By Shannon Reporting Aussie Jack Robinson’s prowess on the North Shore this year is unmatched. The nickname “Jack Robo” has...
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Odi Schlossberg
The SurfAid Cup Series Artist
By Taylor Phelps Odile ‘Odi’ Schlossberg grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spending vacations along the Uruguay coastline where she...
Hidden in Plain Sight / Benji Brand
The Freesurf Interview
By Andrew Oliver With social media’s infinite broadcast of the banal, the tragic, the triumphant, and everything in between, it’s nearly impossible for a moment of even the slightest significance to go unnoticed, unclaimed, and unpublished – especially in the world of modern professional surfing where self-promotion has become synonymous...
Surviving Giants / A Big Wave Series
Talk Story with Pioneers Shane Dorian & Keala Kennelly
A Big Wave Series by Shannon Reporting Sleeping giants begin to awaken from their summer slumber, as thunder and lightning...
By Brent Bielmann “Shooting fisheye photos in waves of consequence makes me feel alive; I love the rush it gives me. Benji’s incredible barrel riding skills and Teahupo‘o’s raw power compliment each other oh so well! Thanks guys! Aloha.” – Brent Bielmann...
Catching Up with Imaikalani DeVault
Vans Triple Crown Threat
Written by Shannon Reporting Traveling around the globe on the WSL Qualifying Series, Maui’s Imaikalani deVault is clocking his share...
Rainos Hayes
The Trained Eye
By Andrew Oliver One of the more familiar faces of the Vans Triple Crown is the perpetually stoked Rainos Hayes,...
Men’s CT – Banzai Pipeline Dec 8 – 20, 2019 The final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown (VTCS) and the only WSL Championship Tour (CT) event of the series, the prestige of the Billabong Pipe Masters is unrivaled in competitive surfing. The wave of waves, the Banzai Pipeline sets...
By Shannon Reporting Being an ambassador for Hawai‘i while traveling abroad means everything to 25-year-old Ezekiel “Zeke” Lau. Competing at...
Men’s QS 10,000 – Sunset Beach Nov 25 – Dec 7, 2019 The second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown...
Against the Odds
Jesse Mendes 2018 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion
By Andrew Oliver The fraternity of Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champions is one of the most exclusive circles in professional surfing, with only 18 winners in its 36 years of existence. With a few exceptions, this prestigious series has been won by some of the biggest icons of the...