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My name is David Scales for Surf Splendor.

I am fighting a cold.

That is why my voice is odd.

But nevertheless, this is my postscript

to the 2019 Tahiti Pro presented by her.

What did you want to see? What did you want? 2019 Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley.

The 2017 Tahiti Pro presented by Hurley will be remembered and referenced for a long time to come.

Tuesday, August 27th, delivered precisely what we hope any surf event would.

Chopu displayed a deft balance of ferocity and beauty that only Mother Nature can conjure. And the surfers displayed a bravado that, in most cases, exceeded their athletic ability and in many cases pushed them

to new levels of performance, with many of these world-class surfers getting the waves of their lives,

while the whole surf world watched.

For the first time ever that I can remember, it felt like there were no losers.

That is actually with the exception of two surfers, William Cardoso and Yago Dora, more on both of them later.

But surfers who were losing heats were still unlocking new plateaus of personal

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