72 Hours on the Rock: Waimea Swell, Sunsets & Winter Waves
Here’s a breakdown of teh images and their captions, as provided:
1. Levi Slawson at Pipeline
* Image: Levi Slawson surfing at Pipeline.
* caption: “Challenger Series threat levi Slawson gets reps at pipeline before the next event in February.”
* Photographer: Ryan ”Gauze” Craig
2. João Chianca at Backdoor
* Image: João Chianca surfing.
* Caption: “João Chianca nearly died surfing Backdoor in December 2023. Safe too say he’s back and looking dangerous.”
* Photographer: Ryan “Gauze” Craig
3. Noah Beschen wipeout
* Image: Noah Beschen getting wiped out.
* Caption: “Noah Beschen pays the tax man.” (A surfing idiom for taking a beating from a wave)
* Photographer: Ryan “Gauze” Craig
4. Coco Ho Barrel
* Image: Coco Ho surfing.
* Caption: “Coco ho locks in.” (Meaning she successfully got barreled/inside the wave)
* Photographer: Ryan “Gauze” Craig
5. Makana Pang Wave of the Winter
* Image: Makana Pang surfing.
* Caption: “On day 1 of the revamped Wave of the winter contest, Makana Pang took an early lead with this drainer.” (A “drainer” is a powerful, draining barrel)
* Photographer: Ryan ”Gauze” Craig
All photos are credited to Ryan “Gauze” Craig. The images appear to be from a surfing event or training session, likely in Hawaii, given the locations mentioned (pipeline, Backdoor).