Rip Curl: Despite his usual show-stopping go-for-broke performance, Dane Reynolds went down to Taj in the quarters.... With a bang, of course. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Slater. Surfing's finest wine. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: The Hawaiian flag flew in honor of Andy for the remainder of the competition. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: The first of many massive AI memorial paddle-outs. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: The Prince of Puerto Rico, Dylan Graves. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: After coming runner-up to Kelly in Portugal only one week earlier, Jordy Smith was in the title race and charging hard. Unfortunately he went down to Michel Bourez in the quarters and left the door wide open for Slater. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Better late than never. Taj takes the Men's event's first Perfect 10 in his quarterfinal with Dane Reynolds. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Kelly always gives the crowd what they want. History on the brink: 1:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time, November 6, 2010. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Mick Fanning does the honors. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Moments before the Final between Kelly Slater and Bede Durbidge, there was a moment of silence for surfing's fallen son, Andy Irons. Andy said thanks from the horizon. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Elite victory number 45. World Title victory number 10. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Slater, riding the mob that was Puerto Rico's surf fans. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Owen Wright, up and down. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Search victory number 1. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: World Title number 4. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Steph's unbeatable form in the Final against Carissa Moore. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: "Somewhere" had been discovered. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: Puerto Rico's colorful crowd. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Silvana Lima sunk into the first Perfect 10 of the event in her Round 3 battle with Bruna Schmitz. Photo: Cestari/ASP
Rip Curl: The Gilmore hook. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Bede Durbidge was unstoppable until he met Slater in the Final. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Despite gladiator hacks like this and the roaring cheers of thousands of fans on the beach, Puerto Rico's Dylan Graves went down to Slater in Round 3. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: The Jordy Smith right hook will leave scars. Photo: Kirstin/ASP
Rip Curl: Portugal's Tiago Pires' momentum-sparking 8.87 in Round 1. Photo: Cestari/ASP