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Steph's Stranglehold

Jake Howard

Yesterday Greg Long asserted himself as the most dominate big-wave surfer in the world. Today it was Stephanie Gilmore's turn to make a statement. Wit...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Gilmore Again

Jake Howard, ESPN

Stephanie Gilmore adds a third consecutive win at the Billabong Pro Maui to her third consecutive world title and wraps a killer Hawaii campaign

Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

The Long and the Short of It

Jake Howard, ESPN

With a win at the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau, Greg Long asserts himself as the most dominant big-wave rider in the world.

Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009

A Day of Infamy

Jake Howard

Tonight Mark Healey, Greg Long and Grant "Twiggy" Baker sat together at Lei Lei's at Turtle Bay. Their table was relatively quiet. They breezed throug...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Parko's Point

Jake Howard

As I write this the swell to end all swells is already filling in. Typing from a back deck at Off The Wall, sets are piggybacking on top of one anothe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Carnage Count

Jake Howard

With a bounty of swells already pouring through Hawaii, it'll be a miracle if anybody's left standing when the King Daddy rolls in on Monday and Tuesd...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Rolling On The Rock

Jake Howard

No shortage of news spewing out of the islands. I guess topping the headlines is the surf itself. Not only has it been big, but it's going to be getti...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Rock and Rell

Jake Howard

"I know it's a couple days late, but you should put something up about the Rell Sunn thing down at Waimea," Tom Servais said to me yesterday. "They're...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009

Career Indicators

Jake Howard

The numbers man is at it again. Mike Newman looks ahead to a few milestones we may see go down at the impending Pipe Masters: Kelly Slater will surf ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Three Times A Lady

Jake Howard

"It was a long day," said Triple Crown Managing Director Marty Thomas, standing with Randy Rarrick back behind the scaffolding at the Gidget Pro at Su...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Photo Of The Day: Jordy's Quiver

Jake Howard

[+] Enlarge Surfer: Jordy Smith | Photo: Ryan Miller | Location: North Shore, Oahu It's been more than ten years now since Kelly Slater showed up ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Triple Crown: Act 2

Jake Howard

The North Shore's one of the few places in the world, maybe the only place, where you have to dodge swell to run a contest. Case in point, at the star...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

North Swell Aftermath

Jake Howard

"I got two that made it all worthwhile," explained Mick Fanning, shortly after returning from his power mission to Honolua Bay. "It was crowded, and o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009

Bonsai Ian-san

Jake Howard

As I type Ian Walsh has left Oahu and is back on Maui, chasing a hefty north swell that has half the North Shore drooling over visions of Honolua and ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Bonsai Ian-san

Jake Howard

As I type Ian Walsh has left Oahu and is back on Maui, chasing a hefty north swell that has half the North Shore drooling over visions of Honolua and ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009