Early this morning, there were some positive signs that Round 3 of the event – the first on the ASP Women’s World Tour – would get underway, and the girls were sent out for the Samsung Expression Session to test the waters and show their wares the massive crowd on hand.
Unfortunately, the conditions deteriorated with a heavy onshore wind thus leading to the event organizers attempting to move the event 45 minutes north where winds were more favourable.
On arrival at a location known as The Spit, an artificial reef constructed in front of world famous Surfer’s Paradise, it was deemed that conditions were unsuitable for competition and the event was called off for the day.
“Well, we’ve been chasing our tail all day trying to give ourselves the opportunity to finish the event before the cyclone potentially hits,” Reigning ASP Women’s World Champ Layne Beachley (AUS) said.
“We started with the Expression Session hoping that northwest winds would turn northeast while we were out in the water. That didn’t eventuate, so then we went up to the Spit, because it’s really clean in this wind, but that wasn’t really rideable.
“We came to Narrowneck and crash test dummied it, but that didn’t work either. We’ve exhausted every possible option, and decided that surfing two-foot blown out Snapper would be better that two-foot blown out Narrowneck, so we’re off for today.”
Organizers will once again convene at Snapper Rocks tomorrow morning, to make a call regarding the continuation of the Roxy Pro event.
When competition resumes, Round 3 match-ups are:
When competition resumes, Round 3 match-ups are:
Heat 1: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Amee Donohoe (AUS)
Heat 2: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Megan Abubo (HAW) vs. Samantha Cornish (AUS)
Heat 4: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
Heat 5: Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) vs. Rosanne Hodge
Heat 6: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 7: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
Heat 8: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Caroline Sarran (FRA)
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