Pipeline Masters

Pipeline Masters[SURFING DVD]

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Pipeline Masters is the remarkable story of the groundbreaking surfing competition that has, since its inception in 1971, defined extreme. Held in the fearsome tubes of Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline, the Masters stands alone as the sport’s most popular, prestigious competitive event. Because for over 35 years there has been only one surf contest where the winner earns more than money, more than fame or ratings point, but rather the surfing world’s most coveted title: Pipeline Master. There’s Gerry’s Era, and Gerry’s Army, the Free Ride Generation and the birth of backside tube riding, Simon Anderson’s spectacular three-fin Thruster debut. There’s Michael Ho’s broken wrist wonder, Tom Carroll and The Snap, Sunny Garcia’s Three Knockdowns. There’s the Rise and Rise of Kelly Slater and the Frontdoor/Backdoor domination of the Irons Bros. Year after year of outrageous rides, bone-crushing wipeouts, nail-biting competition and the sort of drama that can only come when you pit the very best against the very worst: some of the most deadly, hairy, out-of-control waves ever seen. Pipeline Masters captures it all: the history, the action, the legends and lore the soul of the greatest surfing event ever.

• Origins (1960s) - Before big prize money, thousands of spectators and armies of cameramen, the first surfers such as Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen paddled out to where no surfer had ever gone before.
• The Lopez Years (1970s) - A few thousand bucks for a prize purse, a few lawn chairs on the beach and a card table -- this was the venue for the first Pipeline Masters in 1971. Gerry Lopez established himself as the master of Pipeline in the early '70s.
• Free Ride (1976-1980) - The start of the World Tour and a revolution in backside surfing. Shaun Thomson, Mark Richards and Rabbit Bartholomew burst on the scene.
• The Athletes (1980s) - Surfing goes high tech with three fins courtesy of Simon Anderson's '81 win. Tom Carroll, the Ho brothers, and Mark Occhilupo all dominate.
• New School (1990s) - The vertical era of surfing takes hold with talents like Kelly Slater, Sunny Garcia and Shane Dorian taking surfing at Pipe to new heights.
• Generation Now (2000s) - The Irons brothers and a freakish Jamie O'Brien, surfing's biggest stars, make their mark at Pipeline.

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