NO NORTH POINT FOR DRUG AWARE PRO Local officials confirm "too short notice" to have pointbreak as backup venue; The Box remains exciting possibility By Anthony Pancia

Published: April 13, 2015

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NO NORTH POINT FOR DRUG AWARE PRO Local officials confirm "too short notice" to have backup venue.





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Related Local charger and Trialist Jay Davies during a bombing swell at North Point -- which is off the table this year. Photo: Jamie Scott

Here's what Margaret River Main Break could look like on Wednesday. (Note the paddler on the left for scale.) Photo: Jamie Scott



Still no official word from the World Surf League,



Either way, the hype surrounding the potential use of North Point sure worked (We bought in!) and all eyes will now be on Main Break tomorrow morning for the start of the event -- and the first signs of the eagerly awaited swell. The Box, however, is still very much on the table and can handle big swells.

Surfline contacted WSL and Surfing WA for comment, but has yet to hear back. The event is the last for the Australian leg of the 2015 Men's CT season.

but the Shire of Augusta Margaret River has confirmed that North Point will not be used as an alternative venue for the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro.Competition is set to begin this Wednesday and will coincide with the arrival of solid, back-to-back WSW and SW swells. A Shire spokesman said a planned meeting with WSL for today was cancelled late yesterday. “It would not have been possible to secure the venue at such short notice," the spokesman said. “But we would welcome an application for next year.”