Okay, lots of ground to cover since my last post. The waves on the North Shore have been smallish most of the week, and for the Op Pro at Haleiwa (the first jewel of this year's Triple Crown), that meant only one thing: send out the girls.
Former women's world champ Sofia Mulanovich from Peru handled all comers earlier in the week, and with the swell finally on the rise at most spots on the North Shore, the call was made this morning to begin the men's contest.
Note that I said the swell was rising at most North Shore spots. Ali'i Beach Park at Haleiwa was the exception, picking up one to two foot dribblers.
What happened next was interesting: today's heat were held at Avalanche of all places! Now I don't claim to be much of a surf historian, but I don't think that I'm going too far out on a limb by guessing that this was the first time a major pro contest has ever been run at Avalanche.
Obviously, a lot of competitors were caught a bit off guard. Some guys were simply over it: Jayme O'Brien showed up for his heat, took fourth and went back home. The standout was Makua Rothman, who won both his heats.
The swell is still on the rise and I have to think that Monday will see Haleiwa going off...like it should be for a Triple Crown event. Tune in for the all the action and news at TripleCrownofSurfing.com.
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