While most pros were groveling around Huntington Beach and dreaming of the upcoming Billabong Pro Tahiti, Shawn Briley took his family for a little summertime rest and relaxtion in Tahiti. Photo: Tim McKenna

"Shawn told me he hadn't had a barrel like that in the last decade," photographer Tim McKenna said. "He still has what it takes to navigate the treacherous Teahupoo bowl section. It was so cool to see Shawn make such an amazing tube in front of his wife and three grommets yelling from the boat." Sequence: Tim McKenna