The Almost Eddie
January 27, 1998, 8:00 PM. Buoy #1 was pinging at 23 feet, 25 seconds! After eight years of waiting, it looked like the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational would finally run again. This contest was a tribute to Eddie Aikau, the famous big wave surfer and lifeguard who disappeared while going for help to save fellow members in the foundering Hokule'a voyaging canoe on its ill-fated voyage to Tahiti...
