The southwest swell came in strong this morning around head high. By the end of the day we saw double overhead set waves rolling through. I got lucky and scored a few on the high tide before officials denied access to all surfers due to the strong current.

I spent a majority of the day cruising around and chatting it up with teams at both contest zones. Argentina was hanging tough with most surfers trying to make it through repercharge rounds. Mexico was dealt the same cards, but remained positive using past repercharge victories as a point of reference. Jamaica was all smiles, despite the lack of advancements. Their attitude towards the event has been fresh; they just enjoy being here with all the other countries to soak it all up for what its worth.

My underdog countries, Morroco and Nicaragua pulled through today to advance on to the next round in style. Morroco has two athletes here this year while Nicaragua is slugging it out solo. Both countries have no coaches or managers, they're just pushing through the only way they know how, and doing a fine job at that.

To finish off the day, Domenic Barona from the girl's Ecuadorian team managed to upset Tahiti's Karelle Poppke during the final fifteen seconds of their heat to take second and advance on to the next round. This was by far the highlight of the day as local Ecuadorians charged the beach to celebrate their victory.

More swell is on the way for tomorrow. Contest supervisors are considering moving the event up the beach if the point gets swamped out.

Stay tuned, tomorrow is gonna be a big day!

Peace out.

JimJims