After the excitement and emotion of yesterday, a day off is just what the doctor ordered for the top 32 in San Francisco. The uncharacteristically gorgeous weather, calm blue skies, and perfectly groomed peaks of Wednesday, replaced with gloomy grey and blustery onshores. As Kelly made mention of after his win, yesterday was the best day of weather all year in SF, on a day where wind and clouds were forecasted, almost as if Andy was smiling down on them.
From the drama of Kelly and his quest for 11, to the hi-fi action in 2 rounds of the world's best in pumping surf, to the emotional paddle out for the Late Andy Irons who passed away one year to the date, to the ke11y afterparties that rocked late into the night, the collective surf sphere needs a day to lay on the couch and watch soap operas.
The low pressure system that is currently crop-dusting San Fran with wind and rain will be making its way South in the coming days, making room for better conditions and a handful of swell pulses that could see competition resume this weekend.
In case you were in a cave for the last 24 hours, here's some of what went on..
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH SAN FRANCISCO ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 13.40 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 13.00
Heat 2: Taylor Knox (AUS) 14.60 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.57
Heat 3: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 14.10 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.43
Heat 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 15.37 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 5.36
Heat 5: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 11.87 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 11.50
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.13 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 14.40
Heat 7: Owen Wright (AUS) 17.54 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.43
Heat 8: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.10 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.40
Heat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 16.97 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.50
Heat 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.87 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 6.50
RIP CURL PRO SEARCH SAN FRANCISCO ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.00 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.17
Heat 6: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 16.34 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 12.17
Heat 7: Josh Kerr (AUS) 10.10 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 9.33
Heat 8: Brett Simpson (USA) 16.37 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 14.37
Heat 9: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.43 def. Kai Otton (AUS) 8.87
Heat 10: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.66 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 10.86
Heat 11: Tiago Pires (PRT) 14.33 def. John John Florence (HAW)
Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.73 def. Jadson Andre (BRA) 12.40
