While the webcast cameras were trained on Sunset Beach, which was hosting the World Cup of Surfing, the photographers were burning up the megapixels down at Pipeline. 

"I just stood up and looked down the line and I just saw this thing that was perfect. I just stood there and kind of looked at the scenery. It’s one of the best places to be on earth, in the barrel. I’m just living in the moment."

The first day of the Vans World Cup of Surfing kicked off in fine Hawaiian style: six-to-eight foot of not-too-heavy North Pacific power was on offer at Sunset. Light trades completed the pleasant scene.

Rail turns being the overrated gimmick that they are it's time we ran a gallery comprised solely of airs. Thas' right, nought but dry rails, functional grabs, and spinning to win.

The Swatch Girls Pro China is currently running on Hainan Island and will decide the ASP Women's Longboard World Champion. The waves for the first two days have been great with 2-4 foot sets peeling down the point at Riyue Bay.

The Swatch Girls Pro China is currently underway in Riyue Bay, Hainan Island. Before competitors donned the coloured singlets they warmed up on the waves nearby.

Haleiwa did a fair impression of Trestles yesterday during the Reef Hawaiian Pro. As the surf bogged to a measly 2-3 feet, above the lip flair was the only way to score and progress.

Let's hear it for the old boys! The Reef Hawaiian Pro hosted the Clash of the Legends yesterday; four surfers on the cemetery side of forty had Haleiwa to themselves while the young crowd ogled.

Big waves, clutch performances, throw in a Clash of the Legends heat (where one legend didn't even catch a wave!), and there's little this sports writer has to do whilst covering the Reef Hawaiian Pro