ conditions at the Ments comp, but this year we feel he has surpassed himself. Seeing an opp to snag a pit in the break between the semis and the final James paddled out on a board borrowed from Matty Wilko and snagged this bomb.
“So grateful for all the opportunities that my work at Rip Curl has given me over the years!” says James.
“The #Ripcurlcup was my first task when Joined Rip Curl Asia in Bali 10 years ago.. To be able to sit in the channel at this years Cup with all the team, with such an amazing vibe, watching the best surfers in the world getting tubed off their heads all morning felt like a reward and culmination of all the hard work the team here has put in over the years. It felt like the Bali gods were beaming down on us!
“Then to be then gifted this wave in the break on a borrowed board from Matt Wilko was truly the icing on the cake!
“The double bird claim was just a bit of fun aimed at my mates sat in the channel who I’d just told I only needed one big pit and to make sure they didn’t stop rolling the cameras! 😜
“Thanks again to all the crew that make it happen each year and to all the Bukit locals that let us take over on the best day of the year! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✨⚡️✨⚡️✨”
James has had big promotion recently, not sure of his exact job title (MD?), all we can say look out for an extended break and a couple of bombs next year.
Good work Beag.
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Italy surfed its way into surfing history by winning three of the four individual titles in dispute at the 2019 Eurosurf that concluded today at Santa Cruz, Portugal, and, consequently, its first collective European title
“Forza Itália” was the chant that filled everyone’s hears today at Santa Cruz, during the last and decisive day of the 2019 Eurosurf.
Italy won its first European title thanks to the outstanding performances of Claire Bevilacqua (who became women’s surfing European champion on Wednesday) and also, today, with Federico Nesti and Francesca Rubegni taking home the two Longboarding trophies.
Portugal, the host country of this spectacular 2019 Eurosurf, trailed second, failing to repeat the title conquered two years ago at Norway.
Federico Nesti opened up the winning trail by edging Portuguese João Dantas in a nail biting heat, beating him with a total score of 14,65 against 14,30 and taking away from him the European Longboard title. It was the first blow at the Portuguese leadership of the event and then Francesca Rubegni followed, winning her heat and title, in the final moments of the women’s Longboarding final.
An ecstatic Federico Nesti described his victorious heat: “The conditions were pretty hard and João surfed incredibly well too. Fortunately, I found the right wave close to the end of the heat and that made it possible for me to win. I’m very happy for all the team.”
Italy’s outstanding performance at this Eurosurf was only spoiled by the Welsh team surfer Jay Quinn, who carved (literally) his way into European surfing history by becoming the first surfer (at an ESF surf open event) to win two editions in a row.
“I definitely didn’t have the best preparation for this event because we haven’t had that much waves in Britain lately, and I’ve been surfing very little. But I guess sometimes it plays in our favour”, joked Jay Quinn at the winners podium while holding his newborn child in one of the most tender moments of all the event.
Finally, an emotional Marco Gregori, the Italian team manager: “This is the first European title and we are very, very happy. We have a solid team, and we already knew that coming here, but there are other solid teams in this event and the level is very high so we only knew that we had won…right now, at the award ceremony. Before this, it all seemed…a dream . We are a country with not so many waves so this is amazing, unbelievable. We also have to thank all the other teams, the ESF and the Portuguese organization for the way we were welcomed here during this whole event. But I thank this team, this family, this “famiglia”. Thank you all!”
“Dai’ Quinn takes back to back European titles for Wales
Evan Rogers takes third in the mens longboard For Wales.
Emily Currie takes third place womens longboard for England.
Italy take team titles
1. Italy
2. Portugal
3. Germany
4. England
8. Wales
10.Ireland
15.Scotland
Team England Emily Currie wins round 3 to make women longboard Grand Final,
Team Wales Evan Rogers is repping the North Sea to make Grand Final Mens Longboard
Women’s final results – Claire Bevilaqua is the new champion. Englands Peony Knight finishes fourth
1°CLAIRE BEVO BEVILACQUA 🇮🇹
2° Francisca Veselko 🇵🇹
3° Rachel Presti 🇩🇪
4° Peony Knight
Not much reporting coming out of the ESF in Santa Cruz but here is a run down of what is going on on so far with the home nations and Ireland
Englands Peony Knight has just made the womens final. Emily Currie made round 5 of the repechage in the shortboard and is in round there of the womens longboard..
Jay Quinn (Wales) is in round four of the men.Team Englands Jayce Robinson, Luke Dillon and Seth Morris are in round 4 of the repecharge along with Irelands Gearoid McDaid.
Wales Evan Rogers has made round three of the longboard men. Jordan Zervas (England), Chris Clark Scotland and Colm O Dubhghail (Ireland) are in repecharge 2 of the mens longboard.
Angharad John (Wales) is in he repechage 2 of the womens longboard.
Ruben Brinsmead In his own words, “I don't have social media, I live right near Snapper Rocks but never surf there, I've never surfed a comp in my life (outside of boardriders - it’s an Aussie thing), never had a sticker on my board, I've never drank, never done drugs, and I love God. And despite all this, I somehow have mates, haha!
Legend, Ruben we salute you.
Two weeks spent in Krui, South Sumatra, surfing Amy's, Honeysmacks, and Ujong Bocur. Hit play.
Gizmos gone – Seagull carries off miniature chihuahua.
Four-year-old Gizmo a miniature chihuahua from Paignton, Devon has been carried off by seagull. Experts say the gull may have bean protecting young (doubtful) or hungry (think we all know the seagulls intention..)
Owner Becca Hill appealed for information after the dog was gone on Sunday afternoon.
“My partner was in the garden putting the washing out at the time and suddenly he saw it swoop down. It carried Gizmo a fair way as we couldn’t see him any more. I have no idea if he was dropped or where he is now.”
A RSPB spokesman said: “ Fortunately these types of incidents are very rare and not typical gull behaviour.” (Obviously hasn’t been to St Ives or Newquay.)
Let’s hope for the best and Gizmo makes it back home.
