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“ M U S H Y. ” “ S L O W. Grumbling about the wave at Bells h as ec h oed am on g fan s an d pr os alike. M a n y q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r i t b e l o n g s o n to u r at a l l .
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What now, BITC ya’ l l k n o w m e , s t i l l t h e s a m e o l’ G b u t I b e e n l o w k e y. . .
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c ov e r and b ack c ov e r p hotos: ste v e sherman
1:Run H Not Mou
Heats, uths How do you make a bunch of grown men in fullsuits look like pussies?
A sk M e l a n i e B a rte l s — b a r e legs, bar e ar m s, bar r e ls.
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Jordy S mith reps SA — that’s for S outh Africa and for Simon Anderson, and for sexual appetite, and for socially awkward.
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N o b od y tol d K el ly t h at # wi n n i n g
H e w o n Be l l s f o ur tim e s .
He won i t l a s t yea r.
He won the w o rl d t it l e l as t y e ar .
He won t h e f irs t ev en t o f thi s y e ar .
isn’t tre n d i ng a n ym o r e.
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A dam R obertson is to B ells as S ean H olmes is to J effrey’s as Jamie O is to Pipe.
S ee ya a g ain next year, R obbo.
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K e lly ’ s alley-oop k il l s tw o bir d s w ith on e s to n e :
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“ B ells i s too soft f o r a ir s . ”
B ir d N o . 2 :f“ T hi rt y- n i n e i s to o o l d f o r a i r s . ”
Die slow, birds f
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H ead le s s ha ck f r om A . de S.
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FYI :
Davo isn’t unsponsored, he just digs Scandinavian minimalism and white space on his boards.
...LOL ! Actually, he is unsponsored. A nd BTW, OMG — WTF?
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Julian Wilson hang in g out a totally Taj-esque crook wing on this lipper.
Sq u i n t, a nd y o u c ould s w e ar i t ’s
T. Bu r r o w.
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B obby M arti n ez ’s T witter ti me li ne
d u ri n g t he R ip C url P ro:
@ Bobby805: surfed my
@Bobby805: i kept on
waves wrong 2day. was
falling at the end of my
surfing more down the
waves.....i deserved to
line than verticle and in
loose...couldnt finish my
the pocket. so looking
waves....bak to da grindin
forward to workin g !
wont let this stop me!
19 A pr via web
21 Apr via web
@ Bobby805: gonna go
@Bobby805: gotta keep
practice at bells in 1
working hard everyday
hour! been struggling
to deserve to be on this
for a lon gtime now
tour! my work is just
but i aint goin down
beg aning ! if i dont do
without a fig ht!
something then ima be
19 A pr via web
off this tour 22 Apr via web
@ Bobby805: even thou gh i fell on my best wave
@Bobby805: in the airport
of my heat i g ot that
on r way back to cali!
win i desperatly needed!
goin home with a knife
got a tuff road ahead
in my heart for blowing
of me but ima go down
it yesterday! i hate this
fighting!
feeling of failing!
20 A pr via web
22 Apr via web
@ Bobby805: early mornin g
@Bobby805: dam i blew
practice at bells. i got
it! my boards felt great
now south africas best.
here! thanks to channel
gonna try my best and
islands for helping me!
hope for the best..aint
i luv u guys!
no quitin in my blood! 21 A pr via web
21 Apr via web
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T he u p s id e to D u s ty Pay n e ’ s R o u nd 1 lo s s was that he got to surf firing W inkipop in Round 2.
“ B e s t W o r ld Tour waves I’ ve seen y et,” he sa id bef ore the heat.
B ut then he lost that one too.
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W i n ki p o p : T h e cu te, q u i et, sh y yo ung e r s is t er who d oe s n’ t ge t a s mu c h at tent i o n bu t u po n cl o ser i n spec t ion is p r ob a b ly t he hot te s t in the fa mily.
S h e sh ow e d u p fo r Rou n d 2 d re sse d to k il l
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Another all-white nose. What is this, a lifeguard tower?
CJ Hobg ood, carvin g and starvin g.
S o m e b o d y pay
t h i s tw i n .
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Young Rip Curl goofyfoot Gabriel Medina fell to Owen Wright in Round 2 despite backside vertical pocket snaps like this one.
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Y oun g R ip C url g oofyfoot O wen W ri g ht beat Gabriel M edina in Round 2 with backside vertical pocket snaps like this one.
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Parko ne v e r
n e e d s to s av e fa c e at B e l l s . T h e r e ’ s more tha n en ou gh fa c e to go a rou n d.
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I t ’ s b e e n 1 0 y e a r s s i n c e M i c k Fa n n i n g w o n t h e R i p C u r l P r o a s a w e e 20-year-old wildcard who liked to g et naked at parties.
He hasn’t won Bells since.
M aybe wh i p i t o u t o n c e i n a w hi l e ,
M ic k.
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2:the & time
life es Bobby Martinez, post-heat, displeased with the jud g in g : “ I been doin g this m y w h o l e l i f e . T h at wa s n o t a 7 . 8 3 . I k n o w w h o t h e i r fav o r i t e s a r e , b u t I’m a fighter and I won’t back down.”
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Belles of Bells: Oleema Miller, Laura
a Enever , K al an i Mi l le r a nd A l a na B l a n c h a r d .
S imo n An derson & D oug “C law� Warbrick, founders o f the thruster and R ip Curl respectively.
Past (and — spoiler alert! — future) Bells champs.
C ute cubed: Bethany H amilton, Carissa Moore and Coco Ho.
D . Payne in a reflective moment.
M ick Fanning . Who’s the guy signing autog raphs?
R ed sin g let, white sleeves, blue leash. That’s patriotism.
@Bobby805: @ MonsterEnergyAU luv the wetsuits...they r comfortable and look bad ass too! thanks!!!!! 19 Apr via web
Owen Wright looks a lot like Orlando Bloom. There must be some way we can profit off of that.
K elly, brou g ht to his knees by the ma g nitude of what he’s witnessin g : a smart, sleek, pocket-size di gital camera with stunning 720p HD quality and a high-powered 12x wide-angle optical zoom.
Breathtaking.
Jordy wonders whether the health benefits are worth...that. Decides they aren’t. S ticks with B eam.
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4: Happy
Endings
S a l ly F i t z , h a l f o f t h e h o t t e s t b at t l e i n c o m p s u r f i n g ri g ht now — and by “hottest” we mean the most contentious, with absolutely no sexual undertones.
Mostly.
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S a m e h at a n d S ally and Carissa.
Two girls, one cap.
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taki ng shi ts.
d C h r i s tm as ?
ck, taking shit and judging
c e s , p o s s i b ly
.. . s e r io us ly.
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T he reported winner.
T he real winners.
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Parko, already lifting weights for the next e ve n t.
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B ells , mo th e rf u cke r s !
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