Watch: Mason Ho, Banzai Raw

Ben Matson (thermalben)

Swellnet Dispatch

Thursday, 28 November 2019

"The day before yesterday Pipeline was very good and the day before that it was very sketchy and good."

Comments

thermalben Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 12:55 pm new

How's the air drop at 2:20! Crikey.

zenagain Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 01:17 pm new

Twas thinking the same.

wbat Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 10:55 pm new

Makes me feel so inadequate.

rooftop Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 02:02 pm new

At 2 x playback speed that first wave is almost real time - gives you another insight in to just how crazy it was.

Also, Jimi is now in a skiffle band.

amb Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 03:03 pm new

Does Mason get a wild card at Pipe comp?

Nigeisblessed Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 03:27 pm new

Crazy buggers

Rick Snowden Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 04:14 pm new

Title alternative: "MH Continues To Make The Serious Look Un-Serious..."

qbctm Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 05:46 pm new

Bemmy 3.26???

Craig Friday, 29 Nov 2019 at 11:33 am new

That's what I thought?!

bipola Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 07:55 pm new

he just gets better and better and Jim H was a bonus

Lanky Dean Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 09:25 pm new

Side note, great to see Kalani back out at the Pipeline !

wbat Thursday, 28 Nov 2019 at 10:56 pm new

and charging.

Spuddups Friday, 29 Nov 2019 at 06:21 am new

Almost certainly the best spectator's wave in the world. You wouldn't catch me out there on a day like that for all the tea in China. Much respect to those guys.
Lovin' the soundtrack as well.

dandandan Friday, 29 Nov 2019 at 10:34 am new

Agree Spuddups. Would love to have a swim out there on a smaller day, but christ it looks dangerous at that size. Absolutely nothing about it looks easy.

Spuddups Saturday, 30 Nov 2019 at 02:25 am new

It’s the crowd just as much as the wave that makes that place heavy. You’d be surfing with 30 or 40 pro level surfers who charge and also know the spot inside out. I’m going there next year so hopefully I’ll get a crack at 3ft or something. 10ft? Forget about it!

Solitude Monday, 2 Dec 2019 at 01:57 pm new

Went there nearly 2 years ago for first time. Late season. Certainly not there to surf pipe but I did surf it around 4-5’ early one smaller morning. Wasn’t the best but no one on it so thought now or never. Shoulder hopped a couple and then got a decent one and got rinsed, came up with my step up in two pieces.
All I had left to surf was my standard short board or my 8’0 sunset gun.
A couple of excellent step ups for ‘everday’ surfing does you well over there.
So many other great waves though. Pipe is pretty much a different sport for most mere mortals

Beagle Monday, 2 Dec 2019 at 01:36 pm new

I had a similar experience - got there before dawn on a 4-6' day, got rinsed, put my tail between my legs and proceeded to have the funnest surf at Ehukai with nobody out. Plenty of good waves around to suit all levels of competency!