While Derek Dunfee (Down with the Ship), Fergal Smith (High-5), and Brian Conley (My Eyes Won’t Dry III) all put in serious performances in big surf, there was little doubt that Jamie O’Brien’s charging in Who is J.O.B. was a class above. Though he seldom surfs outside the tropics, his risk-taking in some of the most serious conditions the Pacific can dish out was nothing short of awe-inspiring, and his performances at Pipeline and Backdoor may just be the best surfing ever done there.
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San Diego’s Derek Dunfee has been chasing ridiculously large waves his whole adult life, and when one embarks on such a career he’s likely to have some horrific moments. His rag-doll roll down the face of a Maverick’s monster in his 2010 film Down with the Ship is truly a goose bump-inspiring moment.
While Irons and O’Brien both had ridiculously long barrels from Desert Point sessions in their respective 2010 video parts (Who is J.O.B. and High-5), it was Irons’ Central American drainer that seems virtually unmakeable that clinched the prestigious Best Barrel award.