r e m e m b e r i n g
m y
h e r o
andy irons
(1978-2010)
aloha
p hoto: flind t
1978-2010
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rememberING in loving memory
A.I.
“I am not some bubbly fucking angel who is going to go out and try to be your best friend. I have my friends, and I surf because it’s what I have always loved doing.”
(andy irons) Ph oto: dj strun tz
rememberING masthead
EDITORIAL Editor in Chief travis ferrÉ Badass Editor stuart cornuelle Associate Editor taylor Paul Photo Editor peter taras Associate Photo Editor jimmy wilson Art Director chato aganza Art Director Scott Chenoweth Online Editor jason miller STAFF Photographers Tom Carey, Jeff Flindt, Nate Lawrence, Steve Sherman, DJ Struntz contributing Photographers Pete Frieden, Pat Stacy, Dustin Humphrey
B u bb l y
f u c k i n g a n g e l . Photo: flindt
NG rememberI table of contents
(influencING)
PG. 006
(surfING)
PG. 022
(lovING)
PG. 064
(contendING)
PG. 070
(rememberING)
PG. 100 Fo l l o w
y o u r n o s e . Photo: struntz
rememberING chapter one
Photo: struntz
(influencING)
Wav e : P -P a s s . Tru n k s an d sw o o p : s i g n a t u r e . Photos: struntz
B o s s . Photo: sherman
C h a m p . P h o t o : s h e r ma n
I c o n . Photo: d. hump
S o l d i e r. Photo: flindt
Hands-free. Like
a b l u e t o o t h . Photos: flindt
O c c y , A n d y , Ta h i t i .
T h e l i p i s n ot in the way. T HE LI P I S T HE W AY.
Photo: struntz
Photo: sherman
Photo: she rman
Photo: sherman
“I should probably be a little more mild mannered and not so outspoken at times, but it’s hard to change your personality.” —AI
rememberING chapter two
(surfING) “When I first started surfing, it was just for the pure love of it. It was the ultimate outlet. I wasn’t really good at anything else. It’s something that’s always been there for me.”
Photo: stacy
Inspirations: Martin Potter, Mark Occhilupo, S
sequence: struntz
Shane Dorian and Sunny Garcia
Inspiration:
A n d y I r o n s , I n d o . Photo: d. hump
Immeasurable
D ow n w a r d D o g . N a m a s t e . sequence: frieden
Ta h i t i . sequence: flindt
IN LIVING COVER: Andy’s final cover shot, from SURFING’s October 2010 issue. We asked if he remembered his first.
“For sure,” he replied. “I was 16. Backside snap at Rocky Point. SURFING Magazine.”
T h a n k s A n d y,
fo r m a k i n g o u r j o b s f u n a n d e a s y. Photo: frieden
Close
Closer
Closer
Hi Andy.
sequence: Flindt
Photo: struntz
LEFT BIG TOE.
“Brother Andy, one night, I came to the airport to pick you up for a really big day. We arrived at my house around 1 a.m. Water was splashing my wall. You looked worried, so everyone else did too.
‘How big is it?’ I told you, ‘Enough to get you barrels. And covers of magazines.’” —Raimana van Bastolaer
Photo: flindt
sequence: frieden
A n d y I r o n s , O n e Tr a c k M i n d . Photo: struntz
5 ’ 5 ” x 1 9 1 / 4 ” . . . . . . . . . . R aw I r o n s . . . . . . . . . . M o m e n t u m : U n d e r t h e I n f l u e n c e . . . . . . . . . . C a m p a i g n . . .
we took notes.
. . . . . . . B l u e H o r i z o n . . . . . . . . . . Tr i l o g y. . . . . . . . . . O n e Tr a c k M i n d . . . . . . . . . . H i g h 5 ,
sequence:
frieden
B a l i . Photo: lawrence
Commonly Described As (Al p h a b e t i c a l ) : Aggr e s s i v e E mo t i o n a l Fast Pass i o n a t e Pow e r f u l Punk Ro c k
R aw R ec k l e s s St r o n g
sequence: flindt
The thing about Andy’s surfing was
Photos: struntz
Photo: frieden
it had no setting between Off and Hig h — and when he was around 17,
sequence: flindt
the off switch broke.
“Power s u r f i n g w ill always be legit. I d o n ’ t t h i n k t h e s e k i d s will be d o i n g a i r reverses when they’r e 5 0 , r i g h t ? ”
P ho t o : struntz
Photo: struntz
A n d y I r o n s , P i p e l i n e . Photo: struntz
“ I d o n ’ t w an t t o b e o n e of those guys who says t h e y d o n’ t c a r e . I want to win everything, or I don’t even want to be there.”
A m e n . Photo: struntz
(lovING)
rememberING chapter three
Photo: d. hump
A n d y + L y n d i e . Photo: struntz
sherman
sherman
s truntz
s truntz
Forever young.
Photos: flindt
Andy Irons
fo r p r e s i d e n t . Photo: sherman
rememberING
(contendING)
chapter four
“ I love you.”
Photo: struntz
10! sequence: stacy
Pho t o : s herman
Pho t o : f rieden
Photo: frieden
Photo: frieden
Photo: frieden
Photo: frieden
And h e t hought to himself: “I’ m g o ing to start locking that d o o r . ”
Photo: she rman
sequence: frieden
Any
questions?
sequence: struntz
Once,
twice,
Photo: struntz
three times a France champ.
Photos: struntz
“Would I kill all of your guys’ dreams if I told you that K elly and I are actually friends?”
Brothers
in
A r m s . Photo: sherman
Photo: flindt
“Those titles were my life goal, but I’ve realized getting them is a type of temporary happiness. It would all reset as soon as you got to Snapper the following year. So I’m not the guy who wants to eat you for breakfast anymore when we’re in heats together. That shit will drive you crazy.”
cra zy
Photo: sherman
Photo: frieden
S e p t e m b e r 3, 2 0 1 0 Billabong Pro Teahupo’o, Tahiti ( Tw o
months to
Dallas)
sequence: flindt
One
m o r e t i m e w i t h f e e l i n g . Photos: flindt
all
Ph otos: flindt
“ I d ed ic at e th is w in 1 0 0 % t o my w if e, L y nd ie . S h e i s ev er yt hi ng t o me a n d w it ho ut h er I ’d b e n o t h i n g . I f ee l on t op o f t h e w or ld t od ay .”
R i p C u r l S e a r c h , P u e r t o R i c o . Photo: sherman
(remeberING)
rememberING chapter five
“There ’ s n o t hing that can m a k e i t b e t t e r . You ju s t h a v e to feel it a n d p r o c e s s a l l those m e m o r i es. We’re just b a f f l e d t h a t he’s g o n e . ” —K elly S later
Porta
N o v e m b e r 3, 2010 Rip Curl Search Del Sol, Puerto Rico
all Photos: sherman
Photo: she rman
sunny
Garcia
and
Dustin Barcca.
“I haven’t just lost a frien d, I ’ve lost my brother here. It’s hard to take.” —Mick Fanning F r e d d y P.
and
Melissa.
Photos: flindt
I r o n s F a m i l y.
B l u e r eyes on
Photo: flindt
a b l u e horizon
remember the end
Photo: struntz