2018 QuikPro Chairman’s Report

I was wondering how long it would take Martin Potter and Joe Turpel to call Ace Buchan the smartest guy on tour… “Did you know he wrote a children’s book?” “He’s so smart, he wrote a children’s book you know”. “Ace is widely regarded as the smartest guy on tour, also… Ace wrote a children’s book”.  I’m not sure if Julian Wilson has penned a children’s book (Joe, Martin?) but if ever there were a time, it’s now. He’s just welcomed his daughter Olivia into the world and his own heroics to overcome a serious injury to become the 2018 Quiksilver Pro Champion most certainly smacks of fairy tale stuff and legend. Wilson’s victory had it all. Steely resolve, grit, determination, pain and ultimately, redemption. The 9.93 free fall into a tube at macking Kirra showed just how much Julian wanted the win. Few, if any, can question the effort it took to push through the pain barrier, heavy water and heavier paddles when you’ve got a busted collarbone and gammy shoulder. Ace pushed back with some incredible backhand tubes of his own, but once the Queensland sun had set and the Jet Ski’s returned to their shed, it was […]