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Surf Splendor

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Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Sports

4.8669 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On Sunday January 22nd the most prestigious surf event on the planet took place for only the 10th time ever. In historic swell conditions, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, named after the legendary lifeguard who was lost at sea, hosted 40 big wave specialists, including multiple world champs and the by the end of the day, the winner had amassed two perfect scores and nearly two perfect heats. He, too, is a North Shore lifeguard and he did it all while on duty, in between tourist rescues and bandaging other competitors. This is his story. Enjoy.

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0:00.0

Welcome back. Today's episode is brought to you by waterways travel.com, surfing's premier travel

0:07.7

concierge service. Since 1994, Sean Murphy has been traveling to the best surf spots on the planet

0:13.4

to foster relationships with hotel owners, restaurants, boat captains, photographers, all to simplify

0:19.3

and streamline the traveling process for you and I.

0:22.1

And by the way, back through the heyday of the magazines and the brands, Waterways was

0:25.8

responsible for organizing so many of the pro surf trips that I fond over in those magazines

0:32.3

pages.

0:33.5

And then now through COVID and post-COVID, they've continued to adapt and modify their

0:38.4

protocols to be up to date in constant contact with local governments to ensure that their

0:43.2

clients are able to focus on surfing rather than the minutia that bogs down everyone else's

0:48.9

travel experience.

0:50.2

So start out by going to waterways travel.com, click on the destinations tab and start fantasizing.

0:55.4

But when you figure out your priority, hit the Inquirer button.

0:59.1

Somebody from Waterways will be in contact with you to give you all of the intel that you need.

1:03.0

Tidal conditions, swell forecasts, what type of waves to expect, which boards to bring,

1:07.5

how to pack everything.

1:09.6

So these aren't just travel pros, they're lifelong surfers,

1:13.1

which makes them invaluable for you and I. That's why I recommend them. It's why I use them.

1:17.5

Waterwaystravel.com. Enjoy. The most prestigious surf event on the planet, named after the legendary lifeguard who was lost at sea, was just won by an on-duty lifeguard during his work breaks.

1:50.0

Super scary. The waves were huge. There's a dream come true to be a part of the Eddie, to just be on the alternate list and then to be in it.

2:00.0

And I can't believe it crazy talking about

2:05.2

some of these waves you got 10 couple nines and I think another 10 out there you're in tune like

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