INTERNATIONAL NEWS - The Martinique Surf Pro resumed in fading three foot surf and allowed competition to continue with the eight remaining heats of the fourth round.
A tricky lineup once again proved difficult to read and opportunistic surfers got the edge over the most patient who often didn't find the best scoring opportunities they were after.
Last year's winner's brother Seth Moniz (HAW), 18, advanced second to Evan Geiselman (USA) in a slow round 4 bout despite clinching the heat's highest single wave of 7.33. A newcomer to the QS scene, Moniz will be looking to navigate through the latter rounds to try to keep the Martinique trophy in the family.
"That was a pretty slow heat I only caught two waves," he analyzed. "I got that 7 on my first wave and caught another little wave paddling out, which I was thinking I would replace for sure but then I sat the whole heat and didn't get anything else. I'm really just starting to do these events and trying to get my feet wet, I've won a few heats so it's going alright so far."
"That was a pretty slow heat I only caught two waves," he analyzed. "I got that 7 on my first wave and caught another little wave paddling out, which I was thinking I would replace for sure but then I sat the whole heat and didn't get anything else. I'm really just starting to do these events and trying to get my feet wet, I've won a few heats so it's going alright so far."
Vincent Duvignac, 28, continued to make the most out of every opportunity he got and dominated his round of 64 bout. The Frenchman kept his cool under the relative pressure and capitalized on the only two decent waves he was able to ride.
"That heat was extremely difficult and I'm glad we had more time with heats of thirty minutes today," he reflected. "Sets were so slow to come, but fortunately we got a good set and I picked the second wave, the best of the set to get a good score. I'm stoked with the result cause I felt I was surfing a little bit safe so I'll try to push my turns more in the next ones."
"That heat was extremely difficult and I'm glad we had more time with heats of thirty minutes today," he reflected. "Sets were so slow to come, but fortunately we got a good set and I picked the second wave, the best of the set to get a good score. I'm stoked with the result cause I felt I was surfing a little bit safe so I'll try to push my turns more in the next ones."
