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This unfinished page contains text from either the 2003 or 2005 print version of Encyclopedia of Surfing.

To have mastery over a place, maneuver, or situation; a time-honored surfing expression that dates back to the mid-1950s. Kelly Slater, for example, has Backdoor Pipeline wired, just as Laird Hamilton has tow-in surfing wired. The expression comes from having everything—all the wires—properly connected and functioning. "Dialed" (or "dialed in") is synonymous with "wired."...

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