Pipeline
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Live From The 2019 Pipe Masters
Posted December 14, 2019 by Dan Fitzpatrick
What a raucous finish to pro surfing’s 2019 season. Join us here for a live illustrated depiction of the Pipe Masters. (more…)
The Pipeline Sketches
Posted December 8, 2018 by Dan Fitzpatrick
Ignacio Serrano produced a remarkable illustration for our second issue that places the viewer inside a wave at Pipeline in a way that no photograph could. The Spanish illustrator relied largely on Internet footage and Pipeline research to construct the point of view. “I discovered a whole new universe of images that I had never seen before.” Explore his process below. (more…)
Behind A Famed Ride: Frame By Frame
Posted by Dan Fitzpatrick
Tom Servais’ November 1991 photograph of a Tom Curren cutback is one of the best known images ever taken of a surfer and a wave. But what came before and after? These 15 images provided by Servais help fill in that picture for those interested in how a skilled surfer navigates one of the world’s best waves. (more…)
Editor’s Note – The Pipeline Issue
Posted December 7, 2018 by Dan Fitzpatrick
Fear. It’s a central part of the surfing experience, even if it’s seldom acknowledged. From pros to beginners, all who enter the water know what it’s like to encounter a situation beyond their abilities. We hope to overcome our jitters in that moment. But how? (more…)
Beyond Pipe: Where The Rest Of Us Can Surf
Posted December 4, 2018 by Dan Fitzpatrick
Surfing Pipeline is for experts only, said Hawaiian Water Patrol’s Brian Keaulana. It’s “like skiing down Mount Everest.” So where should the rest of us go? Keaulana, a surf safety expert, and Patrick Caldwell, a surf forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, offer advice on spots more appropriate for beginners or first-time visitors to Oahu. Even these spots are not without their risks. (more…)
Beneath Pipeline
Posted by Dan Fitzpatrick
Brad Scarfe, who is part of a New Zealand crew that has studied surfing breaks since the late 90s for academic and protection purposes, charted Pipeline’s underwater turmoil using information gathered by NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (more…)
The Hazards Of Hawaii
Posted by Dan Fitzpatrick
If you travel to Hawaii in search of surf there is a lot to know before you go. We asked Brian Keaulana of Hawaiian Water Patrol to identify common hazards that first timers overlook. Visitors, he said, frequently underestimate Hawaii’s dangers. “People are coming here to fulfill their fantasies and dreams and escape reality of everyday life. The warm weather, blue skies and rainbows. They see the beauty but don’t see the beast within the beauty.” (more…)
Seeing Red
Posted by Dan Fitzpatrick
For more than half a century Warren Harlow has been watching Pipeline from his front porch, offering him a rare view of the wave’s potential for extreme violence. (more…)
Facing Pipeline
Posted November 28, 2018 by Dan Fitzpatrick
Eleven accomplished surfers recall their first encounters with the world’s most dangerous wave. (more…)