As the semi-finalists paddled out, the president of French Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson, was cruising around on a jet-ski, taking selfies with a pole the length of a golf stick. Where else does that happen?
Out in the water Erin Brooks finessed her way to the final, making use of a nonchalant, slack-shouldered bottom-turn that put her in the pocket every time. Her l...