Another sunny day in Santa Rita.
The swell has dropped a lot today. The opening ceremony was last night and it was late before things got going. There was an impressive fireworks display around midnight with the music on the main stage still going at 2am.
Were going to give tonights party a miss and the bbq is lit. There is a band setting up on the beach outside our hotel so we wont have to go far tonight to listen to some live music.
As for the contest today, there wasnt any. It was comptetors meeting this morning and the heats for tomorrows surfing were posted at 6pm. They are running two sites one either side of the main contest break which we arent on tomorrow. First into action will be Shalene in the ladies Hp with Andy McM on the other site two heats later. Then its the juniors in the IC later in the day. The mens prelim will take up most of the day on the southern site with 8 people going through to the contest proper the following day.
Today saw the Boardies compete in the a Rip Curl sponsored event and by the time the tide got high there wasnt alot that cound be done on the wave that was breaking onto the beach.
The plan is to be up early on the beach and claim a spot for the day. Good luck to all our team tomorrow.
There seems to be a live feed on the internet but i dont think the kayaking will get covered untill Sunday but its still worth checking out
http://www.santacruzoceanspirit.org/OS_LIVETV.html