Awesome waves ensure, the Volcom Pipe Pro go’s off!

My wife Lane has been waiting just about all season for the ugly sandbar to move away and let Pipe do it’s thing properly. Finally, it did this morning, all be it under still ragged and large swell which at times was rolling entire heats of contestents. Those contestents found themselves in a real life battle with the huge waves and conditions at times, but as Volcom competitor and north shore lifeguard; Dave Wassel was happy to point out; whoever wins this event will really earn it, in conditions like these.
The wind kept turning more offshore all morning and by midday, it was grooming the solid west lines into what many have called the best Pipe, this year so far. There were some ridiculous dream heats. Reef McIntosh could do no wrong and then Jamie OBrien’s 2nd round heat was so reminiscent of Kelly’s complete domination of the 1995 Pipe Masters. It was a damn good afternoon of waves at the Pipe for sure. No sooner had they sounded the last siren than the lineup changed from four surfers to fifty in about the same amount of seconds. We’ll see what tomorrow brings……