Quiksilver puts on the yellow light!
Two weeks ago, right here on your third favorite surf lifestyle website, I wrote “The Eddie Aikau set to run mid-week (fingers crossed)!” And when it didn’t run you laughed and said, “That Chas Smith doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He doesn’t even surf!”
Well look who’s laughing now! I didn’t say which mid-week, did I. And now the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau is on official stand by! And I do surf!
But do you know what would be the most amusing? If crazy swell also pulsed at Mavericks and the Titans of had to cancel their event again. I will say, I’m actively cheering against those organizers for keeping Pete Mel and Grant Twiggy on the sidelines.
So, I implore again, get thee to Oahu! It is the greatest show on surf!
soooo.. they should rename the comp: “Titans of Had to Cancel Their Event Again”
Both JJF and Mark Healy have posted on Twitter that we are a go for Wednesday.
anema way to go!
Todays post and the Ex-Kiwi long white cloud one the other day… I’ve enjoyed your forecasting skills over the years. Cheers!
Sounds like Quik and Eddie organisers are reacting to the clamour of seeing all this giant Nino surf and No Eddie being run.
This ep looks smaller than the last one and again, builds through the day.
Smells like anti-climax to me.
I thought it a little too obvious that Quik put this on standby so quickly. If they do run I hope it’s fun and competitive and not guys bobbing in the channel for half the heats. Yes, Jaws is now the standard bearer but nothing beats the tradition and revelry of Waimea. Especially the crowds on the beach and bluff.
yep. Especially when the last swell had big to giant Waimea.
Fetch orientation looks good to me, ie aimed up at Hawaii. Proximity is a problem. Every Eddie swell fetch is expected to nose up to 1000nm from Hawaii- this one doesn’t get closer than 1500nm.
We’ll see, but to me that smells like incon 18-20ft Waimea.
Beautiful Pipe W swell following it but.
This may be a dumb question but if the last swell was too big for guys like Slater to make it outside how would they have run it? From skis? Boats from Haleiwa harbor? Drop them into the water from Predator drones (sorry…I couldn’t be completely serious)? I’ve seen big-ish Waimea in person and everyone was easily paddling out so I’m not sure how the Eddie would work.
I’m sure Kelly would have got out there if the Eddie was on.
You might be right but Kelly fancies himself as being a physical specimen so I doubt he gives up that easily.
didn’t he have damsels in distress to rescue?
Nope…Ross was standing there right next to him. Oh wait…you mean like an actual damsel in distress? Why yes, KS (the S for Superman, of course), was there to rescue both woman and child from impending doom.
But if it were not to go, I would think Pohnpei next Monday would be an absolute screaming wig fest.
What I heard, there’s a lot of desire to go even in fairly moderate sized Waimea and have a great day of mellow stoked-up biggish-wave riding, rather than try to compete with Jaws etc. This storm just looks like it’s too far off though and with a lot of energy aimed more at British Columbia. It hasn’t done a real time track yet though so I guess wait and see.
that was a frozen vodka Dildo for the benefit of one health and pleasure!
Paul?
I’m not sure exactly why I’m rooting for “Titans of Mavericks” to fail, but I really am. Could be the fact that there never was a lamer name for a surf contest. Could also be that I’m bored by giant waves. Schadenfreude is my favorite vice.
You had me at occlusion, sailor.
I believe this is the type of post that has no place in Beach Grit’s hyperbolic sphere of all things surfing. Reasoned? Informative? Timely? Surely this isn’t allowed, right? Chas???
On Sunday we abandon all principle.
First…you are starting to sound like a Presidential candidate (all of them) so lay off of the punditry and spin.
Second…I need the surf Gods to keep the swell at bay in The Bay until Saturday. The wife certainly won’t sanction two trips in one week.