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Kelly Slater of Florida, USA (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat with the highest score of the day at the Billabong Pipe Masters on Saturday December 13, 2014. Slater defeated Reef Mcintosh (HAW) scoring a near perfect 9.57 (out of a possible ten). Photo: ASP/Cestari
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Hawaiian Water Patrol rescue Aritz Aranburu of Spain (pictured) in enormous surf during the Billabong Pipe Masters on Oahu, Hawaii on Saturday December 13, 2014. Wave sized in excess of five-meters pummeled the North Shore that saw Round 2 of the competition completed. Photo: ASP/Masurel
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Nat Young of Santa Cruz, California, USA (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Hawaii on Saturday December 13, 2014. Young defeated Mitch Coleborn (AUS) and has advanced into Round 3. Photo: ASP/Masurel
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Jadson Andre of Brasil (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Hawaii on Saturday December 13, 2014. Andre posted one of the highest waves of the day, a near perfect 9.37 to advance into Round 3. Photo: ASP/Masurel
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Michel Bourez of Tahiti (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat after snapping his surfboard during the Billabong Pipe Masters on Saturday December 13, 2014. In the challenging conditions Bourez defeated wildcard Makai McNamara (HAW) with a heat total of 8.33 points (out of a possible 20.00). Photo: ASP/Masurel
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Kai Otton of Tathra, New South Wales, Australia (pictured) winning his Round 2 heat of the Billabong Pipe Masters on Saturday December 13, 2014. In the challenging conditions Otton defeated Brett Simpson (USA) with a heat total of 7.16 points (out of a possible 20.00). Photo: ASP/Masurel
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Travis Logie of South Africa (pictured) is chaired up the beach after surfing his last heat of his professional surfing career at the Billabong PIpe Masters on Saturday December 13, 2014. Logie was defeated in Round 2 and will retire from competition at the end of the 2014 season. Photo: ASP/Scholtz
As day two broke over day two of the Billabong Pipe Masters, it was clear that things were going to happen. Big things. Huge things. Second reef feathered in the distance; Pipeline puking out vast amounts of spit as it tripped over its notoriously shallow reef. Everything felt nervous and excited – the sand vibrated with anticipation. And as per the usual, Pipeline did not disappoint. Need proof? See above.
