Shea Lopez | SURFER Magazine - Part 2

Subscribe Magazine Digital

DoubleClick

Shea Lopez

World Tour Pundit and former World Tour surfer

9.25.12

Features

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team.

9.20.12

Features

Writing on the Wall

Shea Lopez on the perceptions vs. the realities of competition at Lower Trestles

Shea Lopez on the perceptions vs. the realities of competition at Lower Trestles.

9.18.12

Features

Understanding the Scales

An analysis of the judging could mean the difference for Lowers competitors

An analysis of the judging could mean the difference for Lowers competitors.

9.11.12

Features

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team.

8.13.12

Features

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team.

7.26.12

Features

2012 Nike U.S. Open Preview

Former U.S. Open Champ Shea Lopez on what to expect in Huntington

Former U.S. Open Champ Shea Lopez on what to expect in Huntington next week.

5.29.12

Features

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team

Shea Lopez on who to pick for your Fantasy Surfer team.

5.16.12

Features

Shea Lopez on John Florence's first World Tour victory

Shea Lopez on John Florence's first World Tour victory.

5.5.12

Features

Medina Wins at Lowers

The young Brazilian makes a statement in the Trestles ramps

The young Brazilian makes a statement in the Trestles ramps.

4.6.12

Features

Shea Lopez on Mick Fanning's historic win over Kelly Slater

Shea Lopez on Mick Fanning's historic win over Kelly Slater.

Page 2 of 13123 4 5 10...Last »

DoubleClick

Contest Wire

Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before

They say if you walk in like you own the place, then you’re halfway to where you’re going. Well, Kelly announced his arrival at Cloudbreak this morning by burning some hot laps on his jet ski through the lineup, shooting follow-footage of local surfer Aca Lalabalavu who was heavily piped at the time. Kelly dismounts and paddles straight out for his quarter against Seabass, and that’s when things really start to burn. John John, still dripping wet, catches Kelly’s first perfect 10 and comments, “I don’t know, but from here it kinda looked like a 20.” John John didn’t know how prophetic he was being, because it’s only a matter of minutes later that Kelly draws another wall of Pacific toward him. It’s bigger, foamier and throatier than the first, and tail of his 5’10” quad is doing it’s best to skip out from under him. CJ offers, “Man, that thing was a bull ride!”…and it was another 10. That’s your perfect heat, right there folks, the fifth in pro surfing and Kelly’s second. History made before 10am. The signs for the rest of the day are there early. When Kelly comes in and starts talking about the significance of the feat, he adds the caveat that, “Man, the way the waves are out there today, someone could go real close to getting another one.” And when he says someone, well, you probably know who he means.

Videos

The Gold Standard

Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Josh Kerr, and more score at Kirra and elsewhere in Australia.

Opinion

The much-hyped swell event at Teahupoo has quickly become a real-time global spectacle. Whether or not that spectacle is worth celebrating, however, is something to consider.

Photos

Another day of massive, pumping Teahupoo.

Photos

Teahupoo returns to center stage as the first monster swell of the year rolls through.

Arts and Culture

The Top 5 Beards in Surf

The surf world is occasionally blessed with prodigious facial hair. Here's a list of contemporary favorites.

DoubleClick

All rights reserved 2013 Surfer Magazine.