We’ve just started putting together our Festival Feature Guide, so I thought I’d start it off with something very topical at the moment;
It’s that time of the year again, where surfers all over the globe are glued to their computer screens, or for those in Australia they head to Snapper Rocks – that’s right, it’s the Quiksilver Pro!
I choose this site as it was the nearest and first hit that came up when searching for somewhere to stay during the Quiksilver Pro.
After a less than adequate nights sleep (it was hot, then it was raining, then it got cold, then it heated up again….) I was awoken by my alarm to check the official Quiksilver Pro App on my iPhone (thanks Wavelength for the tip off!) to see if the Semi would be running.
As expected it was good news.
Unfortunately I’m in a rather odd place time wise.
Part way through the Semi’s the official call to run the Final was made.
The beach was packed and greeted a stoked Jordy Smith as he headed back to the contestants area for a quick recovery before facing Taj in the final.
With the swell still rolling in, the tide dropping, the sun beating down and another round of the Roxy Pro finished the judges made the call to run the Quarter Finals of the Quiksilver Pro this afternoon.
It was much anticipated after the mornings upsets and the level of surfing was on top form.
Round 4 of the Quikky kicked off today in the wake of yesterdays swell and action.
As hoped the swell kept coming and the round produced the kind of surfing that the Dream Tour expects.
The swell rolled in today for the third round of the Quiksilver Pro…the sun was out and Snapper Rocks was firing at its best since April ’09.
This meant the crowds were thick and the judges were expecting nothing but the best from the remaining pros tackling the 6-8foot waves.
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