Vans US Open of Surfing
Brazilian duo Jadson Andre and Willian Cardoso led the Round 3 charge at the Vans US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach today. Both surfers put together excellent combinations of moves to score big points and earn the right to skip Round 4 and advance directly into Round 5. Photo: ASP/ Rowland
The Vans US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach is a carnival. It’s not really about surfing – it’s more about the scene, which is pretty awesome, even though it sometimes involves a riot or two. The surfing just acts as a catalyst, of sorts. People show up. People party. People surf. But most of all, people party. And while Huntington doesn’t normally get amazing waves (it’s a surf contest in California in mid-summer), it does get amazing surfers, and they do pretty amazing things on not-so-amazing waves. See proof above. One-to-three foot slop doesn’t usually equal gouging turns and big-ass boosts, but somehow, amid the Huntington cacophony, those were both accomplished.