Zigzag’s Fantasy Surfer Picks

The atmosphere is absolutely electric down here at J-Bay. The who’s who in surfing have been rambling round town. A simple trip to Nina’s for a flat white, and you may come across John John, Gabriel and Ezekiel Lau all in a matter of five metres. Best you traverse the region with a dark pair of sunnies, nobody wants to get caught having a sneaky peak at their fav pro surfer only to get caught out and given a healthy dose of stink eye in return. Anyhoo, here’s Zag’s 8 picks for Fantasy Surfer.   Tier A Jordy Smith A no brainer. John John Florence Ahhhh, now considering Jordy’s a no brainer, that makes athlete number two a difficult choice, because the rest of tier A are phenomenal point break surfers, and besides for Connor O’leary, all have done pretty well at J-Bay in the past. But we decided to choose JJF for 3 key reasons: He came second last year. The swells looking pretty large for Monday, and if anyone knows how to do man carves and thread deep pits, it’s John John. It’s gana be WINDY. And windy conditions don’t seem to perturb JJF (think Margaret River).   […]