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...
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By Brent Bielmann “Shooting fisheye photos in waves of consequence makes me feel alive; I love the rush it gives...
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 of miles chasing his dream of making the World Tour. At only 21 years old, he’s still getting his feet wet amongst the top seeds, but what strikes us most...
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...
By Shannon Reporting Being an ambassador for Hawai‘i while traveling abroad means everything to 25-year-old Ezekiel “Zeke” Lau. Competing at the most elite level of performance surfing, the Hawaiian power-surfer spends the majority of the year chasing scores and putting on a show for the judges. So when November finally...
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...
By Shannon Reporting The bright-eyed surfer gal on the Vans team, Leila Hurst requires no introduction. Her glowing smile lights up a room (or the lineup in her case) and her positive attitude is infectious. Growing up on the ‘Garden Isle’ of Kaua‘i, surfing was always a natural fit for...
Keeping it Simple
A conversation with Jon Pyzel, the North Shore’s most in-demand shaper.
by Andrew Oliver The start of the Vans Triple Crown is a signal that winter has arrived on the North...
HAWAIIAN PRO Men’s QS 10,000 – Haleiwa Nov 13 – 24, 2019 The first event of the Vans Triple Crown...
A Champion’s Return to Form
The Carissa Moore Interview
By Andrew Oliver It has been well documented that the women’s performances on the WSL World Championship Tour are in uncharted territory; one of the key influencers of this current performance surge is Carissa Moore. She is the rare surfer whose impact on the sport, from a teenage phenom to...