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North Shore Lore: Big Wave Surfing’s First Fatality

[During the Vans Triple Crown, we’ll be bringing you a whole stack of stories centred around Hawaii’s North Shore. You can read them all here.] December 1943: Woody Brown and Dickie Cross paddled out on a rising swell at Sunset Beach, at…

By Paul Evans

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Read: Five Books For Hawaii Trippers

[During the Vans Triple Crown, we’ll be bringing you a whole stack of stories centred around Hawaii’s North Shore. You can read them all here] Heading to The Islands? Decided to take the plunge and make the only winter surf trip…

By Paul Evans

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The North Shore: An Idiot’s Guide

[During the Vans Triple Crown, we’ll be bringing you a whole stack of stories centred around Hawaii’s North Shore. You can read them all here] Presumably, you’ve heard all the Hawai’i cautionary tales. False cracks. Knuckles to da head. “Talk…

By Paul Evans

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Why Is It Called The Banzai Pipeline?

[During the Vans Triple Crown, we’ll be bringing you a whole stack of stories centred around Hawaii’s North Shore. You can read them all here.] In the 1800s, amid frequent wars with Russia and China, Japan’s military government seized on…

By Luke Gartside

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How (Not) To Watch The Vans Triple Crown: Haleiwa & Sunset

The Vans Triple Crown is upon us, the thrilling climax to another year of competitive pro surfing. In terms of gathering of the tribe vibes, it’s kind of a cross between the Hajj, the Eisteddfod… and Spring Break. The North…

By Paul Evans