On January 29th some of the world's best will be back at it at Pipeline surf spot (O'ahu, Hawaii)!

112 world-class surfers, such as Kelly Slater and John John Florence will be tearing up Hawaii's most famous wave at the North Shore of O'ahu during the 6th VOLCOM Pipe Pro from January 29th to February 8th. This WCT QS 3000 rated event is the perfect opportunity for the competitors to get in shape for the upcoming season, have a shot at the $100,000 prize pool as well as the 3,000 QS points and of course, to surf the usually over-crowded wave at Banzai Beach.

Source: https://surfersmag.mpora.de/special/die-geschichte-von-pipeline.html#OwIeRBTRAhAicdg5.97

Banzai Pipeline is one of the most popular and best-known waves on the globe. Its name combines the name of the surf spot ("Pipeline") and its beach ("Banzai Beach"). In 1961 Bruce Brown, an American documentary film director visited the previously nameless surf spot at the north shore of O'ahu with the surfers Mike Diffenderfer and Phil Edwards to get some footage for a new surf movie. During that trip Edwards popped the wave's cherry - with a longboard!

You may be wondering: What's so special about Pipe?! Well, here's the answer. There are 3 reefs at Pipeline, each a bit farther out to sea. Depending on the swell size, direction and period, this spot can generate up to four different waves: a left-hander (Pipeline) and a right-hander (Backdoor Pipeline) on the first reef and, with a very large swell, waves on the second and third reefs. With alternating conditions there are more than 300 different ways that the wave at Pipe can break. It is notorious for large barrels breaking on a shallow reef, which is why it is considered to be one of the most dangerous waves in the world.

But that's enough theory for today. Here's the official VOLCOM Pipe Pro 2015 trailer:

More information about the event, competitors and the live stream can be found on the official website.

Have fun and enjoy the show!

Cheers,

Planet Surfcamps

Sources:

https://www.volcompipepro.com/

https://surfersmag.mpora.de/special/die-geschichte-von-pipeline.html

https://surfersmag.mpora.de/news/international-news/volcom-pipe-pro-2015.html