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NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Aloha surfers and beachgoers,
Wow, what a turn- around. The North Shore surf has gone from being a bit undersized for this time of year to being oversized. It was a double whammy!
STORY BY GARY KEWLEY
Halloween Brings Surf; Local Surfers Go To France
Indeed, the last two ex- tra-large north-northwest swells have reached warn- ing level status — the first built on Halloween. For most surfers, 15-foot surf is a trick and, for a relative few, it’s a treat. Outer reefs were breaking for the first time this season and even Waimea showed up. Jaws, or
The other cool thing is that even our southern shores are still getting swells from 5,000 miles away by New Zealand. These swells take about a week to get up here, but it’s worth the wait. Town surf is what the majority can ride without the fear of death or destruction; a typical epi- sode is 3 feet or about head high on the sets. It’s perfect for learning or for high-per- formance acrobatics from the pros.
That’s a surf wrap for me. Thank you for sharing your time with me in Mid- Week’s East O‘ahu Voice. STOKED!
Pe‘ahi, on Maui was much bigger. Check surfnewsnet- work.com for the deeper stories.
Speaking of pros, a new segment of the World Cham- pionship Tour called the Challenger Series (CS) just finished the third contest out of four in France. This new series allows the top surfers who didn’t do so well during the regular Championship Tour to have a chance to sneak back into the big con- tests where world titles are achieved.
Lau (O‘ahu) and rookie Gabriela Bryan (Kaua‘i) have been doing awesome in the CS, but each had an early exit in this third event. Still, they are both sitting in second place in the overall rankings — and they’ve al- ready done well enough to get into the WCT next year.
out of the top two-thirds ranking to get back in. Lau and Bryan love Ali‘i Beach Park, so their chances are good for a good result. Luckily, they both are al- ready qualified for next year. The pressure’s off in that regard, so watch them rip Hale‘iwa — and their competitors — to shreds.
we’ ll have double or triple the number of talents repre- senting the Aloha State.
The Quicksilver and ROXY Pro France finished Oct. 23 and was won by Australian Connor O’Leary and Costa Rica’s Brisa Hen- nessy. Hawai‘i talents Zeke
Due to COVID-19 and the new WCT format, there is only one more CS contest this year (normally there will be eight). Can you guess where? The fourth and fi- nal stop is in Hale‘iwa Nov. 26-Dec. 7. This is the last chance for surfers who fell
There are only two Ha- wai‘i men in the CS top 12, Lau and Imaikalani Devault, and just one in the women’s top six, Bryan. So, lets hope for a stellar 2022 from our aspiring surfers. Maybe this time next year
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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