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Pipe Masters 2017
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Pipe Masters 2017
I don't understand the draw - aren't there supposed to be eight local wildcards?
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Did they change it and just have the qualification through pipe invitational now?
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That's what I thought. So Dusty Payne and Benji Brand are the two TBD's.
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I would have liked to see Jack Robinson of Australia get through to the main event. How's his tube stance, looks like the Karate Kid:
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what is he doing in this one? is he riding a flat-bottom swallow tail?
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"deserves", ah ah ha fcuk that.
I am wondering if Kelly's competing will generate more headlines than the world title.
Fcuken guaranteed, some unexpected shit will go down at this contest. Everyone's all "Will JFF win or will Gabriel win", but there's more than two people involved here.
I am wondering if Kelly's competing will generate more headlines than the world title.
Fcuken guaranteed, some unexpected shit will go down at this contest. Everyone's all "Will JFF win or will Gabriel win", but there's more than two people involved here.
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I doubt it. He's still a favourite surfer, but competitively, I think most of us have moved on.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:57 amI am wondering if Kelly's competing will generate more headlines than the world title.
Also, I get the impression it's not going to be primo Pipe which doesn't help him.
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Isn't Slater irrelevant nowadays? When was his last comp win or final? Be good theatre but unlikely right? Andy Irons has this one wrapped up.
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This Pipeline livecam is excellent quality.
The surf is no good today.
https://explore.org/livecams/hawaii/hawaii-pipeline-cam
The surf is no good today.
https://explore.org/livecams/hawaii/hawaii-pipeline-cam
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Ha ha you're not writing the headlines foamy.foamy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:12 amI doubt it. He's still a favourite surfer, but competitively, I think most of us have moved on.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:57 amI am wondering if Kelly's competing will generate more headlines than the world title.
Also, I get the impression it's not going to be primo Pipe which doesn't help him.
Watch the US sites go nuts.
Oh and the surf for this event will be good to excellent. Gross overcall on a "HUGE!" swell by a coupla forecasters has dissipated now to a largish junky NNE thing that's passing now. Clean tomorrow and good, mostly Backdoor. Then the Islands will be struck a glancing blow by a very good WNW groundswell which is forming now near the Aleutians. A lot of this swell will pass north of Hawaii but enough of it will fan out that Pipe should see occasional 10'+ sets from it in three or four days. There's a coupla days in that swell, then another storm behind it, a bit unclear as to exactly what that one will do, but it should be enough to bang the finish. Winds varying from strongish trades to light and variable and possibly even the awesome SE angle at some point in the next five or six days.
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i hope pea-brain slater rides some funky piece of shit designed to be ridden in his idiot ditch and catches rail or nose-dives on every wave! that would be fun to watch. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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or if he kills it at macking backdoor on the same stupid wizz stick, takes out the event, rubs john john's and everyone's nose in shit and then sells a million of the over-priced unrideable things to professional surfing's new consumers. that would be fun to watch too, maybe.
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he would totally deserve both those outcomes.
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like in that you-get-what-you-deserve sorta way?
I always thought that was a bit reductionist, I must say lucky al.
I always thought that was a bit reductionist, I must say lucky al.
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in the same way jack robinson deserves to be in the main event i mean.
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that livecam is great. i must just tune into it instead of the wsl event site. challenging conditions currently certainly! why isn't filipe toledo out there practising?foamy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:40 amThis Pipeline livecam is excellent quality.
The surf is no good today.
https://explore.org/livecams/hawaii/hawaii-pipeline-cam
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Someone suggested it is more in front of Off The Wall which is about 60 metres down the beach I think. I don't know. All will be revealed when the comp kicks off I guess.
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nah that Explore camera is at the beach park about 200m the other way from Pipe, more Pupukea way.
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