Purple Haze
The Cloud Finally Lifts
-
THE SUPER COACH: Josh Kerr went ape today in his round two heat with Pat Gudauskas: Cooling off the sweaty crowd with washes of spray from his sky-borne rails.
However, the full credit for his mad display must go to his coach, 5-year-old daughter, Sierra. Here she explains: “You rotated a fraction too early, that’s why that wave only scored a 9.5. Let’s not let this happen again.”
© WPS
-
THE PURPLE BEFORE THE GOLD: After weeks of torrential rain, the sun finally broke through the Queensland sky with a strange skyshow of purple sparks. Touring surfers -- most of whom had incurred fungal infections, rickets, and bedsores – later basked their maladies away in the midday sunlight.
© WPS
-
Where could they possibly be going?
© Joli
-
THE DECK: Commentator Kliney getting some insights on the Surfers’ Deck with Taylor, Freddy and Dusty.
© WPS