Triple Crown

The 2010 Vans Triple Crown of surfing

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A n d O t h e r C h i l d r e n ’ s s t O r i e sphoto: jimmicane

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

jimmicane and ryan foley