8 December, 2013 - WCT: The opening day of the Billabong Pipe Masters, in Memory of Andy Irons, commenced today in firing six-to-eight foot waves and the world's best surfers put on an incredible display of technical barrel riding at Pipeline and Backdoor to complete Rounds 1 and 2. The Billabong Pipe Masters is the third and final leg of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

5 December, 2013 - VIDEO: At first, Alaska doesn't sound much like a surf destination but this is just a matter of perception. O'Neill team rider and adventurer, Damien Castera of France, sees it all the way around. For him the Last Frontier means not only empty line-ups and perfect waves. Alaska is also about a getting back into the wild experience.

2 December, 2013 - SHARKS: Zac Young's death at Coff's Harbour after a tiger shark attack follows a fatal attack at Gracetown in Western Australia last weekend where Chris Boyd is suspected to have been killed by a great white. Currently under consideration is a change to laws in West Australia that will allow sharks to be killed near popular beaches.

2 December, 2013 - PRIME: Hawaii’s own Ezekiel Lau, 20, posted the largest victory of his young career today by winning the prestigious 39th annual VANS World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach – the second stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Lau’s win earned him $40,000 and sees him close the year at 35th position on the ASP world rankings. While that doesn’t qualify him for next year’s elite World Championship Tour, it does guarantee him an excellent seed. He also holds a shared lead on the coveted Vans Triple Crown series rankings with Michel Bourez (Tahiti) heading into the third and final event of the series – the Billabong Pipe Masters, where he is a local wildard entry.

26 November, 2013 - BLOGS: Aloha from Hawaii's North Shore. The first jewel in the Vans Triple Crown wrapped up on Sunday with Michel Bourez, A.k.A. The Spartan, taking the contest out for the second time in his career. In 2008 Michel was in the race to qualify for the Top 32 and used his win to launch himself onto the WCT. This year has been his best on tour so far with a runner up finish in Bali and a solid finish in the Trestles event.