Posts Tagged ‘North Shore’

Fiberglass and Megapixels is a film you don’t want to miss at the Spring Hawaii International Film Festival, HIFF event if you’re a surfing fan or a North Shore surf bum.

Playing this Sunday at the Dole Cannery Theatre, Fiberglass and Megapixels has been put together by Derek and Craig Hoffmann and features what it means to “live life completely based around surfing.”  That means surfers, photographers, videographers, and the sponsors and magazines who support them all.

The film dives into the life on the North Shore of Oahu in the winter for all of these professions and shows everything that goes into capturing that perfect image.  The cast list is amazing and hopefully some will show up for this screening.

If you want to enjoy this gem, buy your tickets now over at the HIFF’s website.  The screening is this Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 4:15 pm at the Regal Dole Cannery.

Huge surf has continued to pound the north shores of the Hawaiian islands.  No exception to this huge surf is the north shore of Oahu.  While everywhere was closing out, Waimea Bay and the courageous surfers who charge these big waves showed spectators once again why it’s one of the best surf breaks in the world for large surf.

It’s been a winter wonderland on the North Shores of the Hawaiian islands, and we’re not talking inches of powder.  Swell after swell continues to pound at the north and west shores of Hawaii, with the famous beaches of Oahu and Maui seeing much attention from the worlds best surfers. And this weekend is no exception with surf expected to rise again.

Jaws or Peahi on the isalnd of Maui has been going off with sets measuring 50 plus feet on the face and giving tow-in surfers like Dave Kalama and Laird Hamilton some of the best surf in years. Contests like The Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay which only goes if it’s perfect conditions at the bay, was held this year while the Vans Triple Crown saw perfect days for all three events.

Well, if you’re looking for something to do this holiday weekend, why not head up to the north shore and check out what the surf has in store for you. Saturday is expected 15+ faces with Sunday peaking to possible 40 foot sets. If you missed the Eddie, head to the bay on Sunday and expect a show. For those that missed pipe, we’re guessing Saturday or Monday will be the days to hit those up.

Get out there and check out amazing mother nature.

The winter surf season on the northern shores of Hawaii’s islands continues to be in the great to greater category with the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, and more exceptional free surf competitions having some of the best waves in years.

Well, it isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. 25 – 30 foot faces are expected on the North Shores of the Hawaiian islands with the western shores seeing as high as 20 foot faces. These wave heights are right on the edge of closing out places like the Banzai Pipeline and making Waimea Bay on Oahu and Jaws on Maui having some great turnouts.

Hopefully you’ll be able to make it, but if you aren’t, you can enjoy these videos from previous large north swells that came late in 2009. Videos of Jaws on Maui and video from the epic day at Waimea Bay for the Eddie Aikau.

It was a small day on the north shore of Oahu, but the swell was dropping and the rest of the week looked like it was gonna be junk, so the contest directors did what needed to be done. They held the contest.

The quarters, the semis, and the finals, all held on a day when getting barreled wasn’t gonna win you the contest. You needed aerials to make it count, and Taj Burrow did just that. The only barrel of the finals scored Kelly a measly 3.93 whereas the aerials for Taj Burrow scored him a 7.00 and a 5.83 and a win in the final jewel of the Vans Triple Crown and $90,000.

Winning the overall three contest prize was Australian Joel Parkinson who was eliminated on Saturday which also eliminated him from an ASP world championship title which would go to Mick Fanning, a fellow aussie surfer and friend. In fact, this image to the right is Joel Parkinson falling on his final wave which would have had him cliniching the ASP.

It’s been a great 6 weeks on the North shore of Oahu with the Vans Triple Crown, womens triple crown, the eddie, a couple of other free surf comps and more.  Congrats to all the surfers.

Parko wins the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and Kelly Slater and Taj Burrow are going to be in the Pipe Masters finals at 1 PM Hawaii standard time which comes out to 3 PM pacific time.

Check out the finals live over at the triple crown website. Small surf is going to make for an interesting battle. While you’re waiting you can check out photos from saturdays Pipe Masters action as well as Mick Fanning’s World Title pictures.

There are only 8 surfers left competing for the coveted Pipeline Masters trophy.  Today, we’ll find out who will hold it over their head, and we will also find out who will win the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

Still left in competitino is Dean Morrison, CJ and Damien Hobgood, Flynn Novak, Bede Durbidge, Taj Burrow, Hobgood, Dane Reynolds, and six time pipe champion Kelly Slater.  It should be a great final, whoever makes it in.  Just 7 heats left.

The contest will start at 9 am HST and you can watch all the action live at the pipe masters website.

Micktory shirts were all around as 28 year old Mick Fanning was in the water along side childhood surfing mates Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison. It was Saturday, December 12th, during the last stop on tour and the last event of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The stage was set during the 3rd and 4th round of competition.

Joel Parkinson, in the hunt for both the World Title and The Vans Triple Crown title, just needed to win in order to stay in the running for both. If he lost his heat, Mick Fanning would win. Mick, two heats later, entered the water to watch as Parko’s heat and the last heat of the 3rd round finished up before he and Dean Morrison could jump into the lineup.

Parko couldn’t do it, and Mick was crowned Champion with a hug from both out on the water. Fanning had to wait out the next 40 minutes of his own heat before being greet on shore by the rest of his crew and fellow surfers to a champions carry off.