Forgot About Bells

Bells

t h e 2 0 1 1 r i p c u r l p r o B e l l s

M ot h er f u c k er s

a c t l i k e t h e y

f o r g o t a b o u t

“ F AT. ” “ W E A K . ”

“ MUSHY.” “SLOW.”

GrumblinG about the wave at bells

has echoed amonG fans and pros

alike. many question whether it

belonGs on tour at all.

“ F AT. ” “ W E A K . ”

“ MUSHY.” “SLOW.”

pHOTOS: jiMMicAnE

WHAT nOW, BiTcHES?ya’ll know me , st i l l the same ol’ G

but i been low key. . .

pHOTO: SHErMAn

WHAT nOW, BiTcHES?

EDITORIAL

editor in chief travis ferrÉ

managing editor stuart cornuelle

associate editor taylor paul

photo editor peter taras

associate photo editor jimmy wilson

art director chato aGanza

art director scott chenoweth

online editor jason miller

PhOTOgRAPhERs

steve sherman

ed sloane

nathan smith

Bells2011

cover and back cover photos: steve sherman

1:Run Heats, not MoutHs

1:Run Heats, not MoutHs

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

how do you make a bunch of Grown men in fullsuits look like pussies?

ask melanie bartels — bare leGs, bare arms, barrels.

jordy smith reps sa — that’s for south africa and for simon

anderson, and for sexual appetite, and for socially awkward.

sexual appetite

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

nobody told kelly that #winninG isn’t trendinG anymore.

he won bells four times.

he won it last year.

he won the world title last year.

he won the first event of this year.

nobody told kelly that #winninG isn’t trendinG anymore.

pHOTO: nATHAn SMiTH

adam robertson is to bells as sean holmes is to jeffrey’s as jamie o is to pipe.

see ya aGain next year, robbo.

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kelly’s alley-oop kills two birds with one stone: bird no. 1: “bells is too soft for airs.”f

die slow, birds.

bird no. 1: “bells is too soft for airs.”

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

f f

die slow, birds.

bird no. 2: “thirty-nine is too old for airs.”

f f

headless hack from a. de s.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

davo isn’t unsponsored, he just diGs scandinavian minimalism

and white space on his boards.

...lol! actually, he is unsponsored. and btw, omG — wtf?fyi:

pHOTO: nATHAn SMiTH

julian wilson hanGinG out a totally taj-esque crook winG on this lipper.

squint, and you could swear it’s t. burrow.

squint, and you could swear it’s t. burrow.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

bobby martinez’s twitter timeline durinG the rip curl pro:

@bobby805: surfed my

waves wronG 2day. was

surfinG more down the

line than verticle and in

the pocket. so lookinG

forward to workinG!

19 apr via web

@bobby805: Gonna Go

practice at bells in 1

hour! been struGGlinG

for a lonGtime now

but i aint Goin down

without a fiGht!

19 apr via web

@bobby805: even thouGh

i fell on my best wave

of my heat i Got that

win i desperatly needed!

Got a tuff road ahead

of me but ima Go down

fiGhtinG!

20 apr via web

@bobby805: early morninG

practice at bells. i Got

now south africas best.

Gonna try my best and

hope for the best..aint

no quitin in my blood!

21 apr via web

@bobby805: i kept on

fallinG at the end of my

waves..... i deserved to

loose...couldnt finish my

waves....bak to da Grindin

wont let this stop me!

21 apr via web

@bobby805: Gotta keep

workinG hard everyday

to deserve to be on this

tour! my work is just

beGaninG! if i dont do

somethinG then ima be

off this tour

22 apr via web

@bobby805: in the airport

on r way back to cali!

Goin home with a knife

in my heart for blowinG

it yesterday! i hate this

feelinG of failinG!

22 apr via web

@bobby805: dam i blew

it! my boards felt Great

here! thanks to channel

islands for helpinG me!

i luv u Guys!

21 apr via web

bobby martinez’s twitter timeline durinG the rip curl pro:

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

the upside to dusty payne’s round 1 loss

was that he Got to surf firinG winkipop in round 2.

but then he lost that one too.

“best world tour waves i’ve seen yet,” he said before the heat.

the upside to dusty payne’s round 1 loss

was that he Got to surf firinG winkipop in round 2.

but then he lost that one too.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

winkipop: the cute, quiet, shy younGer sister who doesn’t Get as much atten-

tion but upon closer inspection is probably the hottest in the family.

she showed up for round 2 dressed to kill.

pHOTO: nATHAn SMiTH

another all-white nose. what is this, a lifeGuard tower?

cj hobGood, carvinG and starvinG.

somebody pay this twin.

somebody pay this twin.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

younG rip curl Goofyfoot Gabriel medina fell to owen wriGht in round

2 despite backside vertical pocket snaps like this one.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

younG rip curl Goofyfoot owen wriGht beat Gabriel medina

in round 2 with backside vertical pocket snaps like this one.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

parko never needs to save face at bells. there’s more than enouGh face to Go around.

parko never needs to save face at bells. there’s more than enouGh face to Go around.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

it’s been 10 years since mick fanninG won the rip curl pro as a wee

20-year-old wildcard who liked to Get naked at parties.

he hasn’t won bells since.

maybe whip it out once in a while, mick.

maybe whip it out once in a while, mick.

pHOTO: Ed SLOAnE

2:ThE LIfE & TImEs

ALL pHOTOS: STEvE SHErMAn

2:ThE LIfE & TImEs

bobby martinez, post-heat, displeased

with the judGinG: “i been doinG this

my whole life. that was not a 7.83.

i know who their favorites are, but

i’m a fiGhter and i won’t back down.”

belles of bells: oleema miller, laura enever, kalani miller and alana blanchard.

belles of bells: oleema miller, laura enever, kalani miller and alana blanchard.

simon anderson & douG “claw” warbrick, founders

of the thruster and rip curl respectively.

past (and — spoiler alert! — future) bells champs.

cute cubed:

bethany hamilton,

carissa moore and

coco ho.

d. payne in a reflective moment.

mick fanninG.

who’s the

Guy siGninG

autoGraphs?

red sinGlet,

white sleeves,

blue leash.

that’s patriotism.

@bobby805: @monsterenerGyau

luv the wetsuits...they r

comfortable

and look bad ass too!

thanks!!!!!

19 apr via web

owen wriGht looks a lot like orlando bloom. there

must be some way we can profit off of that.

kelly, brouGht to his knees by the maGnitude of what he’s witnessinG: a smart, sleek, pocket-size diGital

camera with stunninG 720p hd quality and a hiGh-powered 12x wide-anGle optical zoom.

breathtakinG.

jordy wonders whether the health

benefits are worth...that. decides

they aren’t. sticks with beam.

3: shERm’s sTuDIO

<chris davidson

cj hobGood >

3: shERm’s sTuDIO

<chris davidson

cj hobGood >

B Y S T E v E S H E r M A n

<pat Gudauskas

“woody” >

<pat Gudauskas

“woody” >

<the

children >

<the

children >

<martin potter

douG “claw” warbrick >

<martin potter

douG “claw” warbrick >

<occy

adriano de souza >

<occy

adriano de souza >

<michael ho

josh kerr >

<michael ho

josh kerr >

<brodie carr

tom carroll >

<brodie carr

tom carroll >

<melanie bartels

richie collins >

<melanie bartels

richie collins >

< sally fitzGibbons

dave prodan >

< sally fitzGibbons

dave prodan >

< joel parkinson

jordy smith >

< joel parkinson

jordy smith >

<tom curren

dan ross >

<tom curren

dan ross >

4: hAPPy EnDIngs

4: hAPPy EnDIngssally fitz, half of the hottest battle in comp surfinG

riGht now — and by “hottest” we mean the most conten-

tious, with absolutely no sexual undertones.

mostly.

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same hat and

t-shirt to the

party? one of

them is GoinG

to h av e t o

c h a n G e .

sally and carissa.

two Girls, one cap.

same hat and

t-shirt to the

party? one of

them is GoinG

to h av e t o

c h a n G e .

sally and carissa.

two Girls, one cap.

pHOTO:SHErMAn

who canceled christmas?

parko and mick, takinG shit

seriously — and judGinG

by their faces, poss ibly

takinG shits...seriously.

who canceled christmas?

parko and mick, takinG shit

seriously — and judGinG

by their faces, poss ibly

takinG shits...seriously.

pHOTOS:SHErMAn

the reported winner.

the real winners.

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parko, already liftinG weiGhts for

the next event.

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bells, motherfuckers!

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