Friday 12/19/03

Andy Irons took it all !!!

With 3 to 5 feet surf coming from North, Northeast, Pipeline was inexistent today.
The Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Master,
final event of the Triple Crown of Surfing and last event of the ASP world tour
was all about a long sandbar toward to Back Door.
 Hawaii's Andy Irons did it again,
winning the three most important awards in the sport:
the Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title
and the Association of Surfing Professionals world title.
His payoff was a $30,000 Xbox winner's check, a $7,500 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing bonus
and a second consecutive world crown.
He is the only surfer to ever win all three titles two years in a row.
Australians Joel Parkinson was second and Phil MacDonald third.
Six times world champion and six times Pipeline master champion Kelly Slater was forth,
unfortunately there weren't enough waves in the final for a very good competition...

Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters final results:
1st) Andy Irons (Haw) 15.16 - US$30,000
2nd) Joel Parkinson (Aus) 14.4 - US$16,000
3rd) Phil MacDonald (Aus) 9.6 - US$11,000
4th) Kelly Slater (USA) 9.6 - US$9,000
 equal 5th) Luke Hitchings (Aus) 11.57, Bruce Irons (Haw) 11.5 - US$8,500
equal 7th) Pancho Sullivan (Haw) 8.83, Cory Lopez (USA) 7.06 - US$7,500

Official ASP Ratings After The Xbox Pipeline Masters, WCT #12/12
1. Andy Irons (Haw) 8,964-points
2. Kelly Slater (USA) 8,544
3. Taj Burrow (Aus) 7,344
4. Mick Fanning (Aus) 7,080
5. Joel Parkinson (Aus) 6,972
6. Kieren Perrow (Aus) 6,480
7. Taylor Knox (USA) 6,000
8. Michael Lowe (Aus) 5,820
9. Jake Paterson (Aus) 5,772
10. Dean Morrison (Aus) 5,592

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Andy Irons
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Joel Parkinson
This barrel on the semi final was one of the highest scores of the event and one of the only rides all day to Pipeline ,
I swear he is in there...
.

Phillip MacDonald

Kelly Slater
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Some good moments throughout the event:

WQS(World Qualifying Series) world Champion, Brazil's Neco Padaratz
.

Nice view from the judges tower, but
I think it was not good enough to judge the Back Door waves

There was lots of current going towards OTW,
all the competitors had to run on the beach after a long ride

Brother Bruce Irons had a good performance and finished 5th

Equal 5th Luke Hitchings, Australian power

Dean Morrison, Australia

First time a hawaiian surf girl win the Triple Crown Championship:
Keala Kennelly, Hawaii

Much mahalo for everybody that worked so hard to make all this happen.
Aloha and
HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!!

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TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING RESULTS:

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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