Sad Day for Saffas on the WCT

Following the elimantion of both Mikey February (Round 2) and Jordy Smith (Round 3) Zag touched base with Alan Van Gysen, our eyes and ears on the ground in Peniche. We wanted to gauge the vibe amongst the South African contingent, search for a silver lining and get a first hand account of what went wrong on the Portuegesse leg of the tour. Go on, get stuck in.   Competitors and fans alike woke up to a rain-drenched Peniche yesterday morning after a front moved down though Portugal bringing with it a solid new groundswell and epic waves for Day 3 of the Meo Rip Curl Pro, Portugal. Fortunately the tides this year haven’t been too radical so regardless of the high tide, barrels were on offer from sunrise and right throughout the day, which made the commissioner, South African Travis Logie’s job all the more easier.     Standouts included the heat winners of course, but special mention must be made for all those who pulled into what were some of the heaviest beach break barrels any surf fans have seen this year. Jeremy Flores’s last minute effort to pull-back in the lip of a dredger was the highlight […]

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