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Thursday, December 16, 2004. The Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters has again been postponed due to an abundance of unruly surf.
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Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters - December 8-20
www.ripcurl.com
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii
Massive Surf Forces Postponement
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 (Pipeline, Hawaii) Due to massive surf the Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters has been postponed today. This year's final Foster's ASP World Championship Tournament (WCT) will meet again tomorrow morning for a possible continuation with round two heats, if conditions subside.
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Aussie Trent Munro will face Shane Dorian, Joel Parkinson and former Pipe Masters champ Bruce Irons in the first heat of round 2.
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Triple Crown of Surfing executive director Randy Rarick left the following message on the event hotline number: "Due to excessive closeouts there will be no competition today. Surf is way too big at Pipeline. We'll try again tomorrow."
Gigantic waves in the 20-30 ft (7-10m) plus range have arrived on the north shore of Oahu, creating massive walls of whitewash across most lineups. Traffic jams stretched for miles as early as 7am, with everyone eager to claim a vantage point to watch this historic day of surf unfold.
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2003 Pipe Masters champ Andy Irons continued his hopes of defending his title by advancing to round three.
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Meanwhile, a handful of Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Master competitors will turn their attention to another event today, as the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has been called on! While most venues are unrideable, Waimea Bay will be the focus of the surfing world as 24 invited surfers attempt to do what most would never consider . paddle into the mountainous surf. The event has only taken place a total of six times in the past 19 years, and has never run as early as December.
A detailed release will be forwarded this afternoon.
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Triple Crown staff were up early this morning rebuilding the judges tower. Yesterday's swell once again illustrated Mother Nature's force and destroyed the two-level construction.
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The Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters is part of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Contest action can be viewed by LIVE webcast on www.ripcurl.com & www.aspworldtour.com or at www.triplecrownofsurfing.com from December 8 through 20.
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is made possible through the support of a partnership of the world's leading brands and media companies including: Ford Trucks, G-Shock, O'Neill, Rip Curl, Surfing Magazine, Surfline, Oahu's Turtle Bay Resort, The Honolulu Advertiser and Fox Sports Net.
Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters Round Two (1st, 2nd>Rnd3; 3rd, 4th=33rd receive US$3,400)
H1: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Shane Dorian (HAW), Trent Munro (AUS), Bruce Irons (HAW)
H2: Taj Burrow (AUS), Mikey Bruneau (HAW), Guilherme Herdy (BRA), Kieren Perrow (AUS)
H3: Luke Egan (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Victor Ribas (BRA), Michael Campbell (AUS)
H4: Peterson Rosa (BRA), Bruno Santos (BRA), Darren O'Rafferty (AUS), Marcelo Nunes (BRA)
H5: Michael Lowe (AUS), Jamie O'Brien (HAW), Richard Lovett (AUS), Chris Davidson (AUS)
H6: Jake Paterson (AUS), Eric Rebiere (FRA), Paulo Moura (BRA), Armando Daltro (BRA)
H7: Daniel Wills (AUS), Luke Hitchings (AUS), Cory Lopez (USA), Shane Beschen (USA)
H8: Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Beau Emerton (AUS), Tom Whitaker (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF)
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