Yallingup surfer Jake ‘The Snake’ Paterson defeated 19-year-old Hawaiian wildcard Bruce Irons to win the 1998 Mountain Dew Pipe Masters in Hawaii. Jake (age 30) was trailing in the dying seconds of the final before launching his 7ft 4in JC Hawaii Surfboard by John Carper into a solid Backdoor barrel.
The rest is history, contest judges awarded him 9.6 (out of 10) for his buzzer beating wave and Jake became the first WA surfer to win the coveted Pipeline Masters.
In 2009 Jake’s surfing mate Taj Burrow won the Billabong Pipeline Masters and Claire‘Bevo’ Bevilacqua won the Women’s Pipeline Pro Hawaii.
Photos
1998 Jake surfing Backdoor in the final of Pipeline Masters Hawaii. Image courtesy Surfer Magazine1998 Bruce Irons (HAW) and Jake (AUS) with their prize winning cheques. Image courtesy Surfing magazine.Jake’s 1998 7ft 4in x 18in John Carper design surfboard on display at the WA Surf Gallery.Jake’s trophy for winning 1998 Pipeline Masters in Hawaii. Image on display at the WA Surf Gallery.
Video
Click on link for Jake’s story about his 1998 Pipe Masters victory. Run time 2:17 min.
Snaketales 1998 Pipeline master Winning story – YouTube.
Jake’s Pipeline Masters memorabilia is on display at the WA Surf GalleryAravina Estate Yallingup. Gallery open daily 11am-5 pm free to the public.
Personal Profile
In 2008 Surfwest Magazine, Edition 6 featured a story on Jake titled ‘The Next Chapter’ by WA surf journo Jordan Marchant. It included a personal profile on Jake courtesy of ASP. See below.
2008 Personal Profile on Jake courtesy SurfWest and ASP.
Jake has retired from competing on the Pro Tour and now coaches pro-surfers on the WSL pro circuit.
Yallingup surfer Jake ‘The Snake’ Paterson defeated 19-year-old Hawaiian wildcard Bruce Irons to win the 1998 Mountain Dew Pipe Masters in Hawaii. Jake (age 30) was trailing in the dying seconds of the final before launching his 7ft 4in JC Hawaii Surfboard by John Carper into a solid Backdoor barrel.
The rest is history, contest judges awarded him 9.6 (out of 10) for his buzzer beating wave and Jake became the first WA surfer to win the coveted Pipeline Masters.
In 2009 Jake’s surfing mate Taj Burrow won the Billabong Pipeline Masters and Claire ‘Bevo’ Bevilacqua won the Women’s Pipeline Pro Hawaii.
Photos
Video
Click on link for Jake’s story about his 1998 Pipe Masters victory. Run time 2:17 min.
Jake’s Pipeline Masters memorabilia is on display at the WA Surf Gallery Aravina Estate Yallingup. Gallery open daily 11am-5 pm free to the public.
Personal Profile
In 2008 Surfwest Magazine, Edition 6 featured a story on Jake titled ‘The Next Chapter’ by WA surf journo Jordan Marchant. It included a personal profile on Jake courtesy of ASP. See below.
Jake has retired from competing on the Pro Tour and now coaches pro-surfers on the WSL pro circuit.
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