Pipeline pre-quarters recap - Who’s out, who’s off & who’s still going
After a few exciting days of competition at the 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters, we’ve crowned our 2009 World Champ (Mick Fanning), closed in on our 2009 Vans Triple Crown Champ (CJ Hobgood or Joel Parkinson), finalized our rookie rankings (seeing Kekoa Bacalso at the head of the 2009 pack), and seen a huge number of [...]
Surfing: What It Means to be Dedicated
Consider the two pictures to the left. Which of these two men is more dedicated?
Before you make an uninformed decision let me tell you a little about them. The first man in the unruly barrel is Andy Irons. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, Andy grew up in warm Pacific waters surfing in a place that arguably [...]
Someone’s at the door…
Matt Archbold has a new house in Hawaii, and this is the view from his front yard. Lucky bastard! If that doesn’t look like the most rippable wave you’ve ever seen than you must be retarded, or like really, REALLY, into close outs. That right looks like with enough size it’ll barrel too. If that [...]
“Rip a shred!” Some dude killing it on a paddle board
This dude is kind of ripping. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stand up paddle surfer ride a wave this loose. I can’t tell who it is, but it’s obviously a local Hawaiian guy that isn’t afraid of slappin’ some @hole surfer upside the head with that plastic paddle. According to the Wikipedia page [...]
For those of you who can’t make it to Hawaii this winter
I’m sick of trying to pretend to be stoked for each and every friend who seems to be flying off to Hawaii for a few weeks this winter. Hasn’t the economy sh!t the bed? Where the hell do all of these slacker friends of mine find the time off and money necessary to spend a [...]
Nathan Fletcher breaks the biggest bone in his body
Last Monday at everyone’s favorite North Shore reef, Pipeline, Nathan Fletcher suffered one of the most painful and unfortunate of breaks at one of the heaviest and most cherished of breaks. He broke his femur in two places, requiring a full on Hawaiian water rescue. In an unusual twist of fate, Nathan’s break did not happen [...]
Bruce Irons on the Cover of Free Surf
Bruce Irons is getting completely kegged on the cover of Hawaii’s Free Surf magazine. He’s deep, too! You can tell from the equal amount white wash that whole section of lip came down at the same time, and he’s not dragging hands to try to slow down, neither. He’s all cool and sh!t, and this [...]
Da Hui Backdoor Shootout
Da Hui are kicking off their annual Pipeline event this week, with the start of the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout. This is not to be confused with Ron Jeremy’s special event of nearly the same name. The event, won last year by the guy who calls Pipeline his backyard, Jamie O’Brien, runs with a unique [...]
Where do we go from here?
Classic Tom Curren footage! With all the hype going around right now about Kelly Slater winning the Pipeline Masters on a 5′11″ surfboard, and what that means for new surfboard designs. It was kind of strange to see this footage of Tom Curren charging the same exact wave on what seems a 10 foot surfboard in [...]
The Eddie, still on standby, but plenty of time left to run
After seeing an incredible start to December, where huge surf was pounding Hawaii’s North Shore, all eyes were on The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau to get off the ground and running in the very first week of the holding period. The season really began to heat up with the arrival of monster swell [...]
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