When I went to LOWER today, the WCT wasn't being held because the waves were still too small.
Since it was empty, Nishii went surfing on the newly completed "Puddle Jumper" yesterday.
My impression after riding it was that the dark resin color made it difficult to see the regular poly foam stringers, but
It has the unique flexibility of epoxy resin, to the point that it almost feels like it's stringer-less.
It's amazing how much the feel of a board can change compared to a regular POLY board just by wrapping the POLY foam in epoxy resin. The board has a very soft flex and was perfect for the small, onshore, windy waves. It's the closest to the flexibility of a Presebo FLEXLITE CANDY and is easy to ride.
It rained heavily yesterday, but the rainwater flowed into the sea and it was warm.
The water is as clear as the water upstream of the river, but I've heard rumors that it has a lot of bacteria, so I don't drink it.
The usually crowded Lower was empty with only about 15 people in it.
The CT surfers were practicing for half the time, so I was watching them from the water while surfing so as not to disturb them.
Lost Mayhem Team CT Surfer Thomas Hermes, Brazil
Mick Fanning has changed the color of his bottoms from yellow to blue.
The giant goofy-footer "Wiggly Dundas"
World Champ's "Gabriel Medina"
Carissa Moore from the LOST MAYHEM team, who advanced to the semi-finals
Others who were surfing were Adriano, the ace who will be in the quarter finals, and Miguel Pupo, who has already lost.
Here are tomorrow's men's quarterfinal matchups.
I hope "Wiggly Dundas" Brazil wins.
This is the women's SF matchup.
I want Carissa Moore to win Hawaii.
The contest will start on Thursday, September 12th local time.
The results will be out by the time this blog is published.
*Additional note* She will also be a lady on Thursday, September 12th local time.
