be there

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Photo: Macfarlane

Kelly Slater

If you buIld It, they wIll come.

the bells arena.

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Photo: C. Wilson

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Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Paul

Managing Editor

bEau FlEMisTEr

assistant Editor

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Photo Editor

PETEr Taras

associate Photo Editor

jiMMy wilson

art Director

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associate art Director

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online Editor

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Kolohe. Photos: C. Wilson

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edItorIal

Editor-in-Chief

Taylor Paul

Managing Editor

bEau FlEMisTEr

assistant Editor

naTE ZollEr

Photo Editor

PETEr Taras

associate Photo Editor

jiMMy wilson

art Director

ChaTo aganZa

associate art Director

noa EMbErson

online Editor

jason MillEr

photography by

DunCan MaCFarlanE

CorEy wilson

bInnsIe. Photo: C. Wilson

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TABLEOFCONTENTSTABLE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

010 - Whistles and Bells

038 - Clear as a Bell

072 - tres Belle

084 - For Whom the Bell tolls

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TABLEOFCONTENTSTABLE

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C h A P T E r 1

010

whIstles and bells(early rounds)

Welcome back. Photo: Macfarlane

011

Jordy smIth loves Bells; it’s basically J-Bay’s pudgier, slightly less-revered cousin. Jordy, more cushion for the pushin’. Photos: Macfarlane

012

013

So long as nobody’s blocking your view, the competitor’s area at Bells is the best place to watch the competition. Kelly, blocking peoples’ views. Photo: C. Wilson

014

015

adam robertson and Josh Kerr, a few steps above everyone else. Photo: Macfarlane

016

017

9.73

Some were calling this air by Josh Kerr the best one ever done in a compe-tition at Bells. It’s a title Kerr would hold for two more rounds (because Kelly hates letting people hold titles). Photo: C. Wilson

018

019

Joel parKInson and Kolohe andIno. Photo: Macfarlane

020

Jordy smIth and cJ hobgood. Photo: Macfarlane

021

Look at how long cJ’s left hand touches the wave. Pivoting perfection. Photos: C. Wilson

022

023

The girls are going to miss those curls, John John. We don’t care much, so long as you keep surfing like you do. Photos: C. Wilson

024

025

026

Kelly, just surfing well. Photo: C. Wilson

From the announcer’s cheat sheet. Choose one:-Jams it under the lip-Biiiig drop wallet-huuuge slash

027

028

Photo: Macfarlane

029

030

Keys. Contact lens. A dime. his phone. A validated parking stub. Chapstick. All things Jeremy flores might have dropped, besides his wallet. Photo: Macfarlane

031

032

Bells, #lookingtheotherway. Photo: Macfarlane

033

“Taj! Taj! Write on me.” mr. burrow leaves his mark on waves, children. Photos: (above) C. Wilson (right) Macfarlane

034

035

If you say “KaI otton” five times fast it starts to sound like “Cotton.” That’s of no relevance to Kai’s Quarter- final finish. But good job, Kai. Photo: Macfarlane

036

037

Josh Kerr. Photo: Macfarlane

C h A P T E r 2

038

clear as a bell(pretty piCtures,

pretty people)

039

&yadIn nIcol

040

mIcK fannIng. Photos: C. Wilson (Exploring the Bells bushes)&

041

042

Photo: Macfarlane

wInKIpopular

043

A squeeky-clean slob. Kolohe andIno, Winkipop. Photos: Macfarlane

044

045

046

owen wrIght. Photo: Macfarlane

047

048

Photo: C. Wilson

049

A great ocean. Photo: C. Wilson

050

051

Double-overhead airs: Core Score

Up. pat gudausKas.

Photo: Macfarlane

052

053

054

easter sunday down the Great Ocean road. Photo: Macfarlane

055

pat gudausKas. Photo: C. Wilson

056

057

Photo: Macfarlane

058

Photo: C. Wilson

059

060

Photos: C. Wilson

061

havInga feed

Macfarlane

C. Wilson

062

C. Wilson

C. Wilson

063

davey cathels (before), nIcK pollet, matt wIlKInson.

064

davey cathels (after). Photos: C. Wilson

065

066

wIlKo. Photos: C. Wilson

067

068

Phot

os: C.

Wil

son

069

Mean streets of melbourne. Photos: C. Wilson

070

071

Do not mistake her cuteness for weakness. sally

fItzgIbbons. Photo: C. Wilson

C h A P T E r 3

072

tres belle(Girls)

073

team sally!

Photo: Macfarlane

074

team steph!

075

076

steph gIlmore’s back. She’s already banked two firsts this year, and dropped a worthy 10

on the way to the finals at Bells.

077

When steph pulls the jersey over her head, her face goes from giggles

(above) to laser focus (right). A beautiful lightswitch, Steph is.

Photo: C. Wilson

078

Photo: Macfarlane

079

new photo, please

sally, en route to the final. A final she would dominate, a bell she would ring. Photo: C. Wilson

080

new photo, please

081

082

Look at that crowd. There must be over 100 unique images of this very moment. sally, triumphant and getting it from all angles. Photos: Macfarlane

083

C h A P T E r 4

084

Photo: C. Wilson

for whom the bell tolls

(miCk’s turns vs kelly’s air)

085

Any psychologists reading? What does the location of

your pre-heat “me time” say about you? Photo: Macfarlane

mIcK, me tIme

086

Photo: C. Wilson

Kelly, me tIme

087

mIcK’s turn three

Photo: Macfarlane

088

089

mIcK’s turn two

090

Photo: C. Wilson

091

Photos: Macfarlane

092

Kelly’s air...

093

...10

094

095

mIcK’s turn one...won.

Photo: Macfarlane

096

097

fIve stages of wInnIng

dIsbelIevIng

1

098

Photo: Macfarlane

099

acceptIng

2

0100

Photo: Macfarlane

0101

Photo: C. Wilson

buzzIng

3

0102

Photo: Macfarlane

Photo: C. Wilson

sharIng

4

0103

Photo: Macfarlane

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