Volcom Fiji Pro Day 3 - The Big Day

CLOUDBREAK, Tavarua/Fiji (Friday, June 8, 2012) -- The highly-anticipated monster swell hit Fiji this morning, producing massive waves at the world famous Cloudbreak.
Competition was called on for the last two heats of Round 2, with Bede Durbidge defeating fellow Australian Adam Melling in a close battle. In the next heat Brazilian competitor Raoni Monterio was forced to come in early when he seriously injured his knee after suffering a heavy wipeout. That left Australian Kai Otton in the water alone to catch some waves and win the heat.
After the injury contest officials called off competition due to dangerous conditions and unfavourable winds. With the competition off it opened up the line-up to the big-wave specialists and the ASP World Championship Tour competitors brave enough to take on the testing conditions. The standout surfers included Ramon Navarro, Greg Long, Reef McIntosh, Jensen Hassett, Ian Walsh and many more.
Not to be outdone a number of ASP Top 34 surfers mixed it up in the maxing conditions this afternoon, including John John Florence, Patrick Gudauskas, Damien Hobgood, Josh Kerr, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson.