All Eyes on the Vans Surf Pro Classic Day 2

It’s a well-known fact in the WQS circles that sometimes you’ve just got to grind through, and today was one of those days. Wind from the SE ruffled Yoyo’s feathers and forced the competitors to resort to survival tactics. Most of the competitors were highly successful in navigating the cross shore, utilizing the crumble on the lip to good effect. The ladies opened proceedings with heat 3, round of 48, paddling out on a mild morning in Lamberts Bay. The men followed on and tore the back out of the tricky but fun conditions. Standouts of the day were Shane Sykes, Mikey February, and Jordan Maree, but Davey Van Zyl notably went to town in round 4 with surgical precision, earning himself a 15.09 heat total. Contest director Tasha Mentasti was stoked. “In the men’s division, we have 4 Saffas, 3 Brazilians, and a Kiwi remaining in the round of 8. In the ladies, I was really impressed by Nicole Pallet who threw out some radical moves, and Zoe Mcdougall from Hawaii was super fluid with great style, so watch out for them in the final rounds, tomorrow. We’re scheduled for an 8am start with The Pro Junior boys in […]