The Other Event: Free-Surfing Around The River s Big Week
The contest was good, sure. But in SW WA, it’s never just about the heats.
Chilly morning light, Margaret River.
Nick Carroll
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photography by Tom Pearsall/Driftwood
There’s a strong surf community in the south-west, and they’ll happily mix it with anyone. Photographer/film-maker Tom Pearsall surfs and shoots around these reefs all year long, that is when he’s not chasing waves elsewhere. He spent time on the down days going where the CT couldn’t, and got some surf the CT may possibly wish they’d had. Let’s take a trip here with Tom, across a rainy day at pumping North Point (where the contest couldn’t go this year), and to the Box for a coupla sessions, including finals day.