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*** Official Billabong Pro Pipeline Contest Thread ***
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Champions were crowned!
Unfortunately both finals were plagued with dogshit conditions.
The entire comp only had a glimpse of good surf here and there.
I'm starting to learn WSL lingo. "Tricky" = "Shitty". "Challenging" also = "Shitty". Most of their adjectives actually mean "shitty"... it's pretty easy lingo.
With any luck this year will be the dagger in the WSLs heart and something new springs up, preferably something filled with people unique style (so yeah, a ~4 person tour)
Sure, there were like 10-15 decent waves throughout the 28 hours of competition. A wave at pipe lasts what, 7 seconds? Amazing.
Like any surf session, you get good ones and bad ones.
Seven seconds at Pipe can change your life.
If memory serves, in 1988 the Pipeline Masters had such poor conditions that the final was held at Ehukai Beach. Robbie Page won that year.
The Gums Masters in the 80's. Pagey won and many decried how pathetic it was. So be it. There will always be years unlike others; it's about figuring out how to maintain despite it all.
Edit: Saw @sponge beat me to it.
Bede won the 2007 Pipe contest at 2-3ft Off The Walls and the Triple Crown. I was skating that day and walked across the street to watch. Conditions were nice but the surf was barely head high.
When I walked back to Nancy’s the Florence boys were skating the 6’ft mini. John looked over the railing, saw me walking up and asked who won. I told him Bede and he clinched the Triple Crown too. John’s reply BEDE!!!? Haha.
Bede ripped beating Parko, Dingo and Pancho. No barrels the 3 heats I watched.
When I walked back to Nancy’s the Florence boys were skating the 6’ft mini. John looked over the railing, saw me walking up and asked who won. I told him Bede and he clinched the Triple Crown too. John’s reply BEDE!!!? Haha.
Bede ripped beating Parko, Dingo and Pancho. No barrels the 3 heats I watched.
Here's an early round shot from the 2007 Pipeline Masters (12/13/07). Might even be Bede. Pretty sure the last day was much worse.
How about this heat from last year?
I expect great things from João "Chumbinho" Chianca (big shoes to fill, his brother Lucas is a beast in giant waves... But Chianca could fight for a world title).
I expect great things from João "Chumbinho" Chianca (big shoes to fill, his brother Lucas is a beast in giant waves... But Chianca could fight for a world title).
The only thing anyone is going to remember from this contest is that JJF got the most obvious 10 in the history of 10's and the judges gave him a 9.93.
