Morgan Just

Fresh peanut butter, banana and blueberry smoothie for breakfast. Planning to go to San Clemente Skate Park to practice for the Crossover Tour. Need to clean out my car and then rip on some guitar. Went to the Wavehouse yesterday to film with Mostic. Got some good footage, you can check some pictures here. 

Article and Photos by Aaron Peluso, full article available here.

The 2011 Cabo Clasico contest took place during a giant south swell for the second year in a row.  Unlike last year, the decision was made to throw caution to the wind and hold the event at Solmar, one of the most exposed beaches in the region.  It turned out to be a good decision.

Wind was a problem this year, to varying degrees. On the morning of day one, the wind was a no show and the competitors and attendees made the best of it.  As the contest was being organized upwards of 40 riders made the best of the sheet glass straight wave conditions.  Many of the best waves of the event were during the freeskimming session on day one.

As the initial heats got under way a slight breeze could be felt.  As the round progressed the slight breeze developed into a stiff westerly wind (sideshore).  This mixed things up for the competitors, but with many of the best riders in the world pushing their own personal limits, there were still plenty of waves to be had.  After the first round was over however, the call was made to break for the professionals until 5pm to see if the wind woul lie down in the evening.  Come 5pm however, the motivation level was low and the wind still strong.  The pros took a vote and decided to run the next heats in the morning.  That may or may not have been the best decision, since the wind did die down considerably shortly thereafter, resulting in good to epic conditions.  But what was done was done.  The freeskimming made up for it, for those who stuck around.

On Saturday morning the conditions were a good deal smaller, the sky was partly cloudy and the breeze was there, though not as strong as the day before.  With the second round of competition things really started to heat up as the three man heats were all stacked.  A few big names dropped out and a few relative unknowns made their way through by skimming solidly and consistently.  The change-up was refreshing.

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