
North Shore, Oahu -- "You will always get a certain amount of aggressive grumbling, especially at Pipe or any world class break for that matter, when a new way to ride waves is introduced. But the reality is, when the boys say go, you get to go. Garrett went! Liam, his brother who was riding a surfboard, took off first so he basically 'blocked' the way for Garrett. Got to love brothers."

"I am happy with the photo results [which will appear in the next issue of Standup Journal -ed]. Garrett is such an amazing subject. He just manages to do the most incredible things and it is all no big deal to him." -David
PS: "This is not the first time guys have ridden Pipe of course. Ikaika Kalama caught it last season, for instance, but it was a dramatic moment none the less. And by the way it wasn't always pretty for Garrett:
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