Soft, slow, few and far between

Got out this morning at about 6:35 and someone actually went in the water a little earlier than me. I found out later he was just excited about his new board.

The swell definitely has backed down today. Even with the tide at sunrise being a little lower than yesterday, there was just barely enough push to get shoulder high sets in every 5-10 minutes. If you did get into the set, however, the waves were pretty fun.

British kid, Anne, Myself and the dude who beat me to the water, Steven, were the people out this morning. The crowd started to show up around 7:30.

Here is some interesting information from aspworldtour.com about the world title race:

Here are the Foster's ASP World Tour Title Scenarios as we head to the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro:

• If Mick Fanning wins in Brasil he clinches the World Title.
• If Mick gets 2nd, Taj Burrow needs to win the event and Kelly Slater is out of the World Title race.
• If Mick gets 3rd, Taj needs a 2nd and Kelly is out of the race.
• If Mick gets 5th, Taj needs a 3rd and Kelly needs a 1st.
• If Mick gets 9th, Taj needs a 5th and Kelly needs a 2nd.
• If Mick gets 17th, Taj needs a 9th and Kelly needs a 3rd.
• If Mick gets 33rd, Taj needs a 9th and Kelly needs a 3rd.

Does it make sense? You can check out more info here: http://www.aspworldtour.com/2007/showdown.asp