HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT & DANE GUDAUSKAS

Thats right, today is the day Pat & Dane turn 24! another birthday letting you know your creeping up on the quarter-century mark. I'm sure wherever the boys end up tonight, probably safe to say that Tanner will be the wheelman. Here's some more of your favorite Vans team rider's lay day moments frozen in time by digital photo technology.





Dylan Graves art project

Dane enjoyin' a frosty beverage

Leila & Rick Hurst cookin' up some delicious dinner

Reef & Tanner psyching after Tanner's heat winning victory!

Alana Blanchard Wins Womens Reef Hawaiian Pro!

The Vans Hawaiian Pro went smoothly today for the women's competition. 19 year old Alana Blanchard came out on top, alongside Stephanie Gilmore in 2nd, Sofia Mulanovich in 3rd and Rebecca Woods in 4th (whom in the semi-finals shared a wave with a fish) The waves seemed to be getting smaller throughout the day, but hopefully we'll get a surge tonight and we can run the mens in the morning.

Skate Day with John John & Ivan Florence

On any given day that the north shore is flat, you can find a handful of green room experts shredding the skate park. Heres a short clip of John John and Ivan taking some runs at the Banzai Rock Skate Park on the North Shore.

Hill of Escape - Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau

Wrapping up our second lay day here on the north shore. Here's a look at this evenings sunset overlooking Waimea Bay in Pupukea. This well-preserved heiau (temple) is the largest on O'ahu covering over 5-acres and consisting of three adjoining enclosures measuring 575 feet by 170 feet. This was considered a powerful place for the kahuna and one of two places where wives of the ancient chiefs gave birth.

Eternally Teenage

Since we're on a lay day here on the north shore, lets look in to beautiful west Oakland with Alex Knost! His new band Tomorrows Tulips, have just released a new music video for their first single "Eternally Teenage" The band consists of Al and his girlfriend Christina. The Tulips have been up in Oaktown working on new material as well as getting some sweet waves in SF.

Day 2: Stop in at the Gudauskas house!

Pat G called up last night and asked if we could stop at foodland and pick up some ketchup and mustard for them. So Graham Nash and I helped the boys out and stopped in at foodland, then swung by for a tour of their house and a game of pool (on their official Bud Light regulation size pool table). Dylan Graves is shacked up with all 3 G-bros as well.

$1,000,000 Triple Crown Triple Threat Purse

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing makes history today, announcing the TRIPLE CROWN - TRIPLE THREAT bonus purse that makes this prestigious Hawaiian series the first $1,000,000 stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals Dream Tour. More than 150 surfers from 17 nations have a crack at the loot as the series kicks off this Thursday, November 12, at Haleiwa on Oahu's North Shore.

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The "TRIPLE THREAT" will award $50,000 to the men's Triple Crown series champion, an extra $50,000 for the Billabong Pipeline Masters winner, a $50,000 bonus to the ASP's men's world champion, and a $25,000 bonus to the women's Triple Crown champion. The $175,000 Triple Threat is in addition to the existing $825,000 in event prize money, making for a $1million total purse.

Reef Mcintosh prepping for Pipe

The surf looks like it's gonna make for a good season at the Triple Crown.  Lets hope it stays this way.  Here's Reef getting double the tube time at Pipe!

Surfing on Fire!

This is an old clip, but that doesn't mean it isn't still awesome.

This guy's been off the wall since 66

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