It’s been a week to remember on the North Shore of the Hawaiian Islands. Sunset finished in epic surf, Waimea Bay held the Eddie for the first time in 5 years, Jaws on Maui kept tow-in surfers on their toes, and now, the Pipeline Masters held it’s first day in 10 – 15 foot surf and perfect conditions.
The first day at Pipe saw a complete first round and partial second round. Notables in the first round were Andy Irons and Bruce Irons passing through to the second. Andy Irons had an interesting heat where he and Marcus Hickman crossed on the drop and luckily didn’t get seriously injured. They finished the round with Andy scoring just enough to move to the next round.
Bruce Irons, like his brother, battled another Hawaii surfer and fellow Eddie Aikau surfer, Reef McIntosh. And like his brother, came out with a win. Notable who didn’t make it out of the first round is former Pipemasters champion, Jamie O’Brien. He’ll have to watch the rest of the competition from his house, right in front of the action.
Taking top scores for the day was North Shore local and youngster in the competition, John John Florence. Second round action saw both Bruce Irons and Shane Dorian make it out, with Mason Ho coming up just short.
Tags: Andy Irons, Bruce Irons, Ehukai Beach, North Shore, Oahu, Pipemasters, Surf Contest
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