The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is billed as the next best thing to an ASP world title. It’s the culmination of the three big surf contests held on the North Shore of Oahu every year—the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa, the Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, and the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons, which is held at Pipeline. A surfer who can master these three challenging surfbreaks is considered a master of what is no doubt the toughest place in the world to conquer.
With that said, here’s a look at who’s in the running for surfing’s second-most sought after title: … More