This might be good (if the swell cooperates)...
www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2017/mct/1809/drug-aware-margaret-river-pro
Slater/Fanning/Fioravanti first up if they call it on. Next call in half an hour or so...

www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-29/world-surf-league-weighs-future-of-competition-in-margaret-river/8395586

Margaret River's place on pro surfing's international circuit may be in doubt as officials of the sport's peak body deliberate over the future of the tournament at one of Western Australia's most iconic breaks.

It's on... at North Point
http://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2017/mct/1809/drug-aware-margaret-river-pro/live
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And Slater wins with an 8.04 heat total....
Just need more waves and they reckon this arvo might bring them...

Put it back on hold...

How slow is this

Yeah Not wasting my mobile data on that..

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SP said..
Put it back on hold...

Its on mate

"Seems to be a different sort of condtions to say the gold coast. A lot more water moving around, energy in the wave & wind"

LOL yep...but I was thinking wow look how clean it is for this time of day

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MickPC said..

SP said..
Put it back on hold...

Its on mate

Yep and it is ****, they should put it back on hold..


That first heat was enough for me.


Let me know if it gets good though... Will take any excuse to avoid work..

I'm loving it mate. Watching South Point in the distance is fun, thats one of my fave waves. SW is not like non stop waves mate, gotta wait...trust me, although this is pretty smallish by North Point standards. Today has epic winds for this region & although not rare for this time of year. Still rare...they should be stoked with these condions.

See that barrel into air wave Jordy had...thats really clean conditions for the SW...this is awesome

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I'm loving it mate. Watching South Point in the distance is fun, thats one of my fave waves. SW is not like non stop waves mate, gotta wait...trust me, although this is pretty smallish by North Point standards. Today has epic winds for this region & although not rare for this time of year. Still rare...they should be stoked with these condions.

I guess it was all the hype i expected to see some decent North Point.. Not what was thrown up in the first 2 heats. Winning Heat totals of 8 says it all.




This is the swellnet cam..

While we wait for the WSL at North Point, we've swung our Margs surfcam around to the Boatramp bommie, where there's a great session going down in solid 10ft+ surf.Watch it live here:

www.swellnet.com/surfcams/margaret-river

Barton Lynch standing on a rock with his between heats "we're out here in the wild speech" LOL classic

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I guess it was all the hype i expected to see some decent North Point.. Not what was thrown up in the first 2 heats. Winning Heat totals of 8 says it all.

Yeah like I said its not very big, but it is clean for the SW. Wait for the highlights video mate, it will look pretty good

haha Lynchy is an awesome commentator, so obviously fully in the know. Enjoying his input on this contest

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SP said..


I guess it was all the hype i expected to see some decent North Point.. Not what was thrown up in the first 2 heats. Winning Heat totals of 8 says it all.

Yeah like I said its not very big, but it is clean for the SW. Wait for the highlights video mate, it will look pretty good

Just got home and put fox on at the start of the De Sousa heat. Looks heaps better than the first heats of the day..

Sure does, lower tide has cleaned it up & picked up wave frequency. Stoked to see a contest here for something different

They've been doing well considering the short boards they have been riding & the late take offs as a result. They would be making heaps more baz if they went longer....but yeah fresh change, this is special

This was a very nice barrel....
www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/243813/seabass-makes-history

Nice waves ATM

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Cobra said..
Nice waves ATM

3m swell, should be biggish.

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DARTH said..

Cobra said..
Nice waves ATM

3m swell, should be biggish.

I enjoyed watching a few of those heats, different lines wave selection ect ect.

Yes some big clean waves earlier now they has sent the girls out in wind effected conditions.

I must say I've never seen Fanning lose his cool like he did.

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DARTH said..

Cobra said..
Nice waves ATM

3m swell, should be biggish.

I enjoyed watching a few of those heats, different lines wave selection ect ect.

Im guessing it was at main break, will watch the highlights package tonite.

About to start again, i think - www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2017/mct/1809/drug-aware-margaret-river-pro
Looks like interesting conditions.

OMG its big real big.

real nice surfing from JJF..best heat of the season and on a 6.2 pin....!

JJF was amazing yesterday, even the left he took at the end of his Round 4 was outstanding. Swell dropping today maybe run the women.

Yesterday showed why Margs needs to stay on the tour watching the world's best getting smoked on undersized boards was entertaining. (JJF on a 6'2 is mind blowing). Even the commentators said there is no excuse for competitors not having the right boards, simply leave them there. Wouldn't be hard to find a couple of local boys who would store some containers on their property for small fee - probably pay the rates and the annual trip up North.

Big drops, bottom turns, hacks etc was great to watch. Belting last section & avoiding the shelf

The variety of waves it brings - NP, The Box & Main Break are not matched by any other venue on the tour. Let's hope it doesn't replaced with a KS Wave Pool comp.

Main Break is in my Top 5 waves I've surfed and is an intimidating beast at size with shifting take off, clean up sets and big big drops!

Anybody got the inside to when the comp will restart?

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Anybody got the inside to when the comp will restart?

Looks like girls Sat and guys Sunday, but i've got a feeling they may run both Sat, if the wind played nice..