StackerKen's totally rad surfing thread. Cowabunga dude!

[wildcard]

Just for you Ken. ;D

[StackerKen]

Cool! Thanks Wildcard! ;D

http://www.northshoresurfcamps.com/images/Surf%20Guide%20Cover.jpg


http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/100ft-wave6772.jpg

http://www.surfing-wallpapers.com/bulkupload/wallpapers/Other%20Surfing/surfer-cut-back-wave.jpg

[StackerKen]

The Wedge in Newport beach

http://www.surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/us/orange_county/images/romo_wedge.jpg

Wonder why they call it the wedge?

http://www.surfersvillage.com/img/st/0307_WarrenCanepa---Wedge-p.jpg


http://photos.surfline.com/albums/userpics/13299/The_Wedge004~0.JPG

[StackerKen]

Trestles in San clemente, Orange County Is one of my favorite spots to surf


http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/0427/as_surf_uppers_630.jpg


http://surfingamericalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/trestles_ticker.jpg


http://thevintagesurfboard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/trestles.jpg?w=475&h=317


Kelly Slater ripping a Trestles right

http://www.lat34.org/quick_hits/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/slater_k5563boost08rowland_l.jpg

[StackerKen]

I grew up 12 miles up the road from Huntington Beach Ca. and learned to surf there when i was about 8.
I moved to HB when I was 20 and lived there for about 17 years total

Now I live 250 miles from there...But I still call HB my Home Break ;)


a few shots of me surfing at the peir

http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/North_America/USA/California/Orange_County/huntington_beach/photo/20100728034207-surf-spot-photo-Huntington_Beach-kensurfing07.jpg

http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/North_America/USA/California/Orange_County/huntington_beach/photo/20100728034205-surf-spot-photo-Huntington_Beach-kensurfing012.jpg


http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/North_America/USA/California/Orange_County/huntington_beach/photo/20100728034206-surf-spot-photo-Huntington_Beach-kensurf02goodday.jpg

Yep.. Im published ^^ :D

More shots of Huntington beach

http://mynotarypro.com/images/huntington_beach_pier_blue_sunset_ouga.jpg

http://www.spyoptic.com/img/SIMAParkersurfing.jpg

[1970 silver art]

Hey Stacker, be careful and do not wipe out on those waves. :D

[willie pete]

Nice shots Kenster ;D

[StackerKen]

Teahupoo is Totally Knarly Dude!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtzzXHPlby0&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHL_sVLRHII



Wayyyy beyond my skill level!

[gunDriller]

http://photos.surfline.com/albums/userpics/13299/The_Wedge004~0.JPG

i don't entirely understand the appeal of the Wedge. that place has put a lot of people in wheel chairs.

(of course, so has Pipeline.)

what they have in common is the "gladiator pit" quality - at both places the audience (people sitting on the beach) are close to the action, both breaks are real close to shore.

20 feet of wave breaking in 3 feet of water ... or less. it's so much different than a 20 foot wave breaking in 30 feet of water, which is typical for the big swells in North County San Diego beachbreaks.

a trip through the "washing machine" is very different from a bottom slam. i keep my elbows above my head because i met a guy at the Y that broke a neckbone (but not paralyzed) from body-surfing the reef in La Jolla. he was going through a divorce and let his guard down and the wave head-butted him on the reef.

[MAGNES]

http://www.surfersvillage.com/img/st/0307_WarrenCanepa---Wedge-p.jpg

OMFG ! Ken you crazy bastard you, those rocks to the left look scary. ;D

Ken, what do the surfer dudes have to say about the NWO ?



that place has put a lot of people in wheel chairs.


No sh*t, what about the bottom too, rocks, looks like a very bad place.

A friend of mine went to Hawaii on a friggin boogy board and ended up
with his neck broken cause of the waves, he was into surfing, and he
was young and fit, and he was a marine, and a very agressive sales
person and good looking guy, the crest of the wave pushed him to
the bottom coming down on him and that was it, something was there.
Dead. Apparently that has happened to a lot of people on holidays as
well not knowing the strength of the waves, another young guy I know
of who was a fighter and hater of communists in real life, same thing
happened to him swimming in rough waters. Tonnes of water pushing
you.

[gunDriller]

A friend of mine went to Hawaii on a friggin boogy board and ended up
with his neck broken cause of the waves, he was into surfing, and he
was young and fit, and he was a marine, and a very agressive sales
person and good looking guy, the crest of the wave pushed him to
the bottom coming down on him and that was it, something was there.
Dead. Apparently that has happened to a lot of people on holidays as
well not knowing the strength of the waves, another young guy I know
of who was a fighter and hater of communists in real life, same thing
happened to him swimming in rough waters. Tonnes of water pushing
you.


i find that "worst wipeouts" is a favorite topic among surfers. i guess they call it "talking story". bro. ;D

one of the gnarliest ones i've heard about is Gerry Lopez' "fin up the butt" wipeout at 20 foot Pipeline (10 foot Hawaiian scale).

there was also a Surfline video about Shane Dorian where he talks about wiping out at Maverick's on a big day. he got one extra breath going over the falls and another when he came to the surface for a moment.

in the interview, he almost sounds like he's going to abandon big-wave surfing because he realizes it could take him away with his kids. you know if a wave is big enough to put the fear of Maverick's in someone as experienced as Dorian, it's a good idea to take it very seriously.


actually, that reminds me of a subject that is kind of touchy, Mark Foo's death at Maverick's in 1994. he flew in from Hawaii, where he was an accomplished big wave surfer with a TV show about surfing. he paddled out on a very big day at Maverick's and died sometime in the next hour.

i think the mistake he made was to think that his experience in warm-water big waves would "translate" at Maverick's. also to not take time on a smaller day to get to know the break, where the rocks are, how the currents move when a set washes through, etc.

[StackerKen]

Ya gotta love it.

I would rather Die surfing than in some stupid car accident


http://isurfbecause.com/files/large/5ca5508dc9f912b14ebf22de7525628f2886f371.jpg

[StackerKen]

actually, that reminds me of a subject that is kind of touchy, Mark Foo's death at Maverick's in 1994. he flew in from Hawaii, where he was an accomplished big wave surfer with a TV show about surfing. he paddled out on a very big day at Maverick's and died sometime in the next hour.

i think the mistake he made was to think that his experience in warm-water big waves would "translate" at Maverick's. also to not take time on a smaller day to get to know the break, where the rocks are, how the currents move when a set washes through, etc.


I remember that well. That was sad. Mark Foo had a TV show called H2o (i think) at the time too.

I think he brought the wrong boards...But it was pretty much a freak accident really

This Video show Mark's last wave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UnadJy5st4

[StackerKen]

Earl has been dishin up some tasty wave for the East coast :)

[StackerKen]

more east coast

[StackerKen]

another

[wildcard]

http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-127462-galleryV9-ccnx.jpg

[Neuro]

^^Bavarian surfers?

Now I believe I have seen it all, and I can die in peace...

Thank you :)

[StackerKen]

The finals are starting soon!
at the hurleypro @Trestles

And of course Kelly slater is in it (now #1 again)

http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro/live.cfm

They had some great waves for this contest. check out the videos :)

http://blogs.surfermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ksbmp08scholtzbig.jpg

[StackerKen]

bump

Its starting any minute now!!

Watch it!!!

[gunDriller]

The finals are starting soon!
at the hurleypro @Trestles

And of course Kelly slater is in it (now #1 again)

http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro/live.cfm

They had some great waves for this contest. check out the videos :)

http://blogs.surfermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ksbmp08scholtzbig.jpg


i'm pissed at Kelly.

he hassled Mick Fanning during their semi, when Mick had priority, when there were loads of waves pouring through.

very un-professional IMO.

pretty entertaining though ! ;D

[StackerKen]

Did you see that barrel he just got!!?? 9.5!

and Bede's wave after!!! really good stuff right now! 8.3!

[StackerKen]

i'm pissed at Kelly.

he hassled Mick Fanning during their semi, when Mick had priority, when there were loads of waves pouring through.

very un-professional IMO.

pretty entertaining though ! ;D


I didn't see that. I will have to look for it.

I have never been a huge fan of Kelly.
But I have to admit he is one of the all time best competitors ever.

and he is now 105K Richer

[Awoke]

Awoke has always wanted to surf.

...his whole life...

[StackerKen]

Awoke has always wanted to surf.

...his whole life...


It's not too late! Do it!

http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/doc-surfing.jpg

[gunDriller]

I didn't see that. I will have to look for it.

I have never been a huge fan of Kelly.
But I have to admit he is one of the all time best competitors ever.

and he is now 105K Richer


you probably won't see it. Mick talked about it and Kelly talked about how bad he felt about it.

i'm still not sure exactly how hassling works.

i know it involves paddling around and being annoying and almost blocking the other competitor, without technically breaking a rule. but they don't often show it on video, and they don't talk about it much.

Mick didn't want to elaborate.

one other time when this came up was at the 2006 Pipeline Masters. Andy Irons - who ended up winning - hassled Rob Machado a bunch. Rob got him back the next year at the Lowers contest. AI, a high seed, got the wild-card - Machado. that about the only time i've ever heard Machada express anger, ever, when he was talking about AI hassling him at Pipe.

Rob beat AI at the Lowers contest in 2007.

the thing is, Mick can hassle with the best of them. now that Kelly has set the precedent, it's almost like Kelly is asking for a fight.

one of the surfer mags need to have an article an explain tactics of priority etc. i'm not really doing it justice.


still, it was real entertaining. their success ratio on the difficult airs was a lot higher. they were basically doing 360's at will.

[Bullion_Bob]

I should surf more often.

I wonder how much it would cost to install one of these in the back yard?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcxfZZ82GM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc6QvnyUTME&feature=related

[StackerKen]

That looks like a blast Bob!

thanks for sharing that :)

[drafter]

Just thought I'd bring this thread back up since I thought it was kinda cool. I walked down to the surf shop today and bought some glassing supplies to fix up a board I have that has some dings and a couple delamination spots that need fixing. It's been abused by the previous owner, but it was free so I've got nothing to lose but time and a little money at this point.

[bellevuebully]

I've been really busy this summer, but after the moose and deer season here in Ontario, I plan on catch'n a few of my favourite's. Here's from last year.......

[bellevuebully]

^^^^^That bastards a real grinder when you wipeout.

[Awoke]

Haha, Bully - Is that ICE?

[bellevuebully]

Haha, Bully - Is that ICE?


Yes......I'm fucen scared to death of sharks, so this is my best option.

[Awoke]

Me too! Hahahaha, that picture is excellent!

[Grand Master Melon]

The Wedge in Newport beach

http://www.surfline.com/travel/surfmaps/us/orange_county/images/romo_wedge.jpg

Wonder why they call it the wedge?

http://www.surfersvillage.com/img/st/0307_WarrenCanepa---Wedge-p.jpg


http://photos.surfline.com/albums/userpics/13299/The_Wedge004~0.JPG






I think the 2nd and 3rd pics are both boogie boards right?

When I was a younger man I used to boogie board on the east coast. The waves were never that big but I think there were fairly decent sized waves a few times when hurricanes would come by. Good times. I never tried surfing but being in the water and riding the wave was great. Even though you're more or less powerless to the wave for a second you almost feel as though you're controlling it or at least that's how I felt.

Great thread!

[drafter]

I just bought a new longboard made by a local guy here. Im pretty stoked :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/5104867003_1174d167f5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5104867003/)

[gunDriller]

I just bought a new longboard made by a local guy here. Im pretty stoked :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/5104867003_1174d167f5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5104867003/)



beautiful !

you surf in Oregon ?

[zap]

This is why I don't surf, Cause I am not sharkbait Thankyou. :D




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39800366/ns/us_news-life/?GT1=43001


msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 51 minutes ago 2010-10-22T20:39:15
Share Print Font: +-VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Officials closed three beaches in California on Friday after a shark killed a bodyboarder, local media reported.

The attack occurred off Surf Beach at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday morning.

The 20-year-old victim died after the shark bit off his leg. A friend on a surfboard got the victim to shore but he bled to death, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told reporters.

The victim was a University of California, Santa Barbara student, Brown said. His name was not immediately released.

Officials at Vandenberg closed Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches for at least 72 hours, Lt. Ann Blodzinski told the Santa Barbara Independent. Surf Beach is in Santa Barbara County, just north of Los Angeles County.

In September 2008, base officials issued a 48-hour warning to beach users after a shark bit a surfer’s board at Surf Beach, according to the Santa Maria Times.

Base officials said at the time that they believed it was the first shark incident off Vandenberg, the newspaper reported.

Fatal shark attacks are rare in the area. A great white shark killed a woman in 2003 at Avila Beach, about 30 miles north of Vandenberg.

Great whites also killed two men in 2004 and 2008 at beaches in Mendocino and San Diego counties.

[milehi]

Great whites also killed two men in 2004 and 2008 at beaches in Mendocino and San Diego counties.

I was surfing a mile north(D Street) of the Solana Beach attack. Not alot of people paddled in. And, the victim's kids were back surfing the spot their dad was killed at a few hours later. It's said you're more likely to get killed getting to the beach, than getting attacked by the man in the gray suit.

[gunDriller]

Great whites also killed two men in 2004 and 2008 at beaches in Mendocino and San Diego counties.

I was surfing a mile north(D Street) of the Solana Beach attack. Not alot of people paddled in. And, the victim's kids were back surfing the spot their dad was killed at a few hours later. It's said you're more likely to get killed getting to the beach, than getting attacked by the man in the gray suit.


D Street Encinitas ?

[milehi]

Great whites also killed two men in 2004 and 2008 at beaches in Mendocino and San Diego counties.

I was surfing a mile north(D Street) of the Solana Beach attack. Not alot of people paddled in. And, the victim's kids were back surfing the spot their dad was killed at a few hours later. It's said you're more likely to get killed getting to the beach, than getting attacked by the man in the gray suit.


D Street Encinitas ?


Yeah. I used to rent a studio apt near 2nd and B and I could walk to D Street in a minute. Then the economy cratered and it was no longer practical to rent a place I slept in less than ten times a month.

[drafter]

you surf in Oregon ?


Lots of surfing in Oregon. Just need a good wetsuit. Look up the Nelscott Reef big wave tournament. 15 minutes north of me, some of the largest waves on the west coast.

[StackerKen]

Nice board Drafter!


Milehigh...ahhh...Encinitas, very nice little town. Leucadia too. I would love to live down there.

Great surfing in that area

[gunDriller]

you surf in Oregon ?


Lots of surfing in Oregon. Just need a good wetsuit. Look up the Nelscott Reef big wave tournament. 15 minutes north of me, some of the largest waves on the west coast.

i just associated Oregon with sharks.

actually at this point i associate So Cal with sharks too.

i've been feasting on those photos from Nelscott since John Forse got bit & then started promoting the contest. the pics of Forse on the operating table are classic. partially because he was the one who insisted that they be taken.

[drafter]

i just associated Oregon with sharks.

actually at this point i associate So Cal with sharks too.

Like anything fun there's risks, but the odds are better that I'm probably going to get hit by a bus crossing the street than eaten by jaws. I did just read on drudge this morning though that a 19 year old boogie boarder was attacked and killed by a shark near Vandenberg north of Santa Barbara.

http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Deadly-Shark-Attack-105537773.html

Still, I believe the odds don't justify "fear" as much an overall "respect" for the ocean.

Life is dangerous, then you die. Might as well have some fun in the meantime.

[drafter]

The Nelscott Reef Big wave event got the greenlight and will be taking place Tuesday the 2nd. They're predicting the largest waves ever for the event. In excess of 40+ foot waves. I'm definitely going to be there. I'll try and get some photos with my little camera and post them up.

[gunDriller]

The Nelscott Reef Big wave event got the greenlight and will be taking place Tuesday the 2nd. They're predicting the largest waves ever for the event. In excess of 40+ foot waves. I'm definitely going to be there. I'll try and get some photos with my little camera and post them up.


thanks for the heads-up !

here's the blob -
http://www.lajollasurf.org/images/pacne48.gif

image shows sea-state about 48 hours in advance. so right now it shows the storm waves approaching ... but if someone reads this thread in a week, the "big red blob" will have moved on ... probably to be replaced by another ;D

[drafter]

Nelscott was pretty cool today. The weather was perfect and the waves were big. I'll try and post some pictures of the riders getting towed out at some point. I didn't get any pictures of the actual rides since my camera won't zoom out that far. Even with my binoculars the riders were pretty dang small against the backdrop of the waves. I didn't stick around to see if they finished since there was talk of maybe running the final tommorrow. I did get a picture of the board showing the semi-final standings. The final will consist of Mamala, Bertish, R Long, Sterling, Mel, & Christensen. I don't know who the current big names are so not sure if anybody recognizes any of the names.

[drafter]

See the little jetski?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/5141116037_cbf31927a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5141116037/)

They had a heck of a time getting out there.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1416/5141729294_1b203aa1f8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5141729294/)

One of the competitors.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1315/5141123421_61689d3835.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5141123421/)

Ouch! Poor board.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/5141118553_362c166cc2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72564340@N00/5141118553/)

Sorry no actual pics of surfing but they were too far out for my camera.

[drafter]

Just got an update saying that they did run the final after all and Kohl Christensen won. Chris Bertish took second and Jamie Sterling took third.

[gunDriller]

i'm afraid that there's some incredibly sad news this morning.

3X World Champ Andy Irons got Dengue Fever at the contest in Puerto Rico and has passed away.

He did not attend his 2 heats & flew home. He checked into a motel room in Dallas in between flights, on the way from Puerto Rico to Hawaii.

The maid found him dead.

Andy leaves behind a pregnant wife Lyndie.

Andy was strong as a bull. He could take a massive pounding at Pipeline and somehow not get hurt.

The contest in Puerto Rico is called off for the day and the entire surfing world is in shock.

http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/03/world-champion-andy-irons-passes-away/

http://blogs.surfermag.com/office-blog/breaking-news-andy-irons-passes-away/

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/andy-irons-rip---three-time-world-champ-passes-away-surfing-world-in-shock_49481/

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/images/uploadedfiles/editorial/pictures/2010/11/03/lindy-irons-andy-irons-main.jpg

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2010-11/57276786.jpg

[drafter]

Wow, that's pretty sad that a guy can be in such great shape and survive a sport that would kill most guys only to be struck down by a friggen mosquito.

[drafter]

Someone posted up some pretty good youtube footage of the actual surfing at Nelscott. A couple crazy big waves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGMoFSO-cIw

[milehi]

Wow! That was impressive. Thanks for posting that. I gotta say though, when I lived there, even whispering about Oregon surfspots was like talking about Fight Club.

[drafter]

Wow! That was impressive. Thanks for posting that. I gotta say though, when I lived there, even whispering about Oregon surfspots was like talking about Fight Club.


I understand the "no talking about surf spots" but since its a national competition I suspect the cat is outa the bag on that one. I won't mention the spots where the locals actually surf. Not too many locals make a habit of getting towed out to Nelscott Reef.

[milehi]

Wow! That was impressive. Thanks for posting that. I gotta say though, when I lived there, even whispering about Oregon surfspots was like talking about Fight Club.


I understand the "no talking about surf spots" but since its a national competition I suspect the cat is outa the bag on that one. I won't mention the spots where the locals actually surf. Not too many locals make a habit of getting towed out to Nelscott Reef.


This is a different era than the days when people would send threatening messages to the mags for printing pics of northwest surfspots. People are surfing Arctic and Antarctic these days. It might even be safe to surf Seaside ;)


Edit-Maybe not (from a surf travel guide)

Park in the beach lot at the south end of town...<br />You'll be right at the base of the point....leave an armed guard at your car if you don't have Oregon license plates....Take mace or a waterproof 9mm out to the break with you.....Don't take any trouble from anybody and let them know you're armed!....Good Luck!

[drafter]

This is a different era than the days when people would send threatening messages to the mags for printing pics of northwest surfspots. People are surfing Arctic and Antarctic these days. It might even be safe to surf Seaside ;)


I've heard the Seaside stories. Too far north for me to bother finding out. Seems kinda ironic since there isn't a more "touristy" town on the coast than Seaside if you ask me.

Not too many jerks here on the Central Coast. A lot of the surfers here are CA transplants serving in the Coast Guard, so they come and go anyways.

[gunDriller]

some good pics of the Nelscott contest @
http://www.surfline.com/templates/article.cfm?id=49513

[StackerKen]

some good pics of the Nelscott contest @
http://www.surfline.com/templates/article.cfm?id=49513


Yes Great photos!

Totally rad...those guys charged that place!

[StackerKen]

A old High school surfing buddy of mine posted this photo he took of his son paddling out at HB peir on his facebook page.

I thought I would share it here

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs917.snc4/73059_10150129211119569_647354568_7672628_3605344_ n.jpg

[StackerKen]

i'm afraid that there's some incredibly sad news this morning.

3X World Champ Andy Irons got Dengue Fever at the contest in Puerto Rico and has passed away.

He did not attend his 2 heats & flew home. He checked into a motel room in Dallas in between flights, on the way from Puerto Rico to Hawaii.

The maid found him dead.

Andy leaves behind a pregnant wife Lyndie.

Andy was strong as a bull. He could take a massive pounding at Pipeline and somehow not get hurt.

The contest in Puerto Rico is called off for the day and the entire surfing world is in shock.

http://www.aspworldtour.com/2010/11/03/world-champion-andy-irons-passes-away/

http://blogs.surfermag.com/office-blog/breaking-news-andy-irons-passes-away/

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/andy-irons-rip---three-time-world-champ-passes-away-surfing-world-in-shock_49481/

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/images/uploadedfiles/editorial/pictures/2010/11/03/lindy-irons-andy-irons-main.jpg

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2010-11/57276786.jpg



Some old friends of mine were at the Paddle out memorial for Andy at HB today.
One of them posted this photo on facebook

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1119.snc4/148176_501072732106_71121502106_7600734_586921_n.j pg

[StackerKen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPBIDWPtOs&feature=player_embedded

[gunDriller]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPBIDWPtOs&feature=player_embedded


i watched that contest, including the heat when Slater won. though it was all surreal because of Andy Irons' death.

in Round 4 i think, Slater was hassled by Adriano de Souza, the top-ranked Brazilian surfer. he complained about it in the post-heat interview, which Slater usually doesn't do. Slater is the ultimate power-hassler and he usually doesn't complain about other people hassling.

then, the heat that won Slater the world , he was also surfing against de Souza - and ran rings around him.

as far as what hassling is ... maybe it can be described as sort of, sumo wrestling on surfboards, except you can't touch your opponent.

they paddle to keep the other guy off of waves, all sorts of mind tricks.

but Slater is the king of hassling. i would say it (surfer hassling) is 5 to 10% of a pro-surfer's skill-set.

i remember one heat with Jeremy Flores in Europe where Flores was a rookie and Slater paddled up to him to congratulate him for winning the heat - but the heat wasn't over. Flores was star-struck and didn't notice the good wave approaching. though Flores had priority on the wave (first dibs if he wanted it), he didn't try to catch it, because he was busy extending his hand to Slater to shake hands. but Slater wasn't trying to shake hands, he was trying to make Flores miss the wave. Slater got the wave and won the heat.


now we have Pipeline coming up starting Wednesday Dec. 8. they have waves coming from the North about Wednesday.

http://www.lajollasurf.org/images/pacne96.gif

[gunDriller]

more news for those that have followed Andy Irons -

the Pipe Masters was scheduled for December 6 - i think. i've looked at the schedule a few times this year and i could have sworn it was the 6th.

as it turns out, Andy's wife is scheduled to give birth on Wednesday December 8. It sounds like they will induce labor or something.

And, as it turns out, that is now the start date of the Pipe Masters. The relevance to Andy is that he won some of his championships by beating Kelly Slater at Pipeline.

Andy died at a stop-over airport hotel at the Dallas Airport. he was recovering from Dengue Fever, returning from Puerto Rico to Hawaii.

There is a video about it at -
http://www.surfermag.com/features/tribute-to-andy/

the Surfer Poll tribute to Andy.

it is kind of a unique way to conduct a surf competition - induced labor for the child of the recently deceased (November 2, 2010) King of Pipe - on the first day of the 2010 contest.

[keehah]

Nasty, nasty break.

No translation needed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT4E4INx7p4
By the grace of god live these heros of youtube content.