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>best waves. The pros were awesome. I watched most of the pro heats and
>then
>sailed adjacent to the contest. Its great to sail amongst such fantastic
>company. Your skills get pumped up and you just charge the waves.
>
Well, I sailed Davenport today, op'd 4.4. I avoided Waddell cause with
my luck I'd take out one of the pros warming up! Got 3 pretty fun
sessions over 2.5 hours, and made it up to Waddell for the pro heats.
While the swell wasn't perfect, the wind was fabulous.
>Jonah lepok (Santa Cruz) did really well and went to the finals, but didn't
Jonah Ripped.
>Sean Aiken got 1st and was ripping. He is one of the best wave
>sailors
>in the world right now and its a great experience just to watch him. He's
>had a great year; I think his standings are:
>3rd in Maui, 1st in Owahu, 4th in Jalama, 1st @ Waddell.
>Angulo, Pascal Hardy, Kai Katch. , Cullen, and Fabrice from BC were
>outstanding performers.
>
>Waddell is actually a terrific place to view a contest. The cliffs are a
>natural gallery and the action is close at hand. The parking lot was so
>packed that another car couldn't possibly have fit in it. There was a real
>good turn out and the place was packed with high anticipation. Fortunately,
>like a giant big tease the wind and waves came through and didn't
>embarrassingly skunk us. Waddell saved face and ruled!!!
Ain't it the truth. After 3 days of no wind, I was worrying for those
guys. When the buoys were ripping, I knew it was gonna be good.
For those that missed it, I got about an hours' video worth of the pros
and will be posting clips soon.
-Ed
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