Parko vs K12 December 12, 2012 – Tags:

It’s a warm summer day in ’94, and I’ve only recently came back home from the Philippines after the birth of my first son. I’m staying with my brother Stephen and his girlfriend Christie at Kings Beach Caloundra, and enjoying the fun waves the Sunshine Coast has to offer over the summer period.
One day surfing out at Moffat Headland, a cheeky grommet who dropped in on me whilst I was lining up a  2nd shelf barreling section, turned around, gave me the middle finger and watched while I was engulfed in his wake as I got  worked on the shelf.
That cheeky little bastard would become a 3x Triple Crown winner and 4x runner up to the World Surfing Title.
Joel ‘Parko’ Pakinson , is now on the verge of claiming his first ever WCT Title , moving straight into the 1/4 finals at the Billabong Pipeline Master’s.
Only one surfer now stands in Parko’s way , that being 11x World Champ Kelly Slater, who has a slight advantage over Joel going into the final rounds.
Not since Andy Irons has a showdown for a World Title against Kelly Slater been determined at the Pipeline Masters.
The Billabong Pipe Master’s  is on hold for a new swell that is about to unleash on Hawaii’s North Shore, with the continuation of Round 4, Parko is sitting in the box seat as he waits to see if Kelly surfs  his way through to the next round.
Kelly  has to progress through either Round 4 or 5 to get to the 1/4 finals and make his 12th World Title shot a reality.
Check into the LIVE Action, with competition resuming on the Friday Hawaiian Time..
http://www.vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com/billabongpipemasters2012/live
Will it be Parko’s turn to shine ? Or will Slater mark a 12th notch in his belt ?