One of the greatest heats of all time? Mick Fanning & Josh Kerr It must be judging by the people still talking about it, and the requests we get here to play it. Two locals duelling it out in overcast sandy tubes, going wave for wave while the beach goes absolutely bananas. And what better way to relive the moment than to give you a perspective from the crowd, with a bit of extra commentary from Josh Kerr thrown in.
For those of you who were living in a cave last year, here’s some background behind the momentous occasion;
- Josh’s first contest on tour, crushes his way to the Quarters to meet Mick Fanning. In the first five minutes Josh Kerr’s first two waves have a total 19.2. Many on the beach suggest Josh Kerr may as well come in. No one could peg back that lead!
- ... Except Mick Fanning. Mick Fanning digs deep and pegs back the lead with a couple of absolute drainers.
- Josh Kerr doesn’t lie down, and when his last wave doesn’t give him the beef to overtake Mick Fanning, he gives the crowd something else entirely.
The Quik Pro at Snapper kicks off again in a few short weeks. With a series of cyclones and lows belting the Queensland coast over the past month, it’s looking better-than-good for similar conditions this year.