Mister Pipeline
Encyclopedia
Mister Pipeline is a title given to masters of the waves at the North Shore's Pipeline
. It was first given to Butch Van Artsdalen
, and is passed on from generation to generation, by consensus. Other holders of the title have included sometime actor Gerry Lopez
and bodyboarding
legend Mike Stewart.
Banzai Pipeline
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply "Pipeline" or "Pipe," is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef...
. It was first given to Butch Van Artsdalen
Butch Van Artsdalen
Charles M. Van Artsdalen was a legendary surfer. He moved to La Jolla, California, from his birthplace of Norfolk, Virginia, at age 14. Artsdalen is best known as a pioneer of surfing 25-foot waves at such North Shore locations as Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach; and tube riding in Hawaii during the...
, and is passed on from generation to generation, by consensus. Other holders of the title have included sometime actor Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez , aka Mr. Pipeline, is an American surfer, shaper, journalist, and film actor.-Early life:Lopez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, grew up in East Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii and attended Punahou School. He frequented the semi secret reefs in and around Aina Haina as well as better known surf...
and bodyboarding
Bodyboarding
Bodyboarding is a surface water sport . The average board consists of a small, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam, sometimes containing a ridged spine called a 'stringer'...
legend Mike Stewart.