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ALOHA: THE 2014 VANS TRIPLE CROWN Hawaii is like a family reunion. Except it’s a family re-
year, the world’s best — and the aforementioned others —
union that involves aunts, uncles, fathers, friends, pho-
gather on the North Shore for six weeks. This has very little
tographers, writers, videographers, marketers, designers,
to do with spending time in the sun and the sand, but very
those wait, what exactly do you do? people, bosses, interns
much to do with surfing the earth’s throatiest waves. All of
commentators, confused people from the Midwest that just
this is bound together by the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
happened to book a room at Turtle Bay and walk into the
and the three jewels that bedazzle it.
wrong banquet hall (Lei Lei’s) and, of course, surfers. Each
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RE EF H AWA I I A N P R O Which is held at… Haleiwa. And is know for... being a firm and walled reminder that Triple Crown season is upon us. And loved for… The power surfing it produces. But hated for… Lulls, currents, sections and various forms of trickery that combine to force the occasional 2.43 heat total. This year will be remembered for… The airshow that was the final day — thanks Julian and Dusty.
VA N S WO R LD C U P Which is held at… Sunset. And is know for… Closing out the WQS season. And loved for… Challenging the world’s best surfers in a unique way. Actually unique though — like snowflakes, fingerprints or your first experience with garlic bread crust on pizza. But hated for… Face-palming hardened ‘QS hopefuls and catching everyone else inside. This year will be remembered for… Dusty Payne bearding his way to the 2015 WCT and Michel Bourez’s everything.
BIL LA BO N G P I P E L I N E MAST E R S Which is held at… Well, Pipeline. And is know for… Deciding the World Title and the qualifiers for next year’s tour. That, and being the most prestigious event in surfing. And loved for… Barrels. Tubes. Caves. Tunnels. Pits. Enclaves. Crevices. Every other noun that describes a section of hollow space until it starts sounding like you’re talking about vaginas. But hated for… Breaking people. This year will be remembered for… Gabriel Medina’s first Title and Julian Wilson ending an ugly year on a pretty note.
N OW WHAT? We rest. The ASP dies, but everything besides the name lives on as the WSL — the World Surf League. Gabriel Medina and Brazil celebrate their first world title. John John and Kolohe train more. Parko and Mick sigh. Taj sighs even harder. Kelly Slater questions whether or not he has one more left in him and so do we. When does 2015 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast start anyway?
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Haleiwa is a town, but don’t mistake it for “Town”.
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Outside.
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Joel Centeio, Haleiwa local and former winner of the Reef Hawaiian Pro, marks his territory.
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Anything but empty. Danny Fuller.
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Kolohe Andino.
Those shoulders, those calves — the surfers can’t help but feel safe.
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Do people who love big barrels find big barrels, or do big barrels find them? Brent Dorrington, cloaked in a philosophical curtain.
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Raise your hand if you can feel the power. Quarterfinals finisher Jordy Smith flexes on Haleiwa’s end section.
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Michael Dunphy, Yadin Nicol and family.
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Surfers like to call 33rd finishes “dirty turds” because, well, they’re not good. But with its “Toilet Bowl” section, there’s no more appropriate place to get one than Haleiwa. Yadin Nicol and the cleanest dirty turd you ever did see.
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Julian Wilson scored above 17.4 in four of the five heats he surfed on his way to a runner-up finish at the Reef Hawaiian Pro. (Read: He’s good.).
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Where the results don’t match the surfing, we found Ezekiel Lau. He won his first two heats with point totals north of 18 points, then fell to Bede Durbidge and Mitch Crews with a 16.37.
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Dillon Perillo, kneejerk and colorful.
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Alex Smith.
Conner Coffin.
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Say a little prayer for the ‘QS grinders.
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9.67.
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In the Final against Dusty Payne, Adam Melling and Jeremy Flores, Julian Wilson backs up his 9.07 with this slob for a 9.67. Would it be enough?
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Dusty Payne welcomes himself back and puts himself in the 2014 WCT qualification discussion
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A new knee, new beard and new attitude puts Dusty right where he belongs.
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VANS WORLD C U P OF S U RF ING,
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Sweating room only. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
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Jack Freestone and Alana Blanchard, plenty of thigh to go around. PHOTO: COREY WILSON
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Even the locals take pictures. P H O T O : P E T E R T A R A S
Too many Red Bulls. P H O T O : C O R E Y W I L S O N
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HOPE TO QUALIFY Sunset
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SHOULD I STICK AROUND,
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OR SHOULD I LEAF?
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Koa Smith. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N 056
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Chris Ward and his daughter/board caddy, Malia. P H O T O : S T E V E S H E R M A N Sunset
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Damien Hobgood and Keanu Asing. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Conner Coffin. P H O T O : P E T E R T A R A S
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After finishing fourth at Haleiwa, Adam Melling went into Sunset safely qualifed for the 2015 ‘CT via the WQS. P H O T O : S T E V E S H E R M A N Sunset
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Dusty Payne descends his way up the rankings. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
A David Do Carmo. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
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Keanu Asing, very qualified. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
Beautiful mind Mason Ho. P H O T O : S T E V E S H E R M A N Sunset
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THANKFUL Sunset always unfolds around Thanksgiving. Kolohe Andino carves the turkey toward Round 4. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
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Everyone’s grateful for channel 1250. P H O T O : D J S T R U N T Z
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Both of these guys would fare better than these photos suggest. Wardo (left) would finish 5th in the contest and 50th on the 2014 WQS season, and Ian Walsh would get 4th in the event. P H O T O S : D J S T R U N T Z
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‘CT veteran Julian Wilson (left) and tour hopeful Ricardo Christie (right) both refused to let the Sun-set on their WCT hopes. P H O T O S : D J S T R U N T Z
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Torren Martin (left) and Garrett Parkes. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Matt Wilkinson had been like, “I’ll qualify next week,” for too many weeks going into Sunset. This here’s the bottom turn of a procrastinator that’s run out of time. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N Sunset
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Dusty Payne needed to make the semifinal at Sunset to qualify for the 2015 ‘CT. He did. Then he made the final, got second and took the lead in the Triple Crown race. P H O T O S : D J S T R U N T Z
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...BING
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Sebastian Zietz drowns his stinger, gets third. P H O T O S : D J S T R U N T Z
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With an 8.2 riding shotgun and a heaving Sunset wall in his headlights, Michel Bourez slams the brakes... P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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…and picks up a 9.93 for the win.. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Michel Bourez and the three stages of winning:
elation,
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elation.
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PHOTO: STEVE SHERMAN Sunset
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Held in very fond memory of Andy Irons.
And rightfully so.
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If you came to see a stalefish, go home. Danny Fuller. P H O T O S : J I M M I C A N E
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It’s a two-way street. Ezekiel Lau and Jamie O’Brien. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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PICTURE PERFECT Seriously. Joel Centio got a 10 on this wave. P H O T O : J I M M I C A N E
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Jamie O’Brien. P H O T O : C O R E Y W I L S O N Pipeline
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Ace Buchan isn’t much of a knitter.
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But he does know how to thread. P H O T O S : J I M M I C A N E
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Kelly Slater, mountain bound. P H O T O : C O R E Y W I L S O N
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INCEPTION
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Here’s a view of the view of someone about to get a view. PHOTO: COREY WILSON
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Michel Bourez.
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Matt Wilkinson.
Your thoughts. P H O T O S : C O R E Y W I L S O N
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REEF? THERE’S A REEF?
Reef McIntosh started in the trials and stretched all the way to Round 2 of the Main Event. P H O T O : J I M M I C A N E
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Makai Macma.... Pumping, pumping, pumped. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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IN THIS CORNER...
Mick Fanning. And in that corner, Kelly Slater — what you don’t see is the corner with Gabriel Medina in it.
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Kelly Slater, no hands.
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Dusty Payne, no razor. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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And this is what grit looks like. Kelly Slater. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Mitch Coleborn paddles over a bad decision. PHOTO: JIMMICANE
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Jordy Smith breaks his collarbone and sits out for a few months . P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N Pipeline
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Julian Wilson. P H O T O : J I M M I C A N E
Owen Wright. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
Growl. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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After Gabriel Medina beat Dusty Payne and Kelly Slater lost to Alejo Muniz, the king was officially out of contention for 2014. Here, he’s either upset or wants a very big sandwich.
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You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
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Mick Fanning, solemn. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Gabriel Medina, solemner. P H O T O : C O R E Y W I L S O N
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Ever feel like you have sand everywhere? Pipe can relate. P H O T O : C O R E W I L S O N
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What does Gabriel Medina have in common with Michael Jordan? Well, the mouth thing... P H O T O S : BRENT BIELMANN
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....and the whole championship thing.
Stepdad Charles can’t even. P H O T O S : C O R E W I L S O N
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Enjoy the hug — but just so you know, there’s a guy like three feet behind you that is trying to eat you.
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WINNING
For Gabe, it’s a World Title.
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For this guy, it’s selfies. P H O T O : S H E R M A N
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Julian Wilson looked good in the final. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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And Gabriel Medina looked left. P H O T O : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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Due to the overlapping heat format and a time constraint, Julian Wilson surfed his Quarter, his Semi and the Final without having exited the water. He clocked 90 straight minuts in a jersey, thus proving that is impossible to get tired of winning. P H O T O S : B R E N T B I E L M A N N
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We are the champions
Julian Wilson, of Pipeline and the Triple Crown.
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Gabriel Medina, of the world.
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2014 FINAL
WCT R A NKI N GS M EN ’ S 01 Gab rie l M e d i n a 02 M ic k Fa n n i n g 03 J o h n J oh n F l ore n c e 04 Kelly Sl ate r 05 M ic he l B ou rez 06 Jo el P a r k i n s on 07 J o rd y S m i t h 08 Adrian o d e S ou za 09 Taj Bur row 09 Jos h Ke r r 11 Ko lo h e An d i n o 11 Owe n Wr i g h t 13 Nat Yo u n g 14 J ulian Wi l s on 15 Adrian B u ch a n 16 Be de D u r b i d g e 17 Filip e Tol e d o 18 Kai Otton 19 M iguel P u p o 20 S eb ast i a n Ze i tz
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2 1 Freddy Patacchia J r. 2 2 J adson A ndre
C UTO F F LINE 2 3 Matt Wilk inson 24 C .J . H obgood 24 Adam Melling 2 6 A lejo Muniz 2 7 A ritz A ranburu 2 8 D ion Atk inson 2 9 Tiago Pires 30 Mitch C rews 31 B rett Simpson 32 Travis Logie 33 J eremy Flores 34 G lenn H all 35 R aoni Monteiro 36 Mitch C oleborn
2 0 1 4 WQS F I N A L TOP 1 0 Matt Ba n t in g Wig g o lly Da n ta s Ad a m Me llin g Ita lo Fe r re ira Matt Wilkin s o n Ke a n u As in g Du sty P ayn e Je re my Flo res Brett Simp s o n Ric a rd o Ch r ist ie
W I L D CA R D S : C.J. Ho b g o o d Gle n n Ha ll
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B R EAK T I M E.
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