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The Triple Crown of Surfing is a specialty series of professional surfing events that have been held annually since 1983 on the North Shore of Oahu, a coastline whose winter swells can reach 50 feet (15 m) in height. The Triple Crown was founded by former World Champion (1968) Fred Hemmings, and Randy Rarick, who produced the Triple Crown events.
Noosa Festival of Surfing: Noosa, Queensland: Australia: 1992 O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro: Space Coast, Florida: United States: O'Neill World Cup of Surfing: Sunset Beach, Hawaii: United States: Bodysurfing. Part of the Triple Crown of Surfing: Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic: Oahu, Hawaii: United States: 1971 Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational ...
The $740,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing consists of three different competitions held in Hawaii. They the Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park, Nov. 12–24, the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach, Nov.25-Dec.6, Billabong Pipeline Masters (men), at the Banzai Pipeline , Dec. 8-20 and Billabong Pro Maui (women), Honolulu Bay ...
In January 1983 Ian Cairns launched the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and lured world circuit organizers to his organization. [citation needed] The IPS and Hemmings were effectively pushed aside and left to operate only his Hawaiian pro events. Hemmings and Randy Rarick incorporated the famous Triple Crown Surfing events.
Until 2019, the event was the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the final event on the WSL Championship Tour. [2] Starting with the 2021 season (December 2020), the event is now the opening event of a 2020–21 competition season. In 2022, the event underwent major scheduling, naming, and invitation rules changes. [3] [4]
At 11 years old, McNamara followed his younger brother's footsteps and began surfing at Sunset, Waimea and the outer reefs in search of giant swells. He entered and placed in the prestigious Triple Crown of Surfing series at age 17 and began to gain sponsors. For the next 10 years, both brothers joined the competition circuit.
He inaugurated the Pipeline masters in 1971, and owned and produce all the events in the Triple Crown of Surfing. All three major television networks had contracts with Hemmings to cover his events. Fred Hemmings cofounder along with Randy Rarick of Hawai’i the first world pro tour of surfing which is now operated by the World Surfing League.
Highwater is a 2008 documentary film centered on surfing's Triple Crown competitions, the professional surfing tour's final three competitions held each year on the North Shore of Oahu. The film is directed by Dana Brown , son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown .