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Aritz Aranburu of the Basque Country, Spain (pictured) winning his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Cestari/WSL
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Timothee Bisso of Guadeloupe (pictured) winning his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Masurel/WSL
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Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco (pictured) placed second in his Round 2 heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Cestari/WSL
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Michael February of South Africa (pictured) winning his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Cestari/WSL
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Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy (pictured) winning his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Cestari/WSL
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Sunny Garcia (pictured) placing second in his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Masurel/WSL
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Thomas Hermes of Brasil (pictured) placing second in his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Masurel/WSL
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Marc Lacomare of France (pictured) winning his Round 1l heat at the Hawaiian Pro. Photo: Cestari/WSL
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Granger Larson of Hawaii (pictured) winning his Round 1 heat at the Hawaiian Pro, Ali'i Beach Park, Haleiwa, Hawaii. Photo: Masurel/WSL
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Yadin Nicol of Australia (pictured) winning his Round 1 heat at the Hawaiian Pro, Ali'i Beach Park, Haleiwa, Hawaii. Photo: Masurel/WSL
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Tiago Pires of Portugal (pictured) placing second in his Round 1 heat at the Hawaiian Pro, Ali'i Beach Park, Haleiwa, Hawaii on Wednesday November 18, 2015. Photo: Masurel/WSL
The first gem in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing sounded its starting horn yesterday. The wave at Haleiwa for the Hawaiian Pro weren’t amazing, but the contenders in the early rounds made do with what was on offer.
With a building swell on the horizon, the competitors took to the water this morning for the second round. Watch it live here.