the weather was perfect, the waves were perfect and the surfers were ripping! every heat today was like watching a final. packed heats with all the familiar names.
i was a spotter most of the day so i really had no time to take any pictures.
in case you are thinking "what the f@ck's a spotter?", spotter basically spots the surfers paddling and let the judges know.
sounds simple but when a surfer paddle into a wave with another surfer already on the wave before him judges might miss the 2nd guy (well, sometimes 3rd and 4th guys too.). so yep i was there making sure the judges don't miss even a second of anyone's waves.
so i was going "yellow paddling off the point... yellow up and riding." "red padding in the back... red up and riding." etc. all day... so i really had no time to walk around or swim out to take any shots.
so here are some shots i managed to get today.
the judges making sure they are giving fair scores.
It's time to announce the winner!! the beach was crowded all day today.
and the winner is... PANCHO SULLIVAN!!
here's the result!
1st, Pancho Sullivan
2nd, Kamalei Alexander
3rd, Danny Fuller
4th Makua Rothman
Panco was surfing unreal all day and there was no doubt he was the winner after the final heat.
here's another angle. i thought not many people get to see from this angle so i ran up the tower to snap this one really quick!
i thought these photos show how Pancho is as a person and not just as a surfer. he's a dad and a real family guy.
i don't know if the kids knew exactly what was going on but they were super happy for their dad.
i'd be happy too if my dad handed me a over sized check for $10,000! ha ha
i had to help clean up and take down tents and tuff so i didn't get home til 830pm... super tired. i'm thinking of going up to north shore tomorrow but i have a feeling i'm not gonna wake up til late morning... so i guess i'll be up there in the afternoon. ha ha
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