| Taylor Knox + Mick Fanning spent the morning towing into a chunky right wall off the island of Baleal, just south of the backup contest site. "My first wave was a doozy," Taylor smiled afterwards. "It was a big, huge barrel, and getting cleaned up afterward...I haven't been cleaned up like that since Hawaii last winter. It really got my heart going." Photo: ASP/Covered Images/Kirstin via Getty Images |