Very lame ride. With a minute remaining, I was too far inside to paddle back out, so I just waited for the heat to end. Five guys were listed in our heat, four guys showed up, top three advanced. Without looking at the results, I knew I didn't make it. Actually, I was pretty close to the third place guy, points-wise, but I really didn't deserve to advance.
Competition is a completely different realm of surfing.
I love to participate, but I will never master it. It was bad enough to have to have it tended to with antiseptic and bandage. It was turning into a punishing day for my body. Now it was time to take some pictures. I had some old print film left in my camera, so I took some practice shots on land just to see how the 500 mm would work.