Zietz captures Triple Crown; Parkinson, Slater chase title

By Lance Arinaga / Special to the Star-Advertiser

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 10, 2012

~~<p>Kauai's Sebastien Zietz secured the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title Sunday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Billabong Pipeline Masters.</p>
<p>Zietz, who won the Reef Hawaiian Pro (the Triple Crown's first event) and made the final of the Vans World Cup last week, earned $100,000, a $10,000 Nixon watch and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. No other surfer can pass him in the Triple Crown standings and now he has his eyes on the Pipe title.</p>
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Kauai's Sebastien Zietz secured the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing title Sunday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

Zietz, who won the Reef Hawaiian Pro (the Triple Crown's first event) and made the final of the Vans World Cup last week, earned $100,000, a $10,000 Nixon watch and a Harley Davidson motorcycle. No other surfer can pass him in the Triple Crown standings and now he has his eyes on the Pipe title. Login for more...