The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing kicks off once again with the Hawaiian Pro, 12-23 November, but this year there's a twist that will showcase some of the most outrageous freestyle surfing witnessed to date. The Davidoff Cool Water Xpression Sessions is hitting the shores of Haleiwa with a bonus prize purse of $10,000.

Freestyle Mens Hawaiian Pro
The six-star WQS Hawaiian Pro is to be held at Haleiwa's Ali'i Beach, North Shore of Oahu, a break that features a fast ride peeling off over coral reef, allowing a full spectrum of manoeuvres. As the season-ending men's World Qualifying Series event, the Hawaiian Pro will determine those who advance to the elite WCT for a shot at the world title in 2003.

This is the first of a selection of the world's premier surf and snowboard events that Davidoff Cool Water will be supporting over the next year, where the brand will host the freestyle disciplines.

Pros battle it out for the big-air prize money
The Davidoff Cool Water Xpression Sessions is an invitational freestyle event, where a selection of the world's best surfers will be attempting to pull off the most radical and progressive manoeuvres to compete for the prize purse.

Surfers will go head to head in heats and will be judged on best barrel, most progressive manoeuvre and biggest air. Rarely seen in normal contest heats, aerial 360s, snaps and floaters will be the name of the game, so if its expression and innovation you're after, look no further, as this is the most thrilling freestyle surfing discipline of the event.