Saturday 12/13/03

It is all about Kelly and Andy !!

The second day of the Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Master,
final event of the Triple Crown of Surfing and last event of the ASP world tour saw
4 to 6 feet Northwest swell in the morning
with light tradewinds and pretty good tube riding opportunities.
The surf dropped considerably in the afternoon, but
 the performances were as high as it can possibly be when the best surfers in the world are out there.
The highlights of the day were:
first performances of the two contenders for the 2003 ASP world tour title:
six times world champion from Florida Kelly Slater and
current world champion from Hawaii Andy Irons.
Both advance impeccable to the next round.
Each of them are going to compete on round three with
the two best waves of the day, trialists and wild cards winners:
hawaiians Marcus Hickman and Kalani Chapman, both with 10 pointer waves today.
There is one more day of competition and it looks like it will be around Tuesday or Wednesday,
when there is a new large Northwest swell expected.
Check back for full coverage and photos of the ASP world tour rantings final event and
all the Pipeline Master happenings and results.
For more information check it out as well at:
www.triplecrownofsurfing.com

Andy Irons

Brian Pacheco

Beau Emerton, the nicest(??) wipe up of the day

Kalani Chapman

Kelly Slater, disregarding his surf (how can we??),
he deserves win the tour for his charisma, politeness and professional attitude.

Luke Hitchings

Neco Padaratz

Pancho Sullivan

Judges view from Gerry Lopez house

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TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING RESULTS:

TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING SCHEDULE:

The 21st Annual Triple Crown of Surfing officially started
November 12th through December 20th.
The first event was the VANS Hawaiian Pro and Roxy Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park,
its waiting period was from November 12th through 23th.
The Rip Curl Pro at Sunset Beach's, second event,
waiting period was from November 24th through December 7th.
The Xbox Pipeline Masters is the world's longest running event (33 years),
most prestigious pro surfing competition in the world
and the finale of the $750,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
Its waiting period goes from December 8th until the 20th.

EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE EVENT:

The opening ceremony for the QUICKSILVER IN MEMORY OF EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE EVENT
 was December 4, 2003 at Waimea Bay beach park.
The holding period goes from December 5, 2003 to February 28, 2004.
The event will be held on one day when surf measures at least 20 feet (40 foot faces).
INVITEES, in alphabetical order:
Clyde Aikau (Hawaii), Tom Carroll(Australia),
Ross Clarke-Jones(Australia), Shane Dorian(Hawaii), Keone Downing(Hawaii), Johnny Boy Gomes (Hawaii),
Laird Hamilton(Hawaii), Mark Healy(Hawaii), Michael Ho(Hawaii), Bruce Irons(Hawaii),
Andy Irons(Hawaii), Noah Johnson(Hawaii), Brian Keaulana(Hawaii), Rusty Keaulana(Hawaii),
Brock Little(Hawaii), Peter Mel(California), Myles Padaca(Hawaii), Paul Paterson(Australia),
Tony Ray(Australia), Makua Rothman(Hawaii), Kelly Slater(Florida), Jamie Sterling(Hawaii),
Darryl "Flea" Virostko(California), Ross Williams(Hawaii).
ALTERNATES:
Zane Aikau, Titus Kinimaka, Tony Moniz, Pancho Sullivan, Sunny Garcia,
Braden Dias, Keone Watson, Jamie O'Brien, Arnold Dowling, Carlos Burle,
Mike Parsons, Cheyne Horan, Taylor Knox, Darrick Doerner, Chava Greenley,
Vetea David, Derek Ho, Elijah Young, Eric Haas, Kala Alexander, Kalani Chapman,
Chris Malloy, Dennis Pang, Clark Abbey.
HONORARY INVITEES:
Mark Foo, Todd Chesser and Jay Moriarity.

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HAWAIIAN THOUGHTS:

"The climatological average based on 1968-2002
for the first double overhead swell on North Shores for the new season is September 17th (+/- 9 days).
For high surf levels (15 feet face), the average is September 29th (+/- 12 days).
The first Waimea day (25+ face) averages to November 11th (+/- 28 days)(Pat Caldwell)."

"No matter how we choose to go into the water,
whether it is surfing big waves, surfing small waves, sailing, canoeing or swimming.
It is important that we can enjoy ourselves and find peace(Clyde Aikau)."
 

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