Carissa Moore (HAW) had her male counterparts nervous in Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Glen Hall (IRE) keeps the Irish flag flying into Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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Multiple Triple Crown champion Sunny Garcia (HAW) admitted he was a little nervous during his heat against Carissa Moore. ASP/Cestari
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Dane Reynolds (USA) appears to enjoy belting Sunset and goes through to the next round. ASP/Cestari
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Tomas Hermes (BRA) into the next round. ASP/Cestari
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At 15 years old Ian Gentil (HAW) is the youngest competitors in the VANS World Cup of Surfing. ASP/Cestari
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While the swell is slowly fading conditions are improving as the day goes on. ASP/Cestari
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Riding Sunset on your backhand is an extra challenge at times but Evan Geiselman (USA) made it looks easy. ASP/Cestari
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You have to be brave to destroy a section like that at Sunset, Torrey Meister (HAW) gets the bravery award. ASP/Cestari
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Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) started off slow but found his rhythm and won the heat. ASP/Cestari
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Dan Ross (AUS) needs a good result to help his World Tour requalification hopes. ASP/Cestari
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Nat Young (USA) is young but still works his way around Sunset like an old hand. ASP/Cestari
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Davey Cathels (AUS) power goughing the inside section and into Round 3. ASP/Cestari
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Timmy Reyes (USA) reveled in solid Sunset advancing in second place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Pancho Sullivan (HAW) emerged among the day's top scorers with a pari of seven point rides to advance in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Sunset local Pancho Sullivan (HAW) showed everyone how to surf Sunset today, obliterating the open face walls to advance in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Torrey Meister (HAW) navigates this meaty Sunset wall to advance in first place during round one. ASP/ Kirstin
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Torrey Meister (HAW) advanced in first place in a low scoring heat. ASP/ Kirstin
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Kekoa Becalso (HAW) finds a clean barrel to emerge in first place. ASP/ Kirstin
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Adrien Toyon (REU) may not receive waves of this size in Reunion but he sure knows how to ride them. ASP/Cestari
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When the wide sets come here don't be there. ASP/Cestari
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Ricardo Santos of Brasil (pictured) posted one of the highest heat scores of Round one advancing in first place during the Vans World Cup of Surfing on Sunday November 27, 2011. Santos threaded his way cleanly through an enormous barrel at Sunset Beach, posting a near perfect score of a 9.20 (out of ten), winning the heat with 15.53 (out of 20.00).
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Day 1 is experience one of the largest crowds ever seen at Sunset. ASP/Cestari
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Keanu Aising (HAW) posted a high nine after exiting a thunderous Sunset tube and advanced into Round 2. ASP/Cestari
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Tonino Benson (HAW) may have has back to the wave face but he was staring down the death pits Sunset was throwing at him. ASP/Cestari
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Sunny Garcia (HAW) with his support crew. ASP/ Kirstin
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Seasoned Triple Crown campaigners Sean Moody and Kamalei Alexander survey morning conditions. ASP/ Kirstin
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Roy Powers (HAW) picks his gun from rack of seven- footers. ASP/ Kirstin
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Round 1 is experiencing the first proper North Shore swell of the Triple Crown and everyone excited to witness some top class surfing. ASP/Cestari
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Despite consistently riding the bigger waves on offer they didn't hold the scoring potential he needed to advance. ASP/Cestari
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It is the first day of action at big Sunset and Vincent Duvignac (FRA) won the first heat of the event. ASP/Cestari
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Jamie O'Brien (HAW) is a crazy man, he tries to float Sunset. ASP/Cestari
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To keep tight in the power zone Brent Dorrington (AUS) was using the grab rail top turn and it worked for him. ASP/Cestari
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Stormy clouds over Keana Point. ASP/ Kirstin
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A dropping swell forced organisers to call a lay day on day one of the Vans World Cup of Surfing. ASP/ Kirstin
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Crispy Grindz offering everything from Acai to Brasilian favourites perfect for the post surf Munchies. ASP/ Kirstin
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Fresh fruit stands pepper the North Shore offering discounted local produce. ASP/ Kirstin
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Expect to see some big barrels at Sunset come Sunday. ASP / Cestari
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Sunset dished up the goods on Thanks Giving and again as the expected swell for Sunday begins to arrive. ASP / Cestari
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Along with the barrels will be big off the top off the bottom power turns. ASP / Cestari
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It is not recommended but you can go left at Sunset. Nate Yeomans testing the precontest lefts. ASP / Cestari
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Taj Burrow (AUS) cemented his victory at the Reef Hawaiian Pro today. ASP/ Kirstin
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Granger Larsen (HAW) ASP/ Kirstin
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Nathaniel Curran (USA) placed equal 17th reaching round four where he was eliminated. ASP/ Kirstin
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Jesse Mendes (BRA) boosts his way into the quarterfials where he placed equal ninth. ASP/ Kirstin
Photos of 2011 Van's World Cup