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Mark Healeyʼs adventurous lifestyle makes him the perfect face and spokesman of Electricʼs polarized program.
“For a thirteen year old Maui grom, he’s the best kid I have seen at that age - for sure.” That was what 3-time world champ Andy Irons said about Ian Gentil almost 2 years ago. Billabong is proud to announce that Ian Picano Gentil has now joined the Billabong family as a team rider.
Heavy rains can overflow stormwater infrastructure in some areas which overwhelms the wastewater system causing it to flood raw or partially treated sewage water. Sometimes debris from heavy rain can damage pipes or connections causing a sewage spill.
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In a terrifying incident that further highlights the crazy shit that's been happening in Tweed Heads and Coolangatta on the Gold Coast of Australia, Four-Time ASP World Champion Stephanie Gilmore was attacked with a pipe outside of her home Monday night.
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), is back on this morning in building two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at the Banzai Pipeline after nearly a week of lay days.
“As predicted, the surf is still small this morning so we’ve been forced to call competition off once again,” Richie Porta, ASP International Head Judge said. “The good news is that we’re expecting a new swell to start filling in tomorrow, so we should be back up and running soon.”
We scored again! What was forecast to be a flat weekend for surf with the threat of rain turned out to be some of the best conditions to date. Clean, peaky chest to shoulder high plus waves greeted competitors Saturday morning and the winds remained calm all day.
The Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (an ASP Specialty Series), has been called off again today with only small one-to-two foot (.5 metre) surf prevailing at Pipeline.
Although several of the North Shore’s premiere breaks are seeing surf in the 10-to-12 foot (3 - 4 metre) range this morning, the steep northerly angle of the swell is offering only minimal surf at Pipeline, forcing event officials to call the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons off for today.
The Billabong Pipe Masters, the final event on the 2010 ASP World Tour, is set to commence today with the world’s best surfers facing off against one another and a bevy of Pipeline specialists in the 48-man draw.
Following a beautiful memorial service on November 14th, 2010 at Andy’s beloved Hanalei Bay, the Irons family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone who has reached out to them from the far corners of the planet.
The reigning World Champ gets her first win at Haleiwa; Joel Parkinson gets a perfect 10 in his return to competition. Photo and video highlights.
Buttons Kaluhiokalani and family surf the North Shore and document the fun with a GoPro waterproof video camera.
