The injury-prone two-time champ will likely miss the next two CT events.

Exactly ten years ago, the Volcom Fiji Pro was cancelled, precipitating a big wave session for the ages.

Some close, others not even, yet all of them ending the same way.

What is exciting is the scope, longevity, and persistence of a large Southern Ocean gyre, generating a prolonged large southerly episode.

Launch over the ledge into come what may.

In the heat of competition something new begins to grow.

"You don't say no to Buffalo."