Pipe Masters 2016 Holding Period Begins

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Nick Yee (dj mr.nick)

Published December 8, 2016 at 6:00 AM HST

The Billabong Pipe Masters surfing competition could start any time as the holding period opens.

The annual event off ‘Ehukai beach is considered the super bowl of surfing events, being one of the most attended as well as the most prestigious of the competitions. It’s also the conclusion of ten competitions in the world surf league.

Organizers say the close viewing proximity from the shore…mixed with the danger of the reef make pipeline one of the most exciting contests to watch. Bron Heussenstamm is a former competitor…and representative for the event.

The Pipe Masters holding period runs from Thursday until December 20^th… and contest organizers usually give a day’s warning before starting the competition.

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Nick Yee (dj mr.nick)

Nick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.

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