Bruce Irons
Stats:
Name: Bruce Irons
Birth date: November 16th, 1979
Birthplace: Kauai, Hawaii
Resides: Princeville, Hawaii
Height: 5'10”
Weight: 165 lbs.
Year started riding: 8 years old
Year got sponsored: 12 years old
Year turned pro: When I finished high school
Board Specs: 6'1 x 18 ¼” x 2 ¼”
Other Sponsors: Volcom, Red Bull, Oakley, Body Glove, Nixon, Da Kine, JS Surfboards
Shoe Size: 10
Music: Anything that gets me psyched
Heroes: My dog, Mochi
Favorite word: Yes
Favorite food: Fresh Fish
Favorite video game: Tiger Woods
Favorite surf mag: “TransWorld SURF”
Favorite trick: Aerial
Favorite up and comer: None
Activities besides surfing: Golfing and fishing
Surfing influences: Occy
Non-surfing Influences: Danny Way
Inspirations: Mochi
Favorite article of clothing: Trunks
Best thing about surfing: The freedom
Worst thing about surfing: The travel, the airports
Best place to surf: Home
Worst place to go: Mundaka
Words of wisdom: Do what you want to and don't change for anyone
Biography:
Kauai's Bruce Irons takes a different approach to surfing than most: he's driven and competitive, but switches things up by maintaining a casual (apathetic?) attitude in and out of the water. Most agree that his potential is endless. Bruce progresses the sport by boosting on basically everything and he's generally regarded as one of the best tube riders out there, driving through even the heaviest waves with top shelf style and a level of comfort rarely seen in the new crop of surfers.
Folks have respected Bruce's surfing for years with his many different competitive and video captured performances, but Bruce gained mainstream notoriety in 2004 by winning the legendary Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. He did it in macking 20-25 foot surf, and silenced all doubters in the finals by pulling into a heaving 10 foot Wiamea shorebreak closeout, the day's only perfect 100-point wave. By winning the Eddie, Bruce became one of only six surfers to win the event in its 20-some year history.
Bruce made the move to the World Championship Tour in 2004 and his rookie year proved to be a tough one. Bruce faced elimination from the tour but made the finals at the Pipe Masters, the last event of the season to secure his spot on the 2005 WCT roster. The waves at Pipeline have proven to be Bruce's strongpoint on the tour; he also won there in ‘01 at the Xbox Pipeline Masters and scored back-to-back Gotcha Pipeline Titles in '01 and '02.
In 2005 things really started to come together for Bruce. Volcom released ‘The Bruce Movie,’ he took home three Surfer Poll Awards, and he improved on 2004 by marking up a string of strong finishes all year, capping off 2005 with 3rd place finish at the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters, boosting his WCT ranking to ninth overall. For 2008 Bruce continues to charge, hungry for ‘CT wins and living the dream in Kauai.
Career Highlights
2005 – Video of the Year, The Bruce Movie, Surfer Poll Awards
2005 – Best Performance by a Male, The Bruce Movie, Surfer Poll Awards
2005 – #3 Surfer of the Year, Surfer Poll Awards
Competition Highlights
2004 - 1st Place, Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational
2002 - 1st Place, Gotcha Pipeline
2001 - 1st Place, XBOX Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters
1999 – 1st Place, Rusty/Xcel Pro
