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10 foot waves hit the 2009 IBA Pipeline Pro
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:10

Dave Hubbard 

After five days on hold the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro got underway again today and the gods were smiling upon us with perfect 8 – 10 foot sets wrapping along the famed reef.

It was evident the night before that we were in for something special when you could hear the swell pounding the coastline on the other side of the Kam Highway.

Organizers called the event on at 7am and by 8am the beach was packed with onlookers claiming the best vantage points.

The event started with round five and from the get go the seeded surfers set a blistering pace.

Damien King (Port McQuarie, Australia) Toby Player (Avalon, Australia) and Rueben Quinones (Puerto Rico) were the standout’s of the round taking giant drops and scooping perfectly into the gapping tubes with style and finesse.

“Its so perfect out there, I am just having fun” said Toby Player.

“I just want to make it through as many heats as possible so I can surf big empty Pipe with three other guys”

Round six took the event to a whole new level. 

Riders like Alistar Taylor (Sth Africa) Dave Crowley (Australia) Spencer Skipper (Hawaii) & Gustao Entrudo (Portugal) blew minds with a combination of high-flying moves and deep tube rides.

On his opening rider Skipper drilled his head into the reef and came up with his lip in shreds, only to continue onto a win. He was eliminated in the next round after a quick trip to the doctor for stitches.

The day ended on a high when the IBA back 12 and the 4 Wildcard hit the water against the inform qualifiers.

The highlight of this round was the amazing comeback of former childhood prodigy Garth McGregor (Newcastle, Australia). As a youngster McGregor was touted as a potential World Champion but he decided that he wanted to chase big waves instead of the fame and glory of the Pro tour.

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Bodyboards on-hold in the 2009 IBA Pipeline Pro
Monday, 23 February 2009 15:31

2009 IBA World Tour 

After an astounding opening day at Pipeline the event has been on-hold as organizers wait for the next swell to hit the North Shore of Oahu.

“ We have most models pointing towards a significant swell event for the early part of the upcoming week and we feel confident that we will wrap up the final two days of competition by Wednesday” said IBA General manager Terry McKenna.

After an epic first day competitors of the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro have been making the most of fun sized Rocky Point and beach park but now it seems the bar is about to be raised as we head into the second day.

After the first four rounds of competition the Australian’s have dominated the field with two of the top three highest scores.

Chris Wilson from the coastal city of Newcastle (NSW, Australia) was the days top scorer posting a 9.40 in his round 3 heat.

“We get some big clean lefts around where I live so I felt at home out there. Big perfect Pipe is a dream with 4 guys out so I was loving it mate” said the elated Aussie.

Next best scores of day one went to Hawaiian Bud Miyamoto (9.33) and Simon Ormerod (9.10 Australia) but both fell before R4.

Oshi Grady (Hawaii) and Damien King (Australia) Rueben Quinones (PRC) were also standouts using their experience to flare up on day 1.

Round 5 will hit the water at 8am on the next day of competition and we will finish off R7 at 4pm.

All eyes will be on the wild cards for this event.

Sponsors wildcards Garth McGregor (Australia) and Andre Botha (South Africa) are two feared competitors and seasoned campaigners.

McGregor is completing an amazing return to the competition arena and is regarded as one of the most powerful riders in the world whilst former world champion Andre Botha is in a similar position after a year or two off the IBA World Tour.

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Jamie O'Brien fired up in the first day of the 2009 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro
Wednesday, 18 February 2009 11:07

Jamie O'Brien 

All the indicators pointed towards an incredible day at Pipeline for the first day of the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro presented by Senor Frogs – what resulted did not disappoint.
 
With the first four rounds of the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro presented by Senor Frogs completed in epic conditions, the tone of the event had been laid, with the Ormerod twins from Australia, Ruben Quinones (Puerto Rico), Damian King and Oshi Grady (Hawaii) all leading the way.

When the sunrise broke through on the beautiful North Shore of Oahu this morning it revealed something that would be remembered for a many days to come.
 
The winds were light offshore and the swell was pushing three metres.

By mid morning it was an “ant-farm”, with hundreds of spectators lining the shore, all trying to get a glimpse of the best bodyboarders in the world.
 
The focus however was on the second heat of round four when Jamie O’Brien (Hawaii) hit the water.
 
Thousands of online viewers joined the massive crowd on hand to witness history in the making.

The kid that has turned almost as many heads as Kelly Slater taking on the worlds best bodyboarders at his home break.
 
And he went for it.
 
O’Brien took some seriously big sets (as expected) and did well to hold his rail in and drive through some big tubes only to be pinched on the end sections.
 
Former World Champion Ben Player (Australia) commended him on a job well done.

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