Jack Robinson win the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii.

Surfing

A win in Hawaii and top of the world rankings, Jack Robinson is on a roll

With four Championship Tour wins in his first 24 events, Jack Robinson's career has taken off at a lightning pace. We sat down with the world number one to find out just how high he can go.

Written by Chris Binns

10 min readPublished on 30.03.2023 · 13:00 UTC

The surfing world has long known about the talent of Jack Robinson. The kid from Margaret River, Australia, was part of a trio of Quiksilver-sponsored young guns who showed up at every Championship Tour event and turned heads in-between heats with the potential of their surfing. Whoever was doing the talent spotting at Quiksilver back then take a bow, as Robinson, Kanoa Igarashi and Leonardo Fioravanti have all become staples on the tour in their own right, with accolades and trophies following them wherever they go.

Jack Robinson and Carissa Moore on stage after winning the 2023 Billabong Pro Pipeline event in Hawaii. — Jack Robinson and Carissa Moore are your 2023 Billabong Pro Pipeline champs
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While graduation to the big show might have come more easily to Igarashi and Fioravanti, it's Robinson setting the pace so far this year. After a breakthrough win in Mexico, the West Australian with world title aspirations has gone from strength to strength, and three events into the 2023 season he sits well clear of the field in the yellow jersey, the Billabong Pro Pipeline taking pride of place on his mantle. Now back on home soil and readying himself to soak up all of the Australian F1 action with the Red Bull Racing team, we caught up with Robinson to talk about it all. Enjoy.