What a day for Team Piranha at Surf Jam 9 at Mori Pawni. Team Piranha made it clear we are a force to be reckoned with this coming season. From the kick ass performance by legendary surfer Bonheur Chenaux, up coming superstar Aurora Jacks, our new rider Locksley Blitztein and to our overwhelming support and presence from the rest of the team and fans.
Rory Standing Proud
Aurora put up some of the top numbers all day holding the second highest score of all day until late in the semis. She game out with an amazing 4th place finish overall. She lost a wave in the finals due to lag issues(who didn’t!) But with the pressure on pulled off a PERFECT final run!! Thats the way to do it, when the pressure is on go out and kick some ass!! My own honest opinion, she deserved 3rd and couldn’t quite understand the judges scoring in the finals. Official results here.
Rory kicking ass in the semis!
Bon Tearing it up in the Semis
To continue a small rant, I was in absolute shock of the scoring in Heat 2 of the semis. Bon completely kicked ass and tore the wave apart in 3 runs, rides loaded with technical difficulty and the slightest smallest quickest belly only on one run. How she got overlooked for the finals I cant comprehend. The only thing i can come up with was the judges experienced some glitches like the rest of us and just lost their camera??? Got me(*shrugs*). I am thinking of proposing a more accountable scoring system where we have immediate access to a riders score after a run using Google Docs that are publicly viewable. Seems to be the fairest way. Just like in the Olympics, there shouldn’t be that ability to modify a riders score after another rider goes. I will say, I am slightly ignorant to how the technical scoring system works, and would love to be informed. Anyways, hats off to Bon, man that girl can surf!!! Her experience and skills are invaluable addition to this team.
This is just my opinion. Overall though i applaud the organizers and judges for their hard work.
All in all a great day topped with a crazy live performance by the one and only Rastaman Sorbet at The Bomba Shack Immediately Following. This is going to be a hell of a season!! Watch out Piranha in the water!!
