Pro surfer Grant 'Twiggy' Baker freefalls down the face of an enormous wave at the Eddie Aikau surf contest at Waimea Bay, Hawaii. The South African later redeemed himself, taking out one of the highest scores of the day. The event is held in honour of
The Eddie, a big-wave invitational contest at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, is only held on the rare occasions when the surf is rideable and over 25 feet. This winter has been one of the most consistent for years, with three big-wave events already held in the
And then there's Eddie Aikau and the eternal question of whether or not he would go. As it happens, he hasn't “gone” in a long time, and the irony is that this is more than likely due to the financial strife affecting Quiksilver than a lack of surf
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau event is only held when waves in Waimea Bay top 20 feet, which hasn't happened since 2009. Waimea only gets huge swells in the winter, so organizers block out a three-month window from December to February
Eddie Aikua's brother, Clyde, announced to a large crowd early Thursday morning that his brother's namesake surfing contest was on. "I've been riding Waimea Bay for over 40 years, and today has to be one of the best days I've ever seen," Aikau said