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Wow that was an amazing event! That Pipe comp will go down in history i think as one of the best events in years. It was Probably some of the most perfect big heavy pipe ive seen and to have it run right at the peak of the swell was amazing. I got to surf the morning of the best day before the event then surfed my heat in the afternoon. It was also amazing to see the level of surfing as there was heats where people were getting knocked out event though they had scored a 9 and a 7!

With only  a week till i head off to the beautiful islands of Hawaii i cant help but get excited to surf some powerful waves! Its been a while since ive surfed such powerful waves and its always a rush to first get amongst it. The forecast is looking good at this stage for another stand up surfing comp which will be held tomorrow and plenty of action ahead. So far thats 3 from 3 comps that has been blessed with good waves so fingers are crossed that we are also lucky enough to score good waves for our event. Here is some shots from previous years that havent been seen. Shot by Tim Jones and Lee Kelly

The waves have been good and the shark attacks has been put to the back of everyone’s minds. Heres a few frames courtesy of Tyge Landa

The two four metre sharks were seen very close to shore at Copacabana beach about 7am today.

“They were sighted aggressively swimming into a large school of bait fish in the middle of the beach,” Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter chief executive Stephen Leahy told The Daily Telegraph.

At the southern end of Copacabana beach, a medium-sized shark was spotted swimming around a smaller school of fish.

Mr Leahy also said two medium-sized sharks were trailing a “large school of bait dish 100 metres off shore” at Avoca Beach, and another medium shark was following a small school at the Terrigal headland.

“The water is getting warmer and the bait fish are abundant and so sharks feed on these bait fish,” Mr Leahy said.

The sightings comes after a man was attacked at North Avoca beach on Tuesday evening while surfing.

The 28-year-old reportedly punched the shark and was later taken to hospital with relatively minor cuts and bite marks.

“The concern mainly is Avoca but the sharks we sighted … were around Copacabana, Terrigal and Avoca, so it’s quite a reasonable distance,” Mr Leahy continued.

Mr Leahy was unable to identify the species of shark seen on Wednesday but said details of the sightings were passed onto Surf Lifesaving NSW and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI).

He said Avoca beach was currently closed.

Photo: Lee Kelly Hawaii 2009/10

Hawaii 10, Luke Shadbolt

Photo: Ben Lee, 2008

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Photo’s thanks from Fabiana Guerreiro

Its so good to be back in the Canaries again and first day we are here and theres waves to top it off! Not amazing but fun 3 to 6ft and not to crowded which is a bonus. Its actually really surprising as there is the ISA comp on at the moment and also the IBA World tour is set to start in a matter of days! winds dont look so favorable for the next few days but the waiting is looking like they’ll defiantly kick off the trails asap!

pic: Toinz 09