Am Dienstag gab es einen feinen aber leider noch zu kleinen Swell auf Bali beim Rip Curl Cup 2013. Für die eingeladenen Surfer war es ein Traum, denn sie hatten die Möglichkeit bei der Expression Sesseb den Spot eine Stunde für sich zu haben. Wer in letzter Zeit mal wieder auf Bali war weiss was das bedeutet. “I was really fired up for this expression session today. I’ve only had a chance to surf Padang once before on a crowded 4-5 foot day, so I’m just happy to surf it uncrowded. It’s an incredible wave. If I can get an hour uncrowded out here I’m a happy man.” so Mark Healey nach der Session.

Die Aussichten für das kommende Wochenende sehen vielversprechend aus. “We can see two pulses of swell arriving over the weekend (Aug. 10th -11th), both from the same storm, with forecast numbers moving towards the size and power we’d look for for competition both could be good candidates to run the Rip Curl Cup on, although there’s still some potential for variation either way at this stage.”so Ben Freeston der Wettermann des Contest.

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2013 Rip Curl Cup opening-round heat draw
Heat 1: Christian Fletcher (USA), Dylan Longbottom (Australia), Pepen Hendrik (Bali), Lee Wilson.
Heat 2: Usman Trioko (Lombok), Alik Rudiarta (Bali), Luke Hynd (Australia), Kevin Bourez (Tahiti).
Heat 3: Mega Semadhi (Bali), Betet Merta (Bali), Kekoa Bacalso (Hawaii), *Mystery Wildcard.
Heat 4: Wayan Gobleg (Bali), Mustofa Jeksen (Bali), Anthony Walsh (Australia), Bruno Santos
Heat 5: Made Lana (Bali), Dede Suryana (Java), Jamie O’Brien (Hawaii), Ry Craike (Australia).
Heat 6: Rizal Tandjung (Bali), Bol Adi Putra (Bali), Chris Ward (USA), Jack Robinson (Australia).
Heat 7: Raditya Rondi (Bali), Rahtu Suargita (Bali), Laurie Towner (Australia), Mark Occhilupo (Australia).
Heat 8: Garut Widiarta (Bali), Marlon Gerber (Bali), Jacob Willcox (Australia), Sean Peggs (NZ).