Pipeline has been on fire this winter. The legendary wave's been pretty much perfect on numerous occasions, offering prime conditions for freesurf sessions and contests. The waves were pumping for comps like Da Hui's Backdoor Shootout, the Vans Pipe Masters, and the Lexus Pipe Pro. .
It's a busy time for the North Shore, where pro surfer and YouTube extraordinaire Jamie O'Brien lives. It's been getting slammed with huge surf and huge crowds, as surfers and spectators rush in for the World Surf League's Champion Tour that kicked off with the Lexus Pipe Pro. So .
Four months ago, Kelly Slater was lying on a couch somewhere, recovering from hip surgery; today, he’s in Hawaii, competing for his ninth win at Pipeline. The 11-time world champion, and surfing’s proverbial GOAT, put on a jersey for the first time after going under the knife and returned to .
It's been a good season for Pipeline. Especially over the last few days, as a star-studded lineup of pros in town for the Lexus Pipe Pro scored all-time Pipe. Eleven-time world champ Kelly Slater tested out his new hip and proved that he's not slowing down with a mental barrel at .