The idea was simple enough. Red Bull wanted to light up Pipeline during the night and get some different shots of their main boys. This was in the works before one of their main riders, Jamie O’Brien won the Volcom Pipeline Pro. What wasn’t in the works is that the night it ended up all going down just so happened to coincide with his victory.
It was also convenient that Pipeline is in Jamie’s backyard, and that all the Volcom boys were around to help out. The famed reef was lit with two stadium like lights placed in the backyards of the Volcom house and Jamie’s house.
No one knows what Red Bull got out of it yet as far as shots go. What is known is that a lot of people had head aches the following day from the rager that it all turned into.
The view from the beach path at Pipe. Definitely not something you see every night. Photo: Steblay
The line up wasn’t very bright despite two large stadium lights beaming on it. The photogs in the water had flashlights rigged to their lenses. Photo: Steblay
Dave Wassell, North Shore charger and lifeguard kept things safe for the guys in the water. Photo: Steblay
Bruce Irons caught one wave before calling it a night. Photo: Steblay
The lights were in the Volcom backyard and the party was in Jamie’s. Photo: Steblay
The party overflowed on to the beach where spectators watched rogue sets explode on everyone in the line up. Photo: Contrast
Thirsty? Booze ran out early and scroungers came out of the woodwork. Photo: Contrast
Not a bad set up for a backyard party. Red Bull likes to do things right. Photo: Contrast
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