Kaua’i surfers competed in the Hawaiian Surfing Federation’s Hawaiian Water Movement Contest #4 at Kealia Beach on Saturday. Results were not available as of press time, but a full report will appear in Monday’s edition of the Garden Island sports
Kaua’i surfers competed in the Hawaiian Surfing Federation’s Hawaiian Water Movement Contest #4 at Kealia Beach on Saturday.
Results were not available as of press time, but a full report will appear in Monday’s edition of the Garden Island sports section.
In professional surfing, the Gotcha Pipeline, won by Hanalei’s Bruce Irons in 2001 and by his brother Andy Irons in 1996, will take place at the Banzai Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii February 19th through March 3rd.
150 Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series touring surfers from sixteen countries vying for four star rating points.
$60,000 will go to the winner of the event.
The Banzai Pipeline is known as one of the most intense surfing breaks in the world and wave heights range from four to fifteen feet. A more westerly swell component makes for better left breaking rides and as the swell comes in from a more northwesterly direction, the waves start to break open the rights known as Backdoor.
