Most people would be understandably a little nervous to surf second-reef Pipeline. It’s not a gentle wave, after all, and when second-reef gets involved, there’s a lot of size. But Jamie O’Brien, of course, is not most people. Pipeline is his backyard and he knows the wave and the reef better than just about anyone. He’s paid some serious dues to get to where he is — and where he is is a place that most surfers would have no interest in being. Second-reef Pipeline on a soft top. Yes, Jamie O’Brien is very used to surfing soft tops… but still.
