The Rip Curl Pro Portugal has come and gone. While Carissa Moore claimed her second World Title, Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater suffered early exits to extend the title race to Hawaii. While those were the large headlines, many might not be aware that Joel Parkinson got slapped by a local Portuguese bodyboarder for a drop-in, which may have lit the embers between surfers and bodyboarders after the Wassel, Duval affair.
In other news, Kelly Slater got grumpy with a photographer, and Carissa Moore stuck it to her critics with her second title. Ted Endo is as passionate as ever about details that you may have missed while watching the Portugal event.
Bring on the Billabong Pipeline Masters. It’s edge of your seat stuff.
