Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category

Feb

Surfing – History made at emotional Eddie Aikau big-wave contest

The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau big-wave invitational was held today and there was no shortage of awe-inspiring and emotional moments.

With wave heights reaching up to 50 feet, drama was inevitable but recent events that happened outside the lineup gave bigger meaning to the memorial surf contest.

Each year, the contest has the chance of running, if a swell is able to consistently pump out 20 to 30 foot waves for eight hours, because that’s when Eddie would go … More

Stoked News

Feb

Surfing – John John Florence Wins the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea

Attention spans are short these days.

For the most part, what happens today won’t be much appreciated tomorrow and what happens tomorrow will be completely forgotten by next week.

But what actually happened today will break that mold.

John John Florence just won the 2015 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay. Due to a impeccably high standard, this was only the 9th time the event has been held in its 31-year history — it has to be truly massive for this thing to go. And it was today. Massive, and amazing … More

Stoked News

Feb