The Worst Day Of Competitive Surfing (So Far) In 2023

Worst day of competitive surfing (so far) in 2023

For starters today, a Brazilian Spy balloon pulled the broadcast in English, so I was left watching Lakey Peterson and Brisa Hennessey

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Lakey Peterson and Brisa Hennessey waiting for almost non-existent casts in Portuguese

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It doesn't matter. All it meant was that you didn't have to hear the words "Apple Watch" every three sentences

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The waves were 2ft and calm, so rather than wait for the swell to fill in over the next few days

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WSL decided to run the women's, probably hoping they would still have some energy left for the final

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Maybe 12 waves ridden all day. Women take the worst of conditions, again

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Tyler Wright bends the water and conjures up the only decent waves of the afternoon for a heat total of 12 points.

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