Taj Burrow Victorious On North Shore
The swell almost never showed up, but what did come through the classic break on the North Shore was worth the wait. If you were not pulling airs and landing every trick in the book you were not moving on in this contest. The Reef Hawaiian Pro displayed the future contingent that is coming up in the surf world. The four-man heats kept the action exciting on the final day of the contest.
In the past, Burrow was the new guy in the lineup who was pulling airs and giving the witnesses wide eyes. Now, competitive surfers are pulling airs and reverses with ease. Taj would not have any of it from the upstarts as he took to the water. He was in form from the first horn of the day.
Haleiwa produced windy conditions with some solid faces to shred. Taj took down the whos who of the young surf world. In the quarters, Taj took down Evan Geiselman and Kolohe Andino. The semis matched Taj up against Nat Young, John John Florence and Kekoa Bacalso. Taj and Nat edged out the two locals and moved into the finals.
The finals were a back and forth affair. Taj came from behind to win the heat 16.90; Adam Melling 12.60; Adriano De Souza 12.50; Nat Young 6.10. Taj scored the biggest waves of the final and made them count as he landed critical maneuvers to take the win.
Taj Burrow takes the lead in the Triple Crown with the win in first leg of the three events. A solid swell is on the way as the focus moves to Sunset for the Vans World Cup of Surfing. The waiting period comes right after the apple pie dessert hits the table at Thanksgiving dinner. Stay tuned at GuerrillaSurf.com
~ P. Franklin / Guerrilla Surf – Guerrilla.Surfers@gmail.com
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