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As anticipated, it’s smaller this morning, but it’s nothing like flat. Quite a crew on the point and spread along the beach at Dee Why. Wind is currently out of the NW at my joint, so it’s offshore. Sets look to be into the head high plus range and thanks to the 10-11 second period, the line is looking long and clean. Should be a heap of fun at many places this morning.
The light morning winds are set to increase into the 13-18 kt range as the direction swings around to the N-NE. And the swell will continue to gradually decline.
So, if the schedule permits, it looks as though the go is to get out there asap.
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Have yourself a top old day!
0730: it's dropped overnight but you wouldn't call it flat!
Just been out and about running a few errands and, as usual, I had the camera along. What a fine morning it was too. The swell is definitely fading away, but there were still plenty of waves to be found about the place. I spotted a small group near Albert Street, Narrabeen just after 0830 and stopped to take a few snaps for ya…
Much smaller than yesterday, but still the odd opportunity about.
Between Longy and the Lugga around 0900
Sowffy section around 0840.
South Narrabeen about to go the crunch.
Frothy wall at South Narrabeen
Around 0840 this morning at South Narra.
Hold that edge!
South Narrabeen around 0840.
After shooting for 15 minutes or so, I headed off to run an errand or two in Dee Why. Along the way, I pulled in at Longy to see what might be happening. Mostly on the small side compared to the Dee Why end, but there were definitely a few being ridden there as well.
Between Longy and the Lugga around 0900
Much smaller than yesterday, but still the odd opportunity about.
Kelly Slater looking more satisfied with this win than the rest this year.
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International
Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley
Stop No. 7 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Lower Trestles, California, USA
September 7-13, 2008
SAN CLEMENTE, California (Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008) – Kelly Slater (USA) beat Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.97 to 18.63 to win his third Boost Mobile Pro title at Lower Trestles today. He is now as close as one event away from winning a record ninth ASP World Title.
Burrow blitzed early and with a 9.00 and 9.63 in his scoreline before the halfway mark, had Slater looking for a combination of excellent scoring waves to contend. In sheer Slater fashion, the eight-time ASP World Champion fought his way back to claim victory – his fifth of the season.
“I was literally out there just trying to save face, I thought Taj had me – he was on fire,” Slater said. “I was just trying to get out of combo and put on a good show for everybody. I got a 9.7 on a smaller wave that had a clean face and let me get a lot of speed and some big carves and that let me get back in.”
Kelly Slater (USA) hitting twelve o’ clock to win the Boost Mobile Pro before a fervent home crowd.
Even with the 9.7, Slater was still searching for an 8.93. Burrow gave Slater a very average looking wave with less than two minutes to go – a mistake that cost him the win and a healthy prize purse. Hurley, the presenting sponsor of the event, threw an additional US$45,000 on top of the standard US$30,000 first place prize purse – the winner of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley took home US$75,000 today.
“Taj had priority and he let that wave go because it was the first wave and he probably thought it was going to be bumpy but it let me do a lot on it,” Slater said. “It was a really good wave, but it was the first wave of the set.”
The final day certainly didn’t dissapoint at Lower Trestles with excellent 1.5 meter waves on offer all morning.
To add insult to Burrow’s injury, the final was five minutes longer than the standard ASP final which is usually 35-minutes in duration. Slater talked Burrow and the contest director into lengthening the heat before they paddled out and that was the difference today.
“We went over and talked to Snips (contest director Mike Parsons) before the heat,” Slater said. “Taj wanted to do a 35-minute heat and I said,‘Why don’t we do a 40 minute final, we’ve got all the time in the world this afternoon.’ If we had done a 35-minute heat I would have lost.”
Burrow wore his disappointment at today’s loss on his sleeve.
“I felt like I won,” Burrow said. “I don’t think that wave had the scoring potential. I just had a feeling that they were going to give it to him. He had a lot of energy about him. He’s Kelly and he finished it. He got to the end and I knew it was going to be a good score. I don’t know what else I could have done. I picked the best waves and surfed them really well so it’s frustrating. He was really hungry and ended up clinching it.”
Burrow jumped from World No. 4 to World No. 2 with the result but it was of little consolation.
“I don’t really care about the ratings because I know Kelly is so far ahead that it’s almost impossible to catch him,” Burrow said. “I just wanted to win the event and I thought I did and now I didn’t, so I’m frustrated.”
Slater has to win the event at the next tour stop in France to seal the deal on title No. 9 there. And even if he does win, should Burrow finish 3rd or World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) or World No. 5 Mick Fanning (AUS) make the final, the race will continue until the following stop in Mundaka, Spain. World No. 4 Joel Parkinson (AUS) only stays in World Title contention if Slater finishes second or lower in France. Had Burrow won today, Slater would not have been mathematically capable of clinching the title at the next event.
Slater beat 2006 Boost Mobile Pro Champion Bede Durbidge (AUS) in the semifinal round. The heat was a flashback to the 2006 Lower Trestles final the two shared – but with a different outcome.
Jeremy Flores finished the 2008 Boost Mobile Pro equal third with Bede Durbidge.
“I had the opportunity to make the final on the last wave and my front foot slipped and I got caught behind the section,” Durbidge said. “We didn’t get the best waves in that heat and there weren’t many opportunities. The heat came down to the wire and I tried my hardest and that’s all you can do.”
Durbidge maintains his World No. 3 rating with the result.
“I definitely had a good event,” Durbidge said.” I felt really good. I have a good board and I’ll take that to Europe and try to keep the ball rolling.”
Burrow had to get past France’s Jeremy Flores to make today’s final. Like nearly all of the heats held today, the competition was close.
“I think these are the conditions that Taj (Burrow) surfs the best in –the little rights with the onshore winds,” Flores said. “I tried my best and it’s okay. I gave him a go. I came here with no goal at all. I came here to get just a few waves as a warm up for France and it ended up good.”
Flores, who was ASP Rookie of the Year in 2007, made it to the semifinals of the Boost Mobile Pro last year too. He is back in the Top 10 after today’s equal third finish.
“I think I had harder heats this year,” Flores said. “So I’m happier with the result this year compared to last year.”
California’s Bobby Martinez and Dane Reynolds made the quarterfinals, as did Fanning and Brazilian rookie Heitor Alves. The next stop on the 2008 ASP World Tour will start on September 19 in Hossegor, France.
Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Final Results:
Kelly Slater (USA) 18.97 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 18.63
Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley Semifinal Results:
Next season’s parking stickers are starting to appear, so the swap is on again, and URGENTLY NEEDS MANLY & PITTWATER STICKERS. Works like this – if you have a spare you want to swap, drop an email to stickerswap@hotmail.com with what you want/have in the subject line, i.e. “Have Pittwater, Want Manly”. If you want to buy a sticker, don’t contact me. Contact the relevant council, or post something in the Realsurf forum. We stil have sou-easterly swell around, though it’s now back to down to around headhigh. I’d suggest you grab some before it’s all gone
Fine, dewy and cool on the CentralCoast this Friday morning.The swell is smooth and nice at 3 – 4 feet from the southeast. There is a light northwest breeze forecast to go northeast later.High tide 0605 and low tide around 1135.Local barometer 1006 hpa, 95% humidity, 6 degrees C.Have a good weekend!
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