There’s a lot of hate out there in the world, no small amount of which is often leveled at competitive surf judges. No idea what I’m talking about? Go check out any of the WSL’s Instagram posts from the El Salvador Pro, scroll through the comments, and if you still don’t know what I’m talking about shoot me an email and I’ll happily clear things up by sending someone over to give you a two-by-four to the cabeza.
As such, the WSL and any competitive surfing organization does a lot to protect the anonymity of its judges. We wouldn’t want an angry Italo Ferreira doing this to the boards in front of their beachside cabanas now would we? Much less a band of angry surf fans doing the same. Here’s how the surf authorities that be make sure the above never happens.