Damian King 

Wow what a day! My goal for the past two months has been to win the Pipe comp, I even wrote it on the nose of my board six weeks ago. Although I didn't win, to be standing on the podium was still a great feeling and proved what a little belief and determination will achieve.

The contest will run tomorrow, 100% percent. The 9am hooter will be the start of my first heat. I have trained hard, feel good in my surfing and want to win more than I have in a long time.

Sorry for my recent post saying the heat will run. Most of you will know by now that in fact it didn't. The waves were in the 12ft range, but closing out pretty bad. I'm glad it didn't run, as Friday is looking big, with better conditions.

The second day of the IBA World tour is underway. Competitors from all over the world fought it out in the 4-6ft messy conditions.

Well after a frustrating swell due to crowds, today was a little different. I hypocritically did the photo thing at Kieki, then surfed pipe once it turned on shore, for a fun little move session.

Well by the time you read this, I will be on the plane to Hawaii for the first event of the World Bodyboarding Tour at the Pipeline.

The contest is over and Diego Cabrera from the Canary Islands took it out. This finalised the World Tour for 2009 and Jeff Hubbard won his second world title. As for what happen with me, well that was a bit of a controversial issue.

The contest is on today and last night my preparation was good. I had a spa, massage and stretched! Pre-that, everything was on track. I'm not completely happy with my ARS, but everything else is feeling good.

Well today we went surfing at Fronton in the Canary Islands. Fronton is one of the best body boarding waves in the world, and I was blown away by how good everyone was surfing. We also had a press conference for all the current and former world champs. It was interesting having everyone together in the one room and you could tell by the vibe that everyone is eyeing of the prestigious first place in this event.

Well my favourite spot "Breakwall" gave me a final salute for my journey by dishing up some tasty waves the day I left. It was a good opportunity to try and put all the training together in a little last blast session.