(See our list below. There are many ways to wipe out on a 50-foot wave, none of them good. Theres been nine winners of the Eddie so far. WebThe Eddie Aikau is a Hawaiian surfing competition steeped in folklore. Just paddling out today was a feat in itself, he said. You can't just enter, you need to be invited. Womens Big Wave Champion Keala Kennelly wowed the crowd with her fearlessness as she took off on some of the biggest sets of the day,free-falling several stories on one wave. [23], In 2022, Aikau was featured in Naomi Hirahara's anthology We Are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States that was published by the Smithsonian Institution and Running Press Kids.[24]. If you missed this years Eddie, theres still plenty of winter surfing action to catch on the North Shore. The contest featured the best big wave riders from around the planet. | translate }}, {{ (viewVars.currentRouteName == 'live-auction-mobile' && viewVars.brand == 'n4-dorotheum') ? | translate }}, {{ (viewVars.currentRouteName == 'live-auction-mobile' && viewVars.brand == 'n4-dorotheum') ? WebThe Eddie Aikau is a Hawaiian surfing competition steeped in folklore. The character of Z in the animated movie Surf's Up is loosely based on Eddie's life and mysterious death. Meet the on-duty lifeguard who won Hawaii's iconic big wave event Eddie Of a possible 90 points, Shepardson scored 89.1, enough to collect the $10,000 prize. Billy Kemper managed to tough out one of theheaviest wipeouts of the dayand ended the contest in 4th place. ('Errata'|translate) : ('Lot Updates'|translate) }}, {{ viewVars.categoryLabel.singular | translate }}, {{viewVars.brand == 'hdh'? [8][9] In 1977 Aikau won the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. ("Lot" | translate) : ("Item" | translate) }} {{lot.lot_number}}{{lot.lot_number_extension}}, {{ lot.lot_number }}{{ lot.lot_number_extension }}, {{lot.deposit_amount | price:lot.currency_code }}, {{ LotService.currentAbsenteeBid(lot).max_bid | price:lot.currency_code }}, {{ LotService.lotSoldPrice(lot)|price:lot.currency_code }}, {{ ::"Pending" | translate | uppercase }}, {{ ::"Highest Bid" | translate | uppercase }}, {{lot.starting_price | price:lot.currency_code }}, {{ currency.currency_code }} {{ ['USD','CAD'].indexOf(currency.currency_code) > -1 ? Waimea Bay in Hawaii finally delivered conditions fit for one of the worlds most elusive surfing events. It is run in the memory of Eddie: fantastic surfer, Hawaiian all the way through, the first lifeguard in North Shore history, who vanished in an impossibly heroic rescue effort off the capsized double hull canoe Hokulea in March 1978. Beyond his work saving lives, Eddie Aikau was a highly accomplished surfer and big wave pioneer, riding his iconic red board at maxing Waimea Bay and winning the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.