Talking Cloudbreak with Luke O’Connell

“We were just chilling, sitting in the boat…then you just see the whole horizon go dark.”Luke O’Connell For Luke O’Connell, that dark horizon was exactly what he was searching for when he flew to Fiji for a self-termed ‘strike mission’ earlier this year. A real estate agent by trade, selling houses wasn’t on the agenda …

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Women’s Billabong Pro Pipeline – The Wash-Up

The Women’s Billabong Pro Pipeline returned for just its second edition, kicking off the 2023 Championship Tour in conditions which were a long way from Pipe at its best. Scores throughout were subsequently quite low and the contest won’t exactly be remembered as one for the ages, but nonetheless 10,000 points were on offer and …

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Men’s Billabong Pro Pipeline – The Wash-Up

The Billabong Pro Pipeline kicked off the Championship Tour for the third time this year, but while anticipation for the event was high, the waves failed to deliver to near the standard of which we know they are capable. The pumping, heavy Pipe which is, in the eyes of many, the best wave in the …

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