Even better, he surfed with his brother, Nathan, who said the lucky "near empty" lineup was thanks to Pipeline's "huge and unruly" conditions. Nathan posted the clip above last night and captioned ...

But I’d wager that Pipeline/Backdoor, in terms of sheer entertainment and shock value, takes the cake. Which brings us to the carnage below. Courtesy of the tireless Nathan Florence and Zoard ...

After two days of competition in a mixed bag of conditions at Pipeline, John John sits atop the leaderboard. Nathan's in third and Ivan's sitting down in eighth, but not that far off the pace.

Nathan Fletcher was surfing a rising swell at Pipeline this morning, along with dozens of other North Shore regulars. The Da Hui Backdoor Shootout wasn't called on due to the (relatively ...