When All Else Fails, There’s Fiji

It’s been almost a year since Jacob Willcox shared his 130km walk across Western Australia on YouTube.

The Cape 2 Cape series is still well worth a watch, if only for a closer look at a surfer who, like many on the CS, can get lazily filed under “comp guy”.

After a hiatus from internet broadcasting, Chippo is back, sharing the duality he lives in: surfing for numbers, and surfing for content.

The near 20-minute episode follows his recovery from a high ankle sprain during a US Open heat, the extensive rehab, and the slow return to both free surfing and competition. A thinking surfer, he offers musings on balancing both worlds, before deciding to take the edge off with a trip to Fiji and a return to basics.

Those involve a very fun, playful day at Cloudbreak, a few boat issues, and a proper swell to seal the excursion.

And no, there were no box jellies in the lineup this day.