As Van’s Triple Crown competitions continue along Oahu’s North Shore, Surfer Magazine’s annual Surfer Poll awards ceremony draws many of the sport’s top performers to Turtle Bay to cheer on their peers.
The Surfer Poll awards will be broadcast live from Oahu’s North Shore on Saturday, at an invitation-only event.
Surfer will name its picks for surfing’s Top 10 Men and Top 5 Women, as well as A.I. Breakthrough Performer, in honor of Andy Irons, and an Agent of Change.
Last year readers chose Kelly Slater for top men’s wave rider for a 19th year. Kauai’s Alana Blanchard pulled into the top women’s slot for the first time.
Awards in most categories are based on films and shorts produced in the previous calendar year.
The Worst Wipeout award is based on voting online that ended Sunday.
2014 Surfer Poll Nominees:
Best Barrel:
» Kelly Slater, Pipeline (Hawaii), from "The Barrel"
» Dean Morrison, The Right (Australia), from "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Koa Smith, Skeleton Bay (Namibia), from "Diamond of the Desert"
» Gabriel Villaran, Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca, Mexico), from "Dos Dias"
» Matahi Drollet, Teahupoo (Tahiti), from "Tahiti"
Best Maneuver:
» John John Florence, "Attractive Distractions"
» Josh Kerr, "Kerrzy"
» Kelly Slater, "Tour Notes"
» Albee Layer, "Attractive Distractions"
» Matt Meola, "Attractive Distractions"
Heavy Water (big-wave surfers):
» Shane Dorian
» Albee Layer
» Mark Mathews
» Greg Long
» Grant "Twiggy" Baker
Best Performance:
» Dane Reynolds, "Loaded"
» Albee Layer, "Attractive Distractions"
» Jamie O’Brien, "Live From the Moon"
» Josh Kerr, "Kerrzy"
» Matt Meola, "Attractive Distractions"
» Creed McTaggart, "Strange Rumblings in Shangri La"
Best Short:
» "Swamp Duck"
» "Cheese II"
» "Whatever Happened"
» "Slaber Nackle"
» "Enjoy"
Best Documentary:
» "Stephanie in the Water," directed by Ava Warbrick
» "Bella Vita," directed by Jason Baffa
» "Thundercloud," directed by Talon Clemlow
» "Big Wave Hellmen," Paul Taublieb
» "Beyond the Surface," Crystal Thornburg-Homcy and Dave Homcy
Movie of the Year:
» "Loaded," directed by Dane Reynolds
» "Get-N Classic Vol. 3," directed by Graham Nash and Reagan Ritchie
» "Strange Rumblings in Shangri La," directed by Joe G.
» "Attractive Distractions," directed by Dan Norkunas and Albee Layer
» "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night," directed by Dustin Humphrey
Worst Wipeout:
» Jamie Mitchell, Belharra (France), from "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Julian Wilson, Pipeline, from "Winter in Hawaii"
» Shane Dorian, Jaws (Maui), from "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Brad Norris, The Right, from "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Billy Kemper, Puerto Escondido, from "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Shawn Dollar, Mavericks (California), "Big Wave Hellmen"
» Niccolo Porcella, Jaws, from "Attractive Distractions"
» Dege O’Connell, Jaws, from "Attractive Distractions"
» Kaito Ohashi, Pipeline, from "Black Friday"
» Myron Porter, The Right, from "Big Wave Hellmen"
2014 SURFER POLL
Webcast at SurferPoll. com, broadcast on Oceanic Time Warner Cable channels 250 and 1250HD
>> Where: Turtle Bay Resort
>> When: 7 p.m. Saturday
>> Info: surfermag.com
>> Results: Elizabeth Kieszkowski will be covering the Surfer Poll awards. Follow her on Twitter at @StarTGIF and see the results and photos at honolulupulse.com.