Alana Blanchard Hawaii Surfing & Vans Triple Crown of Surf, Ep 202

Professional surfer Alana Blanchard continues her stay near the legendary big-wave surf spot Sunset Beach on Hawaii’s famous North Shore. Her Rip Curl beach house at Sunset Point sits just a stones throw away from the location for the second stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, a prestigious three-event contest series held every year on Oahu’s North Shore. Alana and her friends Leila Hurst and Camille Brady cheer on a good friend from their home island of Kauai, Sebastien Zietz, as he competes to win the coveted Triple Crown title. Watch Alana: Surfer Girl every Monday on Network A. Produced by 8 Side Productions Amen Teter and Brian Alexander Special Thanks Lachlan McKinnon Oakley Dispatch Director of Photography Matt Taylor Ryan “Chachi” Craig ryancraigphotography.com Music Abbasi Brothers Fragments of Memories As A Child Something Like Nostalgia Watch the full series: www.youtube.com Subscribe to Network A! ‪‪‪www.youtube.com ‬‬ Subscribe to Alana! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook: ‪‪‪www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: ‪‪‪www.twitter.com Follow us on Tumblr: ‪‪‪networka.tumblr.com Follow @NetworkA on Instagram

KAANAPALI BEACH MAUI CIRCA DECEMBER 1996

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