Gannon came to life after winning the 'Surf Master's 2010', he then quickly captured the coveted "Best Photo" of the season and all he needed to do from there was to show up and Paddle. Maui John and Glenn Goodwin were on Gannon's tail, but could not come up with a photo to compete with Mclovens shot. In fact, Gannon's shot was good enough that it was used for this promo.
The storms lined up and the swells rolled in. Maui John was off shore on the outer reef... dry... riding giants. Maui John got in a rythmn and caught back to back massive right handers. There is no doubt that he dominated this storm and moved into position to take this seasons title.
All Maui John needed was to get a good photo riding a Giant.
"...man, I was having the best 'big wave' session ever." said Maui John. "...then I got cocky and really went deep...I was too deep when the peak wave of the set came...I duck dove no problem, but the wave was simply too powerful for the leash...it broke which is a disaster on that wave. The channel rips so hard the board can slip out the channel before you get to it..." said Maui John
The board remains a drift.
With his main board Lost at Sea, it looks like Maui John is out of the running for Dominican National Paddle Boarding Championships. Gordon Gannon should walk away with this Seasons Title.
Gannon has a solid grip on this Seasons title with a win at the SUP Masters as well as being in contention for "Best Photo". Maui John needed to come up with a shot deep in the barrel of a Monster Wave to win this season. His season looks to be over with his main board lost at sea and his new boards on a container some where between Miami and the Dominican Republic.
Rest in Peace "NSP SUP Gangster board"
