The swell has hit and the stage is set at Pipeline. These photos were taken just a few hours ago as the world title-deciding swell was making landfall in Hawaii.
The swell has hit and the stage is set at Pipeline. These photos were taken just a few hours ago as the world title-deciding swell was making landfall in Hawaii.
Might've been a few laydays at the Pipe Masters but it's not like the waves have stopped. Sydney photographer, Matt Dunbar, has been shooting all over the North Shore during the down days capturing Flynn Novak, Rasta, Ryan Calinan, and John John, amongst others in the mid-range waves.
Might've been a few laydays at the Pipe Masters but it's not like the waves have stopped. Sydney photographer, Matt Dunbar, has been shooting all over the North Shore during the down days capturing Flynn Novak, Rasta, Ryan Calinan, and John John, amongst others in the mid-range waves.
“Parko is still checking with his wife.” It was an innocent email from Taylor Steele but it brought a wry smile to the cube monkeys at Swellnet. The contrast was stark: pro surfing's jetsetting elite, who fly to exotic locales on a moments notice...but only after the family matriarch gives the OK.
“Parko is still checking with his wife.” It was an innocent email from Taylor Steele but it brought a wry smile to the cube monkeys at Swellnet. The contrast was stark: pro surfing's jetsetting elite, who fly to exotic locales on a moments notice...but only after the family matriarch gives the OK.
Some of the typhoons on the east stayed quite a way offshore and provided clean groundswell. The strange weather pattern was a boon for surfers this year, offering plentiful waves on the south, east and north coasts.
Some of the typhoons on the east stayed quite a way offshore and provided clean groundswell. The strange weather pattern was a boon for surfers this year, offering plentiful waves on the south, east and north coasts.
The second day of competition is done and the world title still hasn't been decided. The pointy end of the contest just got pointier! Momentum swung toward Slater today when he won his Round 4 heat, thereby jumping to the Quarters, while ol' Mick lost his Round 4 heat and now draws deadly C.J Hobgood in Round 5
The second day of competition is done and the world title still hasn't been decided. The pointy end of the contest just got pointier! Momentum swung toward Slater today when he won his Round 4 heat, thereby jumping to the Quarters, while ol' Mick lost his Round 4 heat and now draws deadly C.J Hobgood in Round 5
Somewhere on a lttle-trodden stretch of the east coast photographer Jordan Barta and surfers Josh Ku and Troy Van Vliet try to make sense of a triple-sucking, backless beast of a wave.
Somewhere on a lttle-trodden stretch of the east coast photographer Jordan Barta and surfers Josh Ku and Troy Van Vliet try to make sense of a triple-sucking, backless beast of a wave.
After a quiet word with Kelly Slater the name Bocas del Toro - Spanish for the mouth of the bull - was thrown about. So, fresh after escaping the horns of the bull in Pamplona, Mick Fanning ran straight into its mouth.
After a quiet word with Kelly Slater the name Bocas del Toro - Spanish for the mouth of the bull - was thrown about. So, fresh after escaping the horns of the bull in Pamplona, Mick Fanning ran straight into its mouth.
The first day of the Pipe Masters hummed along just swimmingly - coupla barrels here, coupla barrels there - as Pipe and Backdoor put on their friendly faces. Any drama came from the qualification shuffle as surfers fought for the last few places on next year's tour.
The first day of the Pipe Masters hummed along just swimmingly - coupla barrels here, coupla barrels there - as Pipe and Backdoor put on their friendly faces. Any drama came from the qualification shuffle as surfers fought for the last few places on next year's tour.
The weekend's swell on the East Coast was one to keep the working man happy; it hit Friday, built Saturday to an overnight peak, then tapered slowly on Sunday.
The weekend's swell on the East Coast was one to keep the working man happy; it hit Friday, built Saturday to an overnight peak, then tapered slowly on Sunday.
On the eve of the Pipe Masters a clean mid-range swell gave competitors a last chance to fine tune equipment before competition began.
On the eve of the Pipe Masters a clean mid-range swell gave competitors a last chance to fine tune equipment before competition began.
“Go to Mozambique NOW. It's too small for Skeleton Bay and there's nothing of interest at J-Bay.”
“Go to Mozambique NOW. It's too small for Skeleton Bay and there's nothing of interest at J-Bay.”
Highlights from two days of waves somewhere on the East Coast. A place that demands maximum commitment from the surfers who run the gauntlet between the shallow rock and the double-sucking face.
Highlights from two days of waves somewhere on the East Coast. A place that demands maximum commitment from the surfers who run the gauntlet between the shallow rock and the double-sucking face.
