The Eddie currently at full-go

[dmbwest]

IMO the coverage was awesome ... Love it from all angles.

aloha,
pog

[SBH]

I was there too. It was amazing! The ground shook from the weight of the giant waves breaking near the beach. I got chicken skin when Eddie's brother Clyde announced the Eddie is a Go at 7:12 am and then a singer/guitarist sang IZ's White Sandy Beach of Hawai'i. Some people were in tears.

People everywhere, in the trees, in the hillside using machette's to clear spaces and views. Kind of like a Hawaiian Woodstock concert atmosphere, everyone in bathing suits. Hundreds of people being knocked down by waves coming up farther on the beach beyond the caution tape, waves stopped inches from my feet about four times.

Got some nice photos, one just liked by Kelly Slater. I have some amazing photos of him a few weeks ago at the Volcom Pipe Pro at Bonzai. That actually had better, cleaner conditions and barrels.

Most of the waves were more like 30'-40' range with occasional 40'-50' sets. Can't say I saw a 60 footer, but it's hard to gauge. I saw 60' there before about 30 years ago. The surfers waited for the larger sets to score higher points so there was a lot of time spent waiting for that perfect wave.

I sailed through a Kona storm once from Lahaina to Honolulu in 50' seas, 65 mph winds, rain and lightning in the Kaiwi channel on a Nautor Swan 44. I experienced a similar kind of feeling of danger on Thursday at the Eddie, life threatening conditions for the surfers since the walls were so vertical and possibly life threatening for spectators along the shore and for those kids that would run into the shorebreak to grab broken surfboards.

It was quite an experience to be there live, to be remembered for a lifetime.

[flyingsurfer]

Vancouver Islanders Mike:

If you like. I will print and give you a picture of Clyde. And maybe
a story ore 2

[PunaMauka2]

"I'm in awe.

https://youtu.be/bVub36Ws014"


Watched this earlier today. Quite entertaining! A friend who had watched the live feed remarked on the occasional huge wave breaking across the width of the bay which sent the jet skiers scattering in full retreat.

When living on Oahu, I'd try to head down to watch whenever the surf reached 20+ ft (40+ ft face). Always mesmerizing.

Distinctly remember one winter day while working picking pineapple in the fields way up on the slope between Wahiawa and Haleiwa. Between trucks you could hear the deep rumble of the huge surf breaking miles distant. That and the appearance of the huge swells as visible ripples in the ocean from that distance really put the freak scale of the surf into perspective.

[Frank]

yep...watched/streamed start to finish...manly display with Zero macho...ALOHA to tha MAX

[VancouverIslander]

quote:

---

Originally posted by flyingsurfer

Vancouver Islanders Mike:

If you like. I will print and give you a picture of Clyde. And maybe
a story ore 2

---

Aloha, flyingsurfer. Perhaps when I move back. Still doing my time before I can retire and get back to Eden Roc, but mahalo for the offer.

Just call me Mike