Episode 77: Natural Selection and Abu Dhabi: Recapping two very different events that share surprising similarities

In theory the two major surfing events that ran back-to-back in mid-February could not have been more different - one held at a man-made wave in a place no surf contest deserves to be, seemingly at odds with the nature of surfing; the other at the furthest ends of the surf exploratory world, seemingly embodying the nature of surfing. 

It was surprising then that the two events actually shared a few similarities that get at the heart of modern-day competitive surfing - at least according to the two semi-surf-nerds co-hosting this podcast.

Either way, there has been no shortage of opinion on the two events and this episode holds plenty more...

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
09:17 - Monthly Round-Up: Babies, Bronte Macaulay's retirement, Alyssa Spencer's edit, Capitulo Perfeito
19:12 - Contest Corner: Surf Abu Dhabi Pro
1:01:41 - Contest Corner: Natural Selection

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Music: Dry Grass, courtesy of Body Type
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