WEEKEND READ: Joel Parkinson wins the WCT Surfing World Tour Title @ Surfing Magazine

"Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, has claimed his maiden ASP World Title today at the final stop of the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) season, by winning the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. The Billabong Pipe Masters was also the third and final leg of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series."

Read the whole story and see a great set of photo by Sherm over at Surfing Magazine here: www.surfingmagazine.com/photos/joel-parkinson-wins-billabong-pipe-masters-and-world-title/