The day started early with a 6:30am flight out of John Wayne Airport, arriving in Cabo around noon. After landing and grabbing the bags, I waited a few hours for the rest of the crew to trickle in. I could sense an elevated mood as warm water heaving barrels and ice cold beer poolside was weighing heavy on everyone’s mind.

After hooking up with Teddy Vlasis, Morgan Just, Max Bourne and Johnny Salta, we grabbed a shuttle into town, watching sets explode on the sand the entire ride.

Being my maiden voyage to Cabo I was skeptical to everyone’s warnings of how heavy the waves get…

I was wrong. The slope at Solmar rivals any Laguna skim spot in its prime, and the five to six foot sets were detonating right on the sand. We also heard from Chimmy and his brother that the Solmar Sider was going off. From outside the hotel we could see guys pulling into death pits on the south side of Solmar next to the rocks, and we didn’t waste any time sprinting down there in hopes of getting a few before dark. We had a solid warm up for the week to come, with

Max Bourne pulling into a healthy connection and getting pitched onto the sand,

coming up the slope a little dazed. Writing this I can hear the sets rolling in from my room, and tomorrow looks like the conditions could line up for an epic Solamr Sider session. The riders meeting tomorrow night will also determine if the contest will be held in sidering conditions, or straight wraps.

We will keep you updated.

  

 

-Words and pictures by Kyle McClure