Eddie invitational

The tournament is named for native Hawaiianeddie invitational big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau.

The biggest surfing event in the world ran again on January 22, ,. Our last event saw over 2 million streaming views from fans in over countries around the world. The Eddie invites surfers, alternates, and legends to showcase their high-performance surfing at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. Our History. The Eddie Big Wave Invitational celebrates the current lineage of big wave surfers, as well as the ones that came before.

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The tournament is named for native Hawaiian , champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau. The tournament is known for a unique requirement that open-ocean swells reach a minimum height of 20 feet 6. Open-ocean swells of this height generally translate to wave faces in the bay of 30 feet 9. As a result of this requirement, the tournament has only been held ten times during the history of the event, most recently on January 22, The competition window is between December 1 and the last day of February annually, when winter storms in the North Pacific provide the energy for big waves on Oahu's North Shore. Each day, surf conditions, ocean swells, and weather forecasts are monitored by oceanographers, meteorologists, and big wave surfing experts, and provide input to the Tournament Director, who is responsible for making the official call to run the tournament. If the minimum conditions are not met during the competition window, the event is not held that year, and the process repeats itself the following December. Each year, 28 to 40 surfers, chosen by polling among their peers, are invited to Waimea Bay to participate in the opening ceremony "Blessing of Eddie Aikau" on the first Thursday of December. These surfers then await an Official Call during the competition window, at which point they have 12 hours to arrive at Waimea Bay to check in the morning of the competition.

Eddie invitational

Luke Shepardson claims victory in Hawaii event, which is only held when waves at Waimea Bay consistently reach 30ft or bigger. Luke Shepardson is more accustomed to saving lives than winning international surf competitions, but on Monday the on-duty lifeguard saw off some of the biggest names in the sport to claim victory at the prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Hawaii. Shepardson had to get permission from his boss to take time out from his day job to compete in the elusive event, which throws professional and local surfers together in huge swells and this week ran for the first time in seven years. The competition, known simply as The Eddie, is held only when waves at Waimea Bay consistently reach 30ft or bigger. John John Florence, the two-time WSL champion, won the last edition in and went close to becoming the first two-time champion, but ultimately lost out to Shepardson, who claimed the title in between dashes to and from his lifeguard tower on the beach.

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Support the Eddie Aikau Foundation. January 19, Artwork Eddy Y. Billy Kemper. Retrieved 21 January George Downing Todd Chesser. Andy Irons Brock Little. Retrieved December 9, The bay calls the day. Wikinews has related news: Monster waves make way for rare surfing competition. Each year, 28 to 40 surfers, chosen by polling among their peers, are invited to Waimea Bay to participate in the opening ceremony "Blessing of Eddie Aikau" on the first Thursday of December. Each wave in the first round lasts 45 minutes, and 50 minutes in the second round. The competition window is between December 1 and the last day of February annually, when winter storms in the North Pacific provide the energy for big waves on Oahu's North Shore.

The two-time world champion was the youngest champion, then at age This year he finished second to year-old lifeguard and fellow North Shore native Luke Shepardson.

Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 7, As a result of this requirement, the tournament has only been held ten times during the history of the event, most recently on January 22, Eddie was not just the 1st lifeguard at Waimea Bay; he was the 1st lifeguard for the entire North Shore, and saved over people throughout his career. March 5, Our History. Tools Tools. Eddie Aikau was a championship athlete, a waterman, and a family man who truly cared for others. Hidden categories: CS1 Dutch-language sources nl Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia. Each day, surf conditions, ocean swells, and weather forecasts are monitored by oceanographers, meteorologists, and big wave surfing experts, and provide input to the Tournament Director, who is responsible for making the official call to run the tournament.