Somebody fill me in on this. I was in Key Largo all weekend attending a family wedding, which was fabulous I must say, and I missed pretty much all of the Billabong Pro in Rio from round 2 and on. I didn’t get to watch it live but I just watched this highlight video below of the quarter finals through and I must say I am shocked by the amount of claiming that is going on in these heats? Did I miss something, is this an inside joke? It has to be right, since they are in Brazil and most Brazilians are huge claimers? I’m not sure, maybe everybody was super amped and in the “claiming” mood but we see fist pump claims, shotgun claims, straight-back claims, wide eyed stare down the judge claims and even a super odd arms cross claim? (performed by the acrobat known as Gabriel Medina) I’m baffled, but I must say this, the surfing in the final was amazing and the right that Jordy and Adriano were surfing looked a lot like a windy day at Caangu or even Keramas, so I am excited to see what kind of crazy claims these guys will be throwing down in Bali next month. I think we might see the most innovative, high performance (those words are so cliché and gross related to this but still stand true) event in ASP history and team Sunrise will be there to watch it and surf in the Oakley shop challenge at the same time! The first person that comes in the shop and tells me how many claims appear total in the video below gets a free pad and leash with the purchase of their next board at the shop. “courtesy of whichever company’s rep I can hit up for some promo”
