Download - 2012 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
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P H o T o G R A P H E R S
JIMMIcAnE
coREy WIlSon
DuncAn MAcfARlAnE
STEvE SHERMAn
MIkE kIllIon
E D I T o R I A l
Editor-in-chief | TAyloR PAul
Managing Editor | bEAu flEMISTER
Assistant Editor | bREnDAn bucklEy
Photo Editor | PETER TARAS
Associate Photo Editor | JIMMy WIlSon
Art Director | cHATo AGAnzA
Associate Art Director | noA EMbERSon
online Editor | JASon MIllER
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All Haleiwa photos by Corey WilsonAll Haleiwa photos by Corey Wilson
SeabaSS,before.
Here we go...
Seababefore.
Here we go...
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Dusty Payne sat out most of 2012 with a swollen ankle, but he was rewarded with the injury wildcard for 2013 (and 6.73 points for this spin).
a toaSt togood health
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If 2013 tour-addition Glenn Hall were surfing this wave, how many times overhead would it be?
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Haleiwa was built for big turns. Gabe Kling exploits.
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does Clash of the Legends winner Vincent Sunny Garcia really need to check his spray?
after all theSe yearS and an ocean of bucketS thrown,
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Mark Occy
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Robert Kelly
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Dane Reynolds quit the tour in 2012 to work on his big budget biopic, anchor twins.
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This is a turn in the same way a tiger is a cat.
Dane Reynolds purrs.
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Worthy of two names.
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Alejo, Seabass and John John are three young WT surfers who’ve earned their [boardshort] stripes.
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Sebastian Zietz
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Everyone has fun at Camp Seabass.
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“Snuck in da club.”
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This year, there were 10 seats open on tour.
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there'Soneleft.
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He came. He carved. He crowned.
Sebastian Zietz: He came. He carved. He crowned.
Sebastian Zietz:
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Jeremy Flores comfortably carved himself a 2013 re-qualification, finishing 11th.
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In surfing, we love
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fair-weather fanS.In surfing, we love
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Tom Whitaker goes pinch for punch with Sunset.
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Wardo and daughter
Gabriel Medina
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Jack Freestone
Sunny and Zeke
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Alejo Muniz.
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Alejo Muniz.
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Alejo Muniz.
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Sunset has an Ace in its pocket.
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Year after year, CJ Hobgood has proved he's got the chops to make it on tour...
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...at Sunset, he licked ‘em.
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...at Sunset, he licked ‘em.
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Torque like a husky ballerina on his way to victory.
Adam Melling,
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Adam Melling,
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Seabass, comfortably third.
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It started early, it started clean.
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A feared competitor, an eloquent commentator, an attentive father. May 2013 bless you with more Shane dorian than ever.
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It’s not so bad to be a middle man. damien hobgood leans into Backdoor, and ends the year 16th in the world.
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Bruce
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Irons
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Marley Parkinson [toddler].
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From a distance it almost loo— actually, f--k that. Still looks scary.
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kieren Perrow, unafraid.
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Will failure to re-qualify wipe the smile off Pat gudauSkaS' face?
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No.The answer is no.
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make no miStake,
forearm tattoos have nothing to do with this style. dane.
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,
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mick had a mathematical shot at the 2012 World Title, but his Backdoor calcula-tions left him a fraction shy.
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Beating John John at Haleiwa and Pipe, SeabaSS is already comfortable in his role as a 'CTer...
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...Very comfortable. Triple Crown victory lap.
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wouldhe be king?
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The land of 1,000 sunburns.
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Ricardo Dos Santos
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You would.Photo: JimmiCane
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You probably wouldn’t.Photo: maCfarlane
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PatientlyParko
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Ace Buchan
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Adam Melling,
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banana peeled.
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Billy Kemper
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Parko, beneath a nice set.
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Shane dorian
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Jeremy floreS
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Jamie o’barreled. Photos: Corey Wilson
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CURVES &CURVES
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& LINES
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LINES
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D a n e
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For Kelly, "letting go" didn't work as well as it did in 2005.
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Kolohe, deep breaths
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deeP driveSTo prove something, you need evidence. Here, Kolohe Andino presents Exhibit A: a 9.13 in Round 3.
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Taylor Knox. Legend. Photo: sherman
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Off the Wall, bless her heart. She tries, but will inevitably come up short next to her older sisters, Pipe and Backdoor.
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board gameS
Slater'S broken board wasn't enough to crush gabriel medina'S dreams (is anything?). Gabs, seventh in the world and rising.
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board gameS
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yadin'S 10:Stunning,
but sadly, not enough to re-qualify.
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andy'S mother, danielle.
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Second place at Pipe. Eight place on tour. A quick trip to the
hospital between heats.
An eventful workday for JoSh kerr.
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A fist for every first. World title and Pipeline winner, Joel ParkinSon.
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Over the boil and through the Backdoor on his way to not second place.
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And Parko declares, "Send Kelly's shirts to Africa!"
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Thank you for
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Thank you for