Filipe Toledo posted the day’s highest single-wave score at the Raglan Championship Tour stop, earning an 8.83 for a seven-turn ride on a wide, low-rocker swallowtail fitted with a two-plus-one fin arrangement known as a Modern 2.

Observers described the equipment choice as unconventional for the conditions at Raglan. Toledo said the Modern 2 setup held speed through Raglan’s shifting flat and steep sections and allowed him to concentrate on placing strong turns, and the unusual configuration drew public notice from 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, who compared it to past twin and quad experiments by surfers such as Dane Reynolds.

Toledo is scheduled to face rankings leader Gabriel Medina in Round 3, and it remains unclear whether he will stick with the same two-plus-one fin configuration for upcoming heats.