The Wetass Sporting World–Smackfest 2004: From the Land Of Oz, comes Smackfest, a kickass event in which wavesailors (windsurfers who play in the surfing break) congregate on the west coast of Tasmania to take on the howling winds and monstrous swells of the Roaring Forties. They drink a lot, surf a lot, and try their damnedest to pull off the one best waveride and one best jump of the week (no averaging here). The winner, or Smacker, gets bragging rights until they do it all again the following year. The second annual Smackfest just staggered to a close, and 26 competitors made the pilgrimage to the ass end of the earth to compete. This is a great concept, and a great event, and organizers are hopeful that they can pull Smackfest 3 together in 2005. TWC hopes so too. Why? Just check out this year’s event diary. It’s got great pics (see below), and stories of nakedness, hangovers, surfboard shooting (it was a slow day), and, of course, wild wavesurfing…













Smackfest!: Get the picture…?