Jordy Out of Triple Crown

It has been a good year for the man, looking determined and fit all year long, but right now Jordy is convalescing. The man has a bit of pain, and it’s been a while between surfs. With Hawaii looming, and much talk in the wind already about The Triple Crown and Pipe, we lit up his iPhone to see what’s happening.

On the injury

It actually would have been better if I had broken bones. Then I would be able to monitor the healing process better. At this stage I’m just in rehab twice a day, trying to get it fixed. I’ve torn ligaments in my big toe, and it’s still pretty sore right now. I’m jut going to be surfing Pipe. I won’t be surfing at Haleiwa or Sunset so there’s no Triple Crown for me.

On surfing.

I haven’t been in the water much since my last heat in Portugal. It’s been a bit frustrating, but it’s getting better.

On mistakes.

I made two big mistakes last year and they were both losing to goofy-footers in the sort of right-handers that are my favourite sort of waves. I lost to Travis at Snapper in the first event of the year, the Quikkie Pro, and I lost to Freddy P at Keramas in Bali in the Oakley Pro. They weren’t really mistakes but if I had won those two heats I might still be in a world title right now. Actually I did make a mistake in Bali. I should have sat wider. My beach markers were a bit out, so that was my mistake, and Freddy P took control. In Australia it was a close heat with Travis and we were both on the beach and waiting on the scores. I thought I had done enough but it didn’t go my way and I was a bit disappointed by it. I wasn’t bummed, you know, but the judges didn’t see it my way and that was that. I’m amped for Snapper next year.

On the year in retrospect.

You know I still feel that I had a really good year. I was in the world title hunt for a while and although I fell out of the race, I was still in such a good position compared to the year before. I feel that I have improved on so many different levels than the year previously. I guess one of the biggest differences and improvements was actually understanding what did I wrong, you know, acknowledging my mistakes. Learning from them. I also trained harder, felt much fitter, had such good equipment this year. The equipment was a massive advance for me as well. My boards were flying.

On next year.

I am so excited for next year. I have never felt so pumped for a new year. I’ve got a really good team now with Jarred (Howse) Woody (Jacob Wooden, filmer) and Lyndall (Jarvis, girlfriend, soon to be wife). It’s a totally new team, it’s streamlined, and it has totally worked for me throughout the year. I’ve also got a lot of good things happening in my life at the moment. I’m going to be getting married before the 2014 season kicks in and that’s going to be a big thing as well.

On pressure.

I feel so little pressure at the moment. There was a lot of pressure at first, for a world title and such, and although I didn’t feel too much of it all, it was always there. Now it seems to have shifted a bit. There seems to be more pressure on John and a few other younger guys, and it seems to have totally shifted away from me. This is such a good thing because it allows me to just carry on and concentrate on my surfing and not worry about anything else. I think the pressure shift has been one of the big things that changed a lot for me.

On energy

I found my energy somewhere along the line during the year. I still think the whole thing kicked off in Mozambique when we surfed those incredible waves, but the energy stayed with me. It was strong throughout the year, and I’ve still got it. I’m going to take it with me into the season next year and just run with it.

On Now Now.

It’s going to show on Friday 9th December at Clifton 4th Beach on one of a big blowup screens, which is pretty cool.

http://www.wavescapefilmfestival.com/

To remind you of how sick this movie is

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