Events Second Day of Competition at the Pipeline

In: Events by philgallagher Tue 23rd Feb '10
Tags: Luke Shadbolt , Hawaii , Sam Bennett , Joe Clarke , Jake Stone
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Conditions throughout the day included small but fun 3-5ft backdoor pipe, windy 3-4ft backdoor and pipe, 4-6ft clean pipe and some backdoor, 4-8ft onshore pipe and backdoor later on through out the day.
 
A few standouts which caught our eye were, Sam Bennett, Jake Stone, Sasha Specker, Spencer Skipper and Joe Clarke.

The action moved into overdrive as the competition progressed through the rounds of 96, 80 and 64, eventually weaning the field down to the final 48 riders

Terry McKenna, the International Bodyboarding General Manager has been thrilled with the event so far and excited by the prospects of the event concluding with one of the best swells the event has seen in many years.

"Today we saw the many different faces of pipeline, conditions changed from big and perfect, to big and messy, this means that the riders have to show there versatility to progress"  said McKenna.

"The forecast for tomorrow is looking big, so lets hope that conditions are good enough to conclude it in some great waves".

The 2010 Bodyboard Pipeline Pro presented by Body Glove will take one more full day of surfing to complete, tomorrow is about a 80% chance to run with a huge 17 feet North West swell forecast to hit the North shore.

Keep an eye on the webcast site for an up to date forecast on the conditions at the Pipeline.

 

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