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Greg Long Wins ’09 Eddie(Comments Off)
After a full day of competition in massive waves at Waimea Bay, Californian Greg Long took home the honors in the 2009 Eddie Aikau Invitational yesterday. Chilean Ramon Navarro, who also finished fifth overall, got The Monster Drop Award for the most hellacious-but-made wave of the contest. Contest sponsor Quicksilver has the whole story here. [...]
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The Eddie Is On
For the first time since 2004, contest organizers have given the green light for the Eddie. Sets are topping 20 feet and the wind is offshore at 8:15 am Tuesday morning at Waimea Bay. Contest sponsor, Quiksilver has live coverage of the In Memory of Eddie Aikau contest here. At 8 am Hawaiian time, NOAA [...]
Sunset Roars for Women’s Finish
Saturday, November 28, Stephanie Gilmore clinched her third consecutive women’s world title in solid surf at Sunset Beach. The 21-year-old Australian won the ASP Women’s World Title on points; 17-year-old Hawaiian Carissa Moore won the day’s event. Earlier in the week contest organizers put the event on hold, waiting for a 6-meter swell to subside. [...]
Life in the Food Chain
The Honolulu Advertiser reported Tuesday that Scott Henrich was resting comfortably after being bitten by a shark at Kalama Bowls. The 54-year-old surfer was out for the dawn patrol at the popular Maui break about 300 yards from shore when the attack occurred. The shark clamped onto the surfer’s leg. “I thought, ‘I gotta get [...]