After many intense lei days on the North Shore of waiting for better weather conditions and optimal swell, the 2017 Volcom Pipe Pro finally kicked off in fun, wedgy conditions with Round 1 surfing. The stormy weather circulating the North Shore the past week moved around the sand at Pipeline which caused the surfers to sit down the beach towards Backdoor and even Off The Wall.
There were some insane waves ridden today, heavy wipeouts, and a handful of high scores. Tyler Newton snagged a clean 9-point ride in the Volcom Last Chance Qualifier heat to earn himself a spot into Round 2, and 15-year-old Pipe charger Wyatt McHale secured an equally impressive, and deep, 8.5 earning him a huge applause from the beach.
California’s Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz battle for that special title of “Surf City, U.S.A.” but are those two lovely towns really proper cities?
Because if we’re talking cities, we mean metropolises. Cities with some girth. And, of course, if you’re a surfer, these cities must have waves.
But if you were to transplant, or at least stay awhile in a city with some waves, what are the best ones to pick from? Let us give you a handful of our top choices … More