HATS OFF
But my salty old hat was off to all three, with Iballa proving that she’s not just a Pozo windy onshore wave ripper, but adaptable to waves of power and consequence, hitting the lip on a bunch of solid ones. However, Iballa is super-critical of herself. Here she was belting some big lips and pulling it off with ease, but still coming in with a slight frown. The thing is, she doesn’t compare her level to herself or other women, but more to those around her. And that level was pretty much through-the-roof. Self-admittedly, Philip was having a tough time applying his rotational approach to Margaret River. No doubt it would have come with time, but he changed tactics and just started to boost. And he did into some of the fattest tweaked airs I’ve seen at Margs – and it’s not an easy wave to do that on either. Believe me.