The 2010 Vans Triple Crown of surfing
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tAles Of bOArd And bArrel!
tAles Of fOrtune And fAme!
tAles Of flAt spells And rAin squAlls!
tAles Of triumph And shAme!
there Are flOAters And turns, hAssles And burns,
nerves And COnCerns — there Are ClAims!
there’s Jeremy’s win, And AeriAl sp ins,
And pipe l iv ing up tO its nAme!
thOugh we COme every yeAr, As AlwAys it’s CleAr
thAt the stOries Are never the sAme.
gaTher round, boys and girls! for There are Tales To Tell...
We start at the beginning.
photo: jimmicane
gaTher round, boys and girls! for There are Tales To Tell...
OnCe upOn A time, On An islAnd nOt sO very fAr frOm here.. .
off To neVerneVer land
& Other tAles frOm the reef hAwAiiAn prO
where The wild Things... aren’T
& Other tAles frOm the O’neill wOrld Cup
ChApter
1ChApter
2
h A l e i w A s u n s e t b e A C h
where The wild Things... aren’T
& Other tAles frOm the O’neill wOrld Cup
how The frenCh sTole ChrisTMas
& Other tAles frOm the billAbOng pipeline mAsters
ChApter
2ChApter
3
s u n s e t b e A C h b A n z A i p i p e l i n e
seCOnd stAr tO the right, And strAight On till mOrning. hAleiwA.
off To neVer neVer land
& Ot h e r tA l e s f r O m t h e re e f hA w A i i A n pr O
Chapter
1a l l p h o t o s B Y r a Y a n f o l e Y
h A l e i w A
seCOnd stAr tO the right, And strAight On till mOrning. hAleiwA.
why, iT’s peTer pan & TinKerbell!
why, iT’s peTer pan & TinKerbell!
the Ageless
sunny g., 6x
vAns triple
CrOwn ChAmp,
nOw COmpeting in
the ClAsh Of the
legends. (And
lily.)
a n d T h e l o s T b o y s !
OCCy (44) CArrOll (48)
reef hAwAiiAn prO ClAsh Of the legends pitted fOur surf iCOns AgAinst eACh Other fOr three rOunds Of swOrdplAy. still blOwin’ up, never grOwin’ up.
a n d T h e l o s T b o y s !
CArrOll (48) Curren (46)
reef hAwAiiAn prO ClAsh Of the legends pitted fOur surf iCOns AgAinst eACh Other fOr three rOunds Of swOrdplAy. still blOwin’ up, never grOwin’ up.
. . .or maybe Captain HooK?
“ i t h O u g h t i t w A s g O i n g t O b e
A mellOw thing, but thAt first heAt
wOke me up tO the fACt thAt thOse
guys were hungry And they st ill
wAnt tO win, sO it wAs Anything
gOes.” —sunny garCia
sunny At hAleiwA? we knOw hOw this stOry ends.
Tale
as
old
as
TiMe
shipwreCKed! in July, JOel’s surf vessel CAps ized in A snApper rOCks tube, the rudder neArly severing his heel.
CasTaway! he wAs strAnded On A deserted COuCh And fOrgOtten As kelly slAter sAiled tO A 10th wOrld title.
resCue! JOel’s seAsOn needed tO be sAved. the reef hAwAi iAn prO wAs his ChAnCe.
first heAt: wAve #1: 10.00 wAve #4: 9.87
parKinson Crusoe
“I thInk I can, I
thInk I can...”
unspOnsOred And rAted well Outs ide the Asp tOp 100,
hAwAi iAns hAnk gAskell (here) And OlA eleOgrAm (next
spreAd) p in their hOpes On the AnnuAl triple CrOwn. these
gOlden Jerseys mAy As well be gOlden tiCkets.
20,000 leagues under The ‘CT
l tO r: mAkuAkAi rOthmAn, pAnChO sull ivAn, OlA eleOgrAm, mOnyCA byrne-wiCkey,
pAt gudAuskAs, dylAn grAves, dAne gudAuskAs, tAnner gudAuskAs
fighty
hACky
‘stAChey
snOw white
grinny
snow whiTe and The seVen pros
grOmmygOOfy
frOthy
The adVenTures of huCK finsmAll hAleiwA meAns lefthAnd lAunChpAds fOr gOOfyfOOts l ike wilkO
evAn vAliere stArted At hAleiwA in the lOwly rOund Of 136. he f inAlly went dOwn
f ive heAts lAter tO the eventuAl COntest winner And runner-up, JOels pArkinsOn And
CenteiO. evAn eArned A nAp.
sleeping beauTies
Taj burrow follows The hollow-lip road
Th e wo n d e r f u l wi z a r d o f oz
We’re not In YallIngup
anYmore!
3rd At hAleiwA
2nd At sunset
JuliAn wilsOn,
lOOking l ike A
yOung heir tO
the triple CrOwn
thrOne.
“oh, i jusT Can’T
waiT To be King.”
The ( ju)lian King
denied A pipe mAsters wildCArd, Jules is bAnished frOm his f irst triple CrOwn.
“ i w A n n A t h A n k e v e r y O n e f O r t h e s u p p O r t i n r e g A r d s t O g e t t i n g A s p O t A t p i p e . i ’ m s O r r y t O s A y i t ’ s n O t g O i n g t O h A p p e n t h i s y e A r b u t i ’ l l b e b A C k n e x t y e A r A n d m A n y y e A r s t O C O m e A f t e r t h A t . f i n g e r s C r O s s e d i m A k e t h e t O u r ! g O O d l u C k t O t h e b O y s t r y i n g t O m A k e A m O v e u p ! i ’ m O u t , h A w A i i . y O u w e r e g O O d t O m e . ” — J u l i A n w i l s O n , d e C . 7 t h v i A t w i t t e r
run away, siMba! and neVer CoMe baCK!But then.. .
“it’s been the mOst rAdiCAl yeAr Of my l ife. tO win the
triple CrOwn wOuld meAn A yeAr thAt’s hAd sO mAny ups
And dOwns wOuld end On A high. it’s been suCh A rAdiCAl
yeAr, sO sAd And sO hAppy At vAriOus times. i think Of Andy
And i’m sAd, then i think Of my sOn mAhli be ing bOrn And
i’m hAppy, And i think Of Andy’s sOn And i get A l ittle
sAd AgAin. it’s All sO up And dOwn.” —JOel pArkinsOn,
winner Of the reef hAwAi iAn prO 2010
photo: dj struntz
“I thInk I can, I
thInk I can...”
where The wild Things...& Ot h e r tA l e s fr O m th e O’n e i l l wO r l d Cu p
Chapter
2s u n s e t b e A C h
pOOr COnditiOns fOrCed lAy-dAys And OverlApp ing heAts At
vAl’s reef And kAmmielAnd. nOthin’ wild AbOut it.
where The wild Things... aren’T
photo: jimmicane
JOrdy smith, wild thing.
roar!
photo: foleY
the fOOd At the O’neill wOrld Cup wAs Often better
thAn the wAves. tiAgO pires, prObAbly stArting tO
wOnder whAt’s fOr lunCh. photo:s foley
“Then froM far away aCross The world he sMelled good
Things To eaT, so he gaVe up being King of The wild Things.”
—Maurice sendak, where the wild things Are
rAOni mOnteirO wins, And the CrOwd gOes wild
(brAzil iAns: eCstAtiC! Others: diplOmAtiC, but vis ibly dis interested.)
“and The wild Things roared Their Terrible roars and gnashed Their
Terrible TeeTh and rolled Their Terrible eyes and showed Their Terrible
Claws.” —Maurice sendak, where the wild things Are
rAOni mOnteirO wins, And the CrOwd gOes wild
(brAzil iAns: eCstAtiC! Others: diplOmAtiC, but vis ibly dis interested.)
photo: foleY
leT The wild
ruMpus sTarT!
rAOni mOnteirO, first brAziliAn tO win At the triple CrOwn in 20 yeArs:
king Of All wild things
photo: foleY
meAnwhile.. .pArkO, the l ittle Auss ie thAt COuld, keeps Chugging up the
hill. photo: foleY
JOel mOves intO the quArterf inAls, mAintAining his
triple CrOwn rAtings leAd After twO events.
t
how The frenCh sTole ChrisTMas
photo: foleY
& Ot h e r tA l e s f r O m t h e b i l l A b O n g p i p e mA s t e r s
Chapter
3b A n z A i p i p e l i n e
& Ot h e r tA l e s f r O m t h e b i l l A b O n g p i p e mA s t e r s
oVer The fields and Through The ‘hoods, To gerry’s house we go...
photo: jimmicane
it wAs One mAd teA pArty. tyler wright.
photo: jimmicane
vAns’ duAl fOr the Jewel brOught fOur femAle surfers tO p ipe , A h istOr iCAlly bOys-Only triple CrOwn venue.
aliCes in wonderland
aliCes in wonderland
At se A, mAd As A hAtter.
AshOre, A Chesh ire CAt smile .
COCO hO:
AlAnA blAnChArd, newly requAl if i ed fOr the Asp wOmen’s wOrld tOur
the queen Of heArts
photos: jimmicane
t W e e D L e D e e ptyler wright, bACkdOOr. photo: jimmicane
t W e e D L e D u m pCOCO hO, intO the rAbbit hOle
photo: jimmicane
desp ite pArkO’s triple CrOwn
pO ints leAd, v iCtOry i s fAr frOm
CertA in when he gOes dOwn in
rOund 3 At p ipe .
“I thInk
I thInk
“i th ink i CAn, i th ink i CAn. . .”
he CAn Only s it, wAtCh And wAit fOr his stOry tO unfOld.
photo: jimmicane
The l iTTle auss ie ThaT Could
I can,
I can...”
The l iTTle auss ie ThaT Could
dusty pAyne’s 2011 wOrld tOur requAl if iCAt iOn rests On A rOund 3 v iCtOry AgA inst miCk fAnning.photos: jimmicane
goldiloCKs & The (round) 3 barrels
dusty pAyne’s 2011 wOrld tOur requAl if i CAt iOn rests On A rOund 3 v iCtOry AgA inst miCk fAnning.
goldiloCKs & The (round) 3 barrels
with fOur minutes
tO gO, miCk hAs
dusty COmbO’d
with A tOtAl Of
17.94
then dusty f inds
twO bOwls At
bACkdOOr And
d igs in
photo: foleY
This one’s jusT r ighT.
sCOre: 9.00 // time remAining: 3:49
photo: jimmicane
This one’s jusT r ighTer.
sCOre: 9.87 // time remAining: 0:00
photo: jimmicane
dusty pAyne — Off iC iAlly On tOur in 2011. del iC iOus.
dusty pAyne — Off iC iAlly On tOur in 2011. del iC iOus.
mmmm...
photos: jimmicane
with miCk’s el iminAtiOn, the little Auss ie thAt COuld Chugs One step ClOser tO his triple CrOwn.
photo: jimmicane
with miCk’s el iminAtiOn, the little Auss ie thAt COuld Chugs One step ClOser tO his triple CrOwn.
“I thInk I can, I thInk I can...”
sky-high exClAmAtiOn pOint fOr A 9.33
. . .At leAst All dAne’s dO
all slobs go To heaVen
photo: jimmicane
photo: jimmicane
The CuTbaCK of noTre dane
reynOlds r ings the bell At bACkdOOr.
kelly must be One hOnest CAt, beCAuse his nOses keep getting shOrter And shOrter.photo: jimmicane
kelly must be One hOnest CAt, beCAuse his nOses keep getting shOrter And shOrter.
pinoCChio
it’s his tube r ides thAt Are reAl lOng...photo: foleY
bACkdOOr speCiAl ist kieren perrOw, the frenChmAn’s f inAl viCtim. photo: foleY
“’pooh-pooh To The whos!” he was grinChily huMMing. “They’re f inding ouT now ThaT
no ChrisTMas i s CoMing! They ’re jusT waKing up, i Know jusT whaT They ’ll do. Their
MouThs will hang open a MinuTe or Two, Then The whos down in whoVille will all Cry,
‘boo hoo. ’” —dr. seuss , hOw the grinCh stOle ChristmAs
Jeremy flOres (next spreAd) swipes the
ult imAte ChristmAs present frOm
surf ing’s whO’s whO:
kieren perrOw
kelly slAter
Owen wright
tAJ burrOw
CJ hObg OOd
h o w T h e f r e n C h s T o l e C h r i s T M a s
y o u ’ r e a M e a n o n e , M r . f r e n C h
y o u ’ r e a M e a n o n e , M r . f r e n C h photo: jimmicane
“bu T T h i s . . . T h i s s o u n d w a s n ’T s a d.
why... This sound sounded glad. eVery
who down in whoVille, The Tall and
The sMall, was s ing ing, wiThouT any
p r e s e n T s a T a l l ! he h a d n’T s T o p p e d
C h r i s T M a s f r o M C o M i n g , i T C a M e !
soMehow or oTher, iT CaMe jusT The
sa Me.” —dr. se u s s , hO w t h e gr i n C h
stOle ChristmAs
photos: foleY and jimmicane
All the whOs dOwn At pipel ine.. .
. . .elAted fOr Jeremy!
Jeremy dediCAtes his hArd-eArned win, the f irst fOr A eurOpeAn in triple CrOwn histOry, tO his idOl, Andy irOns. bien fa it, jereMy!
Jeremy dediCAtes his hArd-eArned win, the f irst fOr A eurOpeAn in triple CrOwn histOry, tO his idOl, Andy irOns. bien fa it, jereMy!
and What happened then?
Well, at p ipel ine they say
that the frenchMan’s sMall
rep greW three s izes that day.
photo: foleY
“i thOught i COuld,
i thOught i COuld. . .”
the l ittle Auss ie thAt
COuld, refus ing tO be
derA iled by in Jury, Cl imbs tO
the tOp Of the triple CrOwn
fOr the th ird strA ight yeAr
Joel parkinson:
2010 vAns triple CrOwn
Of surf ing ChAmp iOn
photo: foleY
The end“Oh, i Just CAn’t wAit tO be k ing. . .”
The end. . .unt il next ye A r
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EDITORIAL
Editor in Chief travis fErrÉ
Managing Editor stuart CornuEllE
Photo Editor PEtEr taras
associate Photo Editor jiMMy wilson
art Director Chato aganza
art Director sCott ChEnowEth
online Editor jason MillEr
PhOTOgRAPhERs
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