I’ve been getting text messages and instagram posts rammed down my throat by relatives living in NZ, it’s been freaking pumping. Narnia and its mystical worlds are very much alive in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, New Zealand shows its magical powers in this insane edit.
Three weeks of waves into 2022 and the boys are making the most of it already. A fun surf edit featuring some rare waves from around Britain featuring Ben Avery, Joe Bracegirdle, Alec Hume, Ollie Grayling, Sandy Kerr and Gabe Davies made by Christian Jones.
He's wasn't on many a radar until the end of 2021 when the Evans Head born and bread power monger qualified for the big show in Hawaii. We boosted the fifty minutes down the motorway from Tweed to hang out with Callum 'Caltex' Robson on the eve of his debut at the Banzai Pipeline.
John John Florence, 2021 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Men’s Champion
John John Florence and Carissa Moore claim the title of 2021 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Digital Champions. World-renowned for multiple WSL world championship titles and serving as an enduring inspiration for surfers and sports fans everywhere, Oahu natives Florence and Moore continue to honor the surf breaks that started it all with their back-to-back wins.
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is a marathon, not a sprint. In its digital version, there is a vast, added technical layer that makes it the most physically challenging surfing event in the world; 30 days, three unique surf spots, colossal surf, progressive craft requirement, and the strategic digital capture requirement that kept competitors hunting down clips late into the final hours of the month-long competition.
Carissa Moore, 2021 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Women’s Champion
This year’s event saw 95 total athletes compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, submitting a total of 320 waves. Of those athletes, locals comprised 40% of the field, with 79% of the total prize purse ($223,000) being won by Hawaii surfers. All said and done, only 25 surfers met every single demanding criteria of the competition by midnight, January 21, 2022. The single highest prize money winner was a woman for the first time in 39 years. Carissa Moore won a total of $66,500 with a clean sweep across ALL categories: Hawaiian Pro (Haleiwa), World Cup (Sunset Beach), Pipe Masters (Pipeline), Fan Favourite, and Overall Vans Triple Crown of Surfing women’s series champion.
“I’ve never surfed Pipe and Sunset as much as I did this Winter. Those are two really challenging waves,” said Carissa Moore, who won her second Vans Triple Crown championship. “It was great motivation to get out there and keep pushing the limits of what we can do.”
“You just don’t know any more with this format because anybody can be at any spot whenever,” said John John Florence, who claimed his fifth Vans Triple Crown championship title of his career with this win. “Especially when you have waves in the 8 to 10-foot range for a lot of the days, where all three spots are good. It’s tough competition.”
Crosby Colapinto, 2021 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Pipe Master
In a historic first, 20-year-old Crosby Colapinto took the men’s title as Vans Pipe Master at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing amongst a heavily contested field. The Californian’s win reflects the amount of time he’s put into this wave over the past few years and showcases the exciting stories that the digital competition format can expose. Awarding a total prize purse of $217,000, Vans announced the winners during the official awards ceremony event, which aired yesterday evening. Winners for each event location, videography, and fan favourites were revealed.
2021 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champions
2021 WOMENS Vans Digital Triple Crown Champion: Carissa Moore
2021 MENS Vans Digital Triple Crown Champion: John John Florence
Individual Event Winners
2021 WOMENS VTCS Haleiwa Champion: Carissa Moore
2021 MENS VTCS Haleiwa Champion: John John Florence
2021 WOMENS VTCS Sunset Champion: Carissa Moore
2021 MENS VTCS Sunset Champion: John John Florence
2021 WOMENS VTCS Pipe Champion: Carissa Moore
2021 MENS VTCS Pipe Master: Crosby Colapinto
Videography Winners
2021 MENS VTCS Filmer Award: Erik Knutson & Guillem Cruells
2021 WOMENS VTCS Filmer Award: Layne Stratton & Anna Hermes
Fan Vote
2021 WOMENS VTCS Fan Voting Award: Carissa Moore
2021 MENS VTCS Fan Voting Award: Tomas Hermes
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing legacy remains uninterrupted, cementing the North Shore’s reputation as the ultimate proving grounds for future champions and honoring the traditions of Hawaiian surfing heritage.
Congratulations to all the winners! Watch the winning submissions here.
The Backdoor Shootout is a Pipeline specialty event with a goal to have a surf contest in the best waves and conditions possible. The format lets everybody surf the same amount of time. Waves are scored on a 12 point scale and the aim is to get the highest 3 wave total. This year was awesome becuase they let WSL athletes compete in it (usually not allowed) so the field was more stacked then ever!
Most surf contests only focus on individuals but this event they also score your TEAM. Logan "Chucky" Dulien threw together TEAM SNAPT4 this year which included event winner Mason Ho, Snapt4 hero Barron Mamiya, Snapt4 heaviest pipe waves riden Benji Brand and easily the best human on earth Parker Coffin. The boys did damage together, worked as a team and took home the Gold!
TEAM RESULTS:
1st Team Snapt4
2nd Team Volcom
3rd Team Florence
Filming: Rory Pringle, Mason Ho, Slow Motion Water Cinematography Erik Ippel / Ippel films. Also from the ski Larry Haynes.
Team Snapt4: Mason Ho, Barron Mamiya, Benji Brand & Parker Coffin.
Location: Pipeline & Backdoor. North Shore, Oahu. Hawaii.
Jams: Mom Collection.
All surfboard info in end credit roll plus ding report.
