Filipe Toledo unveiled numerous versions of the lipline-to-freefall floater in his heat against Kelly Slater. With his body in all sorts of contorted positions, young Toledo's surfing was radically dangerous.
Filipe Toledo unveiled numerous versions of the lipline-to-freefall floater in his heat against Kelly Slater. With his body in all sorts of contorted positions, young Toledo's surfing was radically dangerous.
Semifinalists were decided today at the Fiji Pro in three-to-five foot surf at Cloudbreak. An action packed day of competition saw the field narrowed to just four of the world’s best surfers as the event ran through Rounds 3, 4 and 5 and the Quarterfinals.
"The month of May has been a hard one over here, but the drought broke on Friday with solid 5-6 foot plus waves and offshore winds."
"The month of May has been a hard one over here, but the drought broke on Friday with solid 5-6 foot plus waves and offshore winds."
Competition resumed in vastly improved conditions at Cloudbreak yesterday; the swell perked up and the wind dropped off.
Competition resumed in vastly improved conditions at Cloudbreak yesterday; the swell perked up and the wind dropped off.
The Fiji Pro ran through all of Round 2 and half of Round 3 in great three-to-five foot surf at Cloudbreak.
A naked beauty, an animal taken from its North Shore environment, and one of Colonel Kilgore's descendants...welcome to the May edition of the Board Bazaar.
With a dire outlook for the second half of the waiting period the organisers of the Fiji Pro were forced to sound the horn for Round 1 of the Fiji Pro. Conditions were less than dreamy with a stiff tradewind "blowing the mussels off the rocks" as Jordy Smith said in his post heat interview.
With a dire outlook for the second half of the waiting period the organisers of the Fiji Pro were forced to sound the horn for Round 1 of the Fiji Pro. Conditions were less than dreamy with a stiff tradewind "blowing the mussels off the rocks" as Jordy Smith said in his post heat interview.
