The status is now yellow, because there are large swells expected next week, according to organizers. Red means there is no lare big wave surf expected in the next week. Yellow means there is a possible large Eddie-size swell coming in 5 to 7 days. Green means the Eddie is a "go" and will be held in 2 to 3 days. Organizers said on Tuesday morning that Wednesday's event was canceled because of the direction of the swell and poor wind conditions.Ī three-colored code alert system is used to send updates about the surf competition. on Tuesday it was called off, according to the Eddie Aikau Foundation. The official website for the event posted on Monday that the contest was set to go Wednesday, but by 7 a.m. What a performance to bow out with.īelow is a pic of RCJ and Mike Ho sharing a party wave for old times sake.HALEIWA, Hawaii - The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, also known as “The Eddie,” is a no go as conditions change. Mike’s daughter Coco claimed this year’s Eddie was his final dance in the big-wave event. What a winter season it has been for the surf icon with his performance at the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout and now at Waimea. Mike didn’t look out of place, taking off on a few 20–30-footers and was not hindered when he fell victim to the Waimea whitewash. The 65-year-old once again showed why he’s a living legend and may have the best lungs for someone his age. The most respected OG in surfing right now has got to be Michael Ho. I’m sure the ‘Born Maniac’ (his new brand) will be feeling sore today. But his resilience to keep paddling after he copped a 30-foot plus clean-up set was just as impressive. The 56-year-old made the Aussies proud, taking off on possibly the most giant wall of water in round one. Let’s cut the BS and just give the Australian of the Year to Ross Clarke Jones for his effort yesterday. This near-perfect performance was the only way you were going to beat the previous champ, John-John.Ī post shared by Justine dupont The OG’S: It’s up there as one of the best performances at an Eddie, two perfects ’30s, and an overall 89.8/90 heat total. You couldn’t have embodied Eddie’s spirit better than Luke did yesterday the 27-year-old was crowned champ with his lifeguard gear on. That was all he needed to etch himself in the surfing history books. Luke’s boss graciously allowed him to have two hours off work to surf each of his heats. The underground big-wave surfer was on duty as a North Shore lifeguard yesterday. Luke Shepardson started the day unknown to the masses and ended the day as the focal discussion point in Hawaiian family dinners. Here are five key moments from the 10th Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational. There was plenty of online sledging between this diverse group of surf junkies while they watched the most respected big-wave warriors in the world go into battle. The Eddie has universal appeal, from corporate procrastinators to tradies on smoko, trolls, and even pros such as Nathan Florence and Tom Carroll who joined the fun and bantered in the stream’s chat section. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at the legendary shores of Waimea yesterday Instead, I was a part of the 90,000 strong audience live streaming the 20-30 foot walls of water marching through the Bay into offices and lounge rooms around the globe.
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