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A recent violent altercation between a local and a surfer from out of town made front page news for the Mid South Coast Mail – a local newspaper on the KZN South Coast. The headline ‘Surf War at Pipe’ spans the page and the report claims that there’s a war being waged between ‘locals’ and ‘outsiders’ at a popular, but guarded surf spot on the south coast – where the locals are up in arms over visiting surfers who refuse to obey the unwritten rules of surfing. In truth blows have been exchanged, cars vandalised and walls have been spray-painted with unwelcoming messages – which in hindsight doesn’t really do much to resolve the issue, instead stirring the pot for the next cooking swell and favourable conditions. (click image to view larger)

Kelly Slater got his campaign back on track with an easy win over wildcard Jack Robinson (AUS) in Round 2. Order has been restored following the completion of round 2 at the Oakley Pro Bali, with big hitters Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow and Joel Parkinson advancing after disappointing Round 1 heats. Also entertaining the crowds in Round 2 was Julian Wilson, who after a somewhat quiet period on tour in the past few events, let his surfing do the shouting with some massive airs that would see him through to Round 3 – as well as buckle a board under the pressure of a mistimed landing in the flats. The Australian advanced easily over Brazilian Raoni Monteiro. Julian Wilson stuck this massive slob air to advance over Brazilian Raoni Monteiro. Travis Logie missed out on his Round 2 heat, when he failed to make it to Bali after jetting back home to LA to get his reef rash checked out following a Round 3 beating at Cloudbreak – staph infection was something the lightning fast Saffa was just not willing to risk. Taking Travis’ place in the event was local surfer Putra Hermawan, who took his chances against Californian Brett Simpson and advanced to a match-up with Kelly Slater in Round 3. Local wildcard Oney Anwar put up a brave fight against current world champ Joel Parkinson, but couldn’t find the scores to beat the champ. Another of the highlights during Round 2 was watching Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan hop up and over some serious pitching sections with a pair of massive backside floaters – the landings of which made you worry about the health of his knees. Those moves brought back memories of similar floaters the Australian did at double overhead Supers during the last Billabong Pro J-Bay, and although Ace will always be the ‘floater guy’ in Zag’s book, if he continues to keep his knees in working order, then we’ll gladly watch the goofyfooted Australian cruising weightlessly along thick lips every event. Ace also moved on to Round 3 with that performance. Ace Buchan’s big backhand floaters saw him secure the highest single wave score of Round 2. The swell is predicted to settle down after an exciting first two rounds, and with another swell predicted to start filling in only on Monday, we could just be in for a few more lay days before Round 3 resumes, and we get to see the likes of Jordy, Kelly, John John and Julian tearing apart the world’s most rippable wave. Until then, check out www.oakleyprobali.com for Heats on Demand, all the results and highlights from Rounds 1 and 2. Official press release below. ************** TOP SEEDS REGAIN CONTROL ON DAY 2 OF THE OAKLEY PRO BALI Joel Parkinson, back in control in Round 2 and advancing to the next round. The Oakley Pro Bali recommenced this morning in clean four-to-six foot waves at Keramas. The fifth stop on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), the Oakley Pro Bali opened up this morning’s action with four heats of the elimination Round 2 before halting for a tidal readjustment and then completing Heats 5 through 10 this afternoon. After yesterday’s blistering opening round featuring a number of high-profile upsets, today’s action witnessed the top seeds regain control, winning nine from 10 heats, in the high-performance perfection of the Keramas righthanders. Kelly Slater (USA), 41, 11-time ASP World Champion and current ASP WCT No. 1, wasted no time in steamrolling wildcard Jack Robinson (AUS), 15, this morning, amassing the day’s high 18.17 out of a possible 20 for a masterful display of forehand tube-riding and power turns. “There are some really good waves out there when they come,” Slater said. “Still though, I’m two for two on slow heats. The waves are fun when they come through, but there just weren’t a lot in mine. I was happy to get a couple of good waves at the start and that really put the pressure on Jack (Robinson).” Following a win in Fiji last week, Slater bolted back up the ASP WCT ratings and re

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Day 1 Highlights - 2013 Oakley Pro BaliMajor Upsets and Mammoth Scores on Day 1 of the Oakley Pro Bali at Keramas More at: http://www.oakleyprobali.com/

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