Saturday, November 16, 2013

Reef Hawaiian Pro by the Numbers: Round of 32

After an painful day of small surf and interferences at the Reef Hawaiian Pro, we're down to the Round of 32. Unsurprisingly, most of the remaining surfers are Aussies with Brazil, Hawaii, and the US tied for second. Overall however, the remaining field looks quite diverse (check out the graph below). Of the five remaining Hawaiian surfers, three are from Kauai (Sebastian Zietz, Dylan Goodale, Evan Valiere) while a mere two are from Oahu (Freddy Patacchia and Mason Ho).
 

 
Remaining surfers also vary widely in One World Rankings, from 229th place (Dane Reynolds) to 3rd (Adriano de Souza). Nine top 22 World Tour surfers remain and five of the top 10 World Ranking surfers are still in the contest.
 
Here's the list of remaining surfers in the Reef Hawaiian Pro, in order of their World Ranking:
\With little swell forecasted for the next few days, the Reef Hawaiian Pro will likely be on hold for the next few days. Friday looks like the earliest possible day for contest completion.

Friday, November 15, 2013

UH Oceanography Promo

I'm so stoked the Oceanography Department at UH Manoa just produced a promo describing just what goes on in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. A number of my friends and professors are in it. If anyone ever asks what I do again, rather than stumble through an unwieldy description, I'll simply point them here!


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

2nd Lay Day for the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013

No contest today. Wrong swell direction and unruly weather makes for some serious current and confusion out in Haleiwa. Hopefully things will clear up for a possible Triple Crown start tomorrow morning.

Check out a few photos from this morning: Day 2 Photos

Here's this morning's call:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Gearing up for the Reef Hawaiian Pro 2013


The last weekend on the North Shore was rainy to say the least. On Saturday, Mason Ho won the 4 star HIC Pro in big stormy Sunset. By Sunday, much of the scaffolding for the Reef Hawaiian Pro was already up in Haleiwa. Along with it were hordes of surfers practicing in the messy conditions. With a large swell building through the night, it looks like the first jewel of the Triple Crown of Surfing is likely to kick off tomorrow!

Check out a few images on the North Shore this past weekend:


A set rolling in at Logs.


Waimea breaking.

Waimea shorebreak.





Haleiwa.







Little dudes on the inside of Haleiwa.






What happened today? Here's this morning's call for the Reef Hawaiian Pro: