A few moments and characters that caught our eye today at the Volcom Pipe Pro plus photo and video highlights from all the action.

After five fun-filled “lei days,” the Volcom Pipe Pro kicked off in anything but fun conditions...

With a break in the action on the North Shore, we joined NFL All-Pros Drew Brees, Tony Gonzalez, and Doug Flutie for a surf on the West Side. Coached by Kelly Slater and friends, the big fellas were ripping!

Here's this week's roundup of our favorite internet action. Consider this a great place to kill 20 minutes of your Friday...

While laid up at Queens Hospital, Volcom Pipe Pro "Warrior" Ricky Whitlock talks to Lance Loko after breaking his back yesterday while warming up for the contest.

Jack Freestone aka "Free-bone" is one of the most exciting and fun to watch surfers that's come out of the Gold Coast in ages. Sit back with a Tooheys New and enjoy the show!

Fresh off the links at Turtle Bay, TransWorld SURF's Chris Coté shares how you can win a killer prize package from Volcom, Electric Visual, Kicker Audio, and TransWorld SURF.

Congratulations to 23-year old Marielle Landi from the Gold Coast of Australia! Check her smoking hot photo gallery and swimsuit shoot video...

During yesterday's "Lei Day" at the Volcom Pipe Pro, we decided to see what's below the surface at Pipeline. Filmed on the new GoPro Hero 2, this treacherous reef is what 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro competitors will be dealing with shortly...

After a hiatus from the spotlight (long story that's coming out in the pages of TWS soon), Nick Rozsa is back and surfing better than ever. Check this clip of him going toe-to-toe with Kelly Slater in the 805 area code. Dare we say he got the better of the Champ?

Pipeline isn't quite up to par today but that doesn't mean there's nothing going on, check the exclusive lei day video the bros at Volcom put together...

Here's another roundup of our favorite edits floating around the internet this week...

San Diego's Ryan Burch sheds some light upon his eclectic batch of self-shaped asymmetrical surfboards...

Taking advantage of a small day on the North Shore, we tagged along with super grom Kalani David for lunch and a visit to the Town And Country factory in Wahiawa...

With Rob Machado as their test pilot in the surf and Baldface Lodge in Canada acting as their canvas, we think the bros at Signal Snowboards may be on to (or just plain on) something.