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Scenes From The Wave Warriors 2017 Shoot This Afternoon At Pipeline

Herbie Fletcher’s prestigious annual North Shore posse photo shoot, featuring all the heavies!

style // Dec 6, 2017
Words by Stab
Reading Time: 2 minutes

As is now a three-decade tradition, Herbie Fletcher sounded the alarm this afternoon on the North Shore, assembling his annual Wave Warriors photo shoot at the RVCA Pipe house the same as he has since the first WW shoot in ’86. 

Answering the call and donning this year’s iconic Wave Warriors tee were the entirety of the Fletcher, Florence, Ho, and Rothman clans, as well as everyone from Danny Fuller, Dustin Barca and Kaimana Henry to Joel Tudor and JOB, Alex Knost, Shane Beschen, Kai Lenny Jay Davies, and more.

Scroll through the gallery above and below, shot by Sam Moody, for a look at this year’s heavy-hitting Wave Warriors roster. 

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All the heavies.

Photography

Sam Moody

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Nathan Fletcher and Mason Ho sharing war stories, waiting on Uncle Eddie and JOB to show up.

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Sam Moody

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Christian Fletcher.

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Sam Moody

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Brothers. Ivan, John John, and Nathan Florence.

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Sam Moody

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Brothers from other mothers, Herbie Fletcher and Eddie Rothman.

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Sam Moody

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John John getting the selfie with Peter King’s camera.

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Sam Moody

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Christian Fletcher and Dane Gudauskas.

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Sam Moody

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Is there anyone else who could get this many heads in one place? Herbie Fletcher, with his Wave Warriors.

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Sam Moody

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The Christians (Hosoi and Fletcher).

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Sam Moody

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Another year, another star-studded posse photo op in the bag.

Photography

Sam Moody

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