PIPE KNOCKED MARK HEALEY OUT. HIS FRIENDS HANDED HIM A BEER.
Mark Healey, telling it on Ain't That Swell Core Lords
The story
NO LEASH. 12-FOOT PIPE. LIGHTS OUT.
- Low on boards, he quit wearing a leash to break fewer.
- A big, windy day. He paddled out alone.
- He airdropped, hit his head and was knocked out.
- He walked off without his board. Brought back, he saw his footprints circle it once and leave.
- Then his friends handed him a beer.
The receipt
OUR DATA: 1 CT EVENT. AT PIPE, OF COURSE.
Mark Healey · Pipe Masters 2008 · wildcard · 9 waves
| Best wave, Round 1Pipe | 6.50 |
| Best wave, Round 2Pipe | 2.27 |
What our data can't see: the free surfs, the missing leash, or the beer.
Source: WSL wave scores, surf.stats database · as of 31 Oct 2026