Yet Another Lay Day At Teahupoo
E365> Surfing - Monday May 12 2008
E365 -- The Billabong Pro Tahiti may be taking its time to get off the ground, but the worlds best surfers are finding plenty of ways to entertain themselves in the interim. They had to do it all over again yesterday - the Billabong Pro Tahiti was called off again yesterday morning
According to official Billabong Pro Tahiti surf forecasters Surfline, conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday are looking good and there may be some action in the ocean behind that as well.
"It does look like well see successive swells for the last few days of the waiting period," Kevin Wallis of Surfline said, "Although the timing on the second, and larger, of the SW swells will be cutting it very close."
Most of the ASP Top 45 joined the Teahupoo locals for a Donovan Frankenreiter concert held at the marina last night. Bruce Irons (HAW), Joel Parkinson (AUS) and 1999 ASP World Champion Mark Occhilupo (AUS) were among the surfers singing back-up to the delight of the crowd and their peers.
Another call on competition will be made this morning at 7am.
Billabong Pro Tahiti Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Dean Morrison (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS), Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 2: Kai Otton (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Roy Powers (HAW), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Tim Reyes (USA), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW), Ben Dunn (AUS), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Damien Hobgood (USA), Aritz Aranburu (EUK)
Heat 7: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 8: Kelly Slater (USA), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Manoa Drollet (PYF)
Heat 9: Mick Fanning (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Jamie OBrien (HAW)
Heat 10: Taj Burrow (AUS), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Bruno Santos (BRA)
Heat 11: Adrian Buchan (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 12: Adriano de Souza (BRA), Jay Thompson (AUS), Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 13: Taylor Knox (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 14: Luke Stedman (AUS), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), Michael Campbell (AUS)
Heat 15: Dane Reynolds (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Ben Bourgeois (USA)
Heat 16: Neco Padaratz (BRA), Bruce Irons (HAW), Daniel Wills (AUS)
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