TAHITI AT HER FINEST
I can honestly say I have never been asked to leave a surf competition before! Sure, I have been yelled at and abused a bit, but I have never been given ten minutes in the bin! Looking back we possibly we should have seen it coming.
On the first day, we arrived at Teahupoo in Tahiti for the World Surf Leagues Championship Event – we should have got an inkling of what the next few days had in store.
Let me explain: Teahupoo is a reef break, one of the biggest and heaviest waves in the world. Nestled at what is termed the 'end of the road' for a good reason - it is simply at the end of a long and winding road. This awe-inspiring coral reef not only creates phenomenal waves but also allows you to sit in a boat very close and watch. Being able to get so close means that at times it can be a little chaotic, with boats jostling for position, all trying to be the closest, in the 'right spot'. Normally if you arrive by boat, you wait in the channel for your turn, slowly moving into
