After much build up, the world's premier big wave event is cancelled.
Ain’t the ocean a big bummer sometimes? I wanted to go surfing this morning too but a fat tide and no waves has forced me indoors with only the glow of a raspberry jelly tainted MacBook Air lighting my heart.
And the Eddie is off. The swell pinging buoys is not right, not enough, and there is no immediate indication as to when it might run. The window ends this month.
Where is Kelly’s wave pool when you need it? Do you think it could, someday, produce the height necessary for us to never have to cry these tears again?
the Eddie is irrelevant — doomed by its own sense of self-importance.
the tradition — the concept of honoring Eddie Aikau, and by extension, Hawaii — all that is righteous and wonderful.
but ya also gotta surf sometime!
not only has the wave itself been eclipsed by Peahi and Mavericks, but the whole quest for perfection, whatever that means, has created a situation where they’re paralyzed by expectations. as everyone knows, the best parties aren’t the ones you’ve been building up in your mind for years.
pete mel was BLT (Border Line Tears) on dawn patrol. no mavs for petey either. at least he will save some $$$ on airfares
Didn’t you say they were right to put it on stand-by?
What was all that one in a million talk?
Is there anything more forlorn than the WSL desk with three commentators sitting there like half sucked cocks at a cancelled contest?
Who blew it worse: Surfline or the WSL?
always blame surfline
Surfline called it right. They were overruled.
The Surf Splendor guys have it right, they need a new figurehead for the event. Someone who knows the place and will make the right call.
Poor Ian walsh did all that training for not, sunny Garcia got a Bret made special, and donkeyshow even broke stride. I’m let down on the reals.
What was Vegas giving on the event not running today?
A well respected forecaster told them this one was not aimed well enough at the islands and they didn’t listen. He was dead on. Won’t name him, but his stock just went way way up in my opinion.
why not name him? a forecaster, who forecasted correctly — what’s the issue?
now i have to work today which is not that great really. stupid ocean.
works not that great huh? haven’t you seen that thomas edison quote!? i haven’t worked a single day since i started selling caps in the juc car park.
ha ha nice. nah it’s not too bad. i got to go outside today so that’s pretty alright.
wow, wow and wow
to honor the cancellation the mavs comp should do the same.