The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is a Hawaiian specialty series of professional surfing events that take place on the North Shore of Oahu - a coastline world famous in the surfing world for its powerful winter swells that can reach 50 feet in height. The events are the Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park (Nov. 12 - Nov. 24), the World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach (Nov. 25 - Dec. 6), and the Pipeline Masters at Ehukai Beach Park - home to the Banzai Pipeline (Dec. 8 - Dec. 20), three unique venues each with its own set of challenges for the surfer. They are also the last three major events of the professional surfing season; the Pipeline Masters being the final event of the World Championship Tour.
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is second only to surfing's World Title in terms of prestige and difficulty. It is considered to be the ultimate test of a surfer's ability to master the large and consequential waves in surfing's most legendary arena, among the most talented field of competitors in the sport.
In addition to individual event champions, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing crowns an overall champion each year. This goes to the surfer who has performed best across all three competitions.
Following is a list of the Men's Triple Crown Champions:
Video Triple Crown of Surfing
Roll of honor
Maps Triple Crown of Surfing
References
- Triple Crown of Surfing Homepage
- Surfline Triple Crown article
- Triple Crown of Surfing pdf media booklet
- Past Triple Crown of Surfing Champions (September 2013)
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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