Kekoa Bacalso and Matt Wilkinson star in the sixth of Rip Curl’s daily On The Rock webisode series, stepping beyond the North Shore in search of uncrowded surf… and scoring something a little different.
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December 14 2008 |
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Kelly Slater wins the 2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters over California’s Chris Ward in 8-foot chocolate barrels topping of his incredible and record breaking year on the World Championship Tour.
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December 12 2008 |
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Although the water is a bit brown and murky (the perfect recipe for a shark attack), the waves are cranking over here on the North Shore—again.
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December 12 2008 |
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There’s a golden, universal rule that applies to all surf trips: never leave home when the surf is good. A few afternoons ago, with Pipe 10-12 foot, Pancho Sullivan and Taylor Knox did just that - jumping a flight to another island in the Hawaiian chain.
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December 11 2008 |
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The Billabong Pipeline Masters will not determine an event champion today. Small surf and stormy weather has prompted event organizers to call the contest off for the day.
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December 11 2008 |
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Though the swell dropped a bit today for the completion of Round 2 and 3 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters, there was no shortage of action. Joel Parkinson posted a perfect 20 point heat total, Andy, Kelly, and J.O.B. all advanced, and Brucey says bye-bye Tour. Check the full video and photo highlights.
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December 10 2008 |
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Stop #2 of the TransWorld SURF/Ball Park Franks tour of the North Shore team house brings us to the O’Neill compound on the beach at Pipeline where we caught up with Jordy Smith, John John Florence, and Nat Young.
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December 10 2008 |
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Round 2 of the Billabong Pipeline Masters will recommence in four to five foot surf at Pipeline this morning.
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December 10 2008 |
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In between winning her world title on Monday, Steph Gilmore’s been a busy girl. Several hundred interviews, a half dozen parties in her honour, and a hangover that would kill a lion, it’s all been, as Steph says, “a bit of a blur.”In this episode Steph takes it a bit easy and catches up with Alana Blanchard and Bethany Hamilton.
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December 10 2008 |
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After one of the best week’s worth of surf we’ve ever encountered on the North Shore, here’s a huge photo gallery from our ace Senior Photographer Seth Stafford that backs up the bold claim.
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December 10 2008 |
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