made it. Different guys would have had different entries for that wave, and Kelly's way is probably the most difficult way. A lot of guys would have made that wave, but no one would have made it the way Kelly made it. When Kelly gets a 10 like that in dramatic circumstances he generally goes on to win the contest. Were you surprised he didn't today? Definitely, but I think he certainly got beaten in that semi. There was one nine come through during that whole heat and Andy got it and that was the difference. It was a slow heat and a momentum killer for Kelly. You predicted it would be a chess match and a wave catching competition, did you see it play out that way today? For sure. You could see guys trying to work out whether they should just bank a five or six and hope nothing bigger would come through, or whether to wait for the eight or nine that will never come. It was a 50/50 call most of the time today, gambling with the ocean. What was your reaction when Andy won? Monica was crying and I almost had a tear too. I was so proud of him. He's come so far. It meant so much to me because I was there when he first decided to seriously come back on tour, I hooked him up with Wes [ Joel's trainer. Wes Berg ] who got him training. We spent a lot of