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February 3, 2013
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Saturday, January 2, 2013) – John John Florence today claimed his third consecutive Volcom Pipe Pro title at the Banzai Pipeline, eliminating Chris Ward (San Clemente, Ca., USA), Josh Kerr (AUS), and Olamana Eleogram (Maui) in the final. Perhaps the truest testament to the uncanny surfing talent of this 20-year-old is the reliability [...]
February 2, 2013
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, February 1, 2013) – All eyes were on Pipeline’s favorite son John John Florence at the Volcom Pipe Pro today, as a perfect pairing of phenomenal waves and supernatural talent unfolded before a highly charged beach crowd. It fast became a 25-minute Florence super session as he clocked up four incredible tube [...]
February 1, 2013
PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Friday, February 1, 2013) – Day two of the VOLCOM PIPE PRO will get underway at 8am HST this-morning in triple-overhead-plus surf. Waves will gradually decrease throughout the day, but the drama will not as the top seeds of the event take to the water. Watch the Volcom Pipe Pro LIVE at www.volcompipepro.com/ [...]
February 1, 2013
NORTH SHORE, Oahu, Hawaii (January 31, 2013) – Pipeline was not friendly today with its gray skies, an unusually chilling wind, and a gnarly lineup of shifty waves. There were the occasional flashes of blue, but it was the kind of day that could only appeal to warriors of the $130,000 Volcom Pipe Pro, and [...]
January 28, 2013
LOS ANGELES, California/USA (Monday, January 28, 2013) – Dusty Payne (HAW), 24, has gone through a series of ups-and-downs over the last two years. After fighting off a devastating injury in 2011, Payne is poised and ready to make a healthy return to competition in 2013 and with a few years of experience under his [...]
January 25, 2013
NORTH SHORE, Oahu, Hawaii (Friday, January 25, 2013) – The 2013 ASP World Tour officially begins anew on Sunday, on the very same stretch of surf and sand that the 2012 World Tour wrapped up on six weeks ago: the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The $130,000 VOLCOM PIPE PRO – [...]
January 25, 2013
GOLD COAST, Queensland/AUS (Friday, January 25, 2013) – Glenn Hall has stuck to his guns, battling on the verge of ASP WCT qualification for the better part of a decade. In 2012, the Umina talent’s hard work finally paid off. While the spotlight is often focused on the up and coming teenage phenom, Hall has [...]
January 25, 2013
North Shore, Oahu, HAWAII (Thursday, January 24, 2013) — Ian Crane (San Clemente, CA), 19, and Hawaiian Moana Jones secured victories at the second annual North Shore Surf Shop Pro Junior, topping an impressive field of global standouts to take their maiden ASP wins in building six-to-eight foot surf at Sunset Beach. Hawaii’s most elite [...]
January 22, 2013
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA ( Tuesday, January 22, 2013) – Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 27, donated some incredible performances throughout the 2012 season, contributing to some of the most memorable heats of the year. Following the Billabong Pipe Masters however, Gudauskas found himself just outside of the qualification bubble for the 2013 ASP WCT and is now [...]
January 18, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Friday, January 18, 2013) – The past few seasons have seen talk on the ASP Women’s World Championship Tour focused around the youth uprising challenging the dynasty of reigning five-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24. While much of the focus remains around the ‘New Guard’, Brazil’s Silvana Lima, [...]