Vote for the ASP wave of the year and win a JS Surfboard (maybe)
VOTE now to have a say in two of the awards at the up-and-coming 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards! Click here, watch the videos, then fill out the entry form and you will also go in the draw to win a brand new Joel Parkinson signature model JS Surfboard valued at $840 AUD. The winner will be drawn randomly and announced during the live broadcast of the 2013 ASP World Surfing Awards on Thursday 28th of February 2013.
The video highlights for Men's and Women's Wave of the Year are underneath the Voting Form so scroll down to check out the best waves of the year and then cast your vote!
Comments
What are the public being asked to vote for:The actual best wave that was caught by a man/woman OR the best performance of male/female surfer on a wave (not necessarily the best/biggest/heaviest wave).Are we voting for the best song or the best vocal performance?
Just the best wave out of the four waves you can choose from: Kelly Slater; Michel Bourez; Gabs Medina; Yadin Nicol.
Click the link above to check the video of them.
This is the first year they've had this award, and, as a person commented on Facebook, it seems Kelly has engineered it so he at least wins something in 2012. The wave of his at Cloudbreak is pretty damn impressive.
I've watched the videos and my dilemma is;how do you compare the heaviness of Yadin's and Michel's waves but basically just a tube ride,to the multiple,beautifully linked manouvres of Kelly on a wave that is not as critical.What do we judge,the wave itself or the performance on said wave?
The performance on said wave. And if you have problems comparing the beautiful linked moves of Kelly's to the heaviness of Yadin's, well, welcome to the world of subjective judging. Go on you gut feel, and if you're still not sure then do as everyone else does and give it to Kelly.