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Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary film produced by Agi Orsi and directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer. The movie traces the origins of surfing and specifically focuses on the art of big wave riding. Some of the featured surfers are Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton, and Jeff Clark, and surfing pioneers such as Mickey Munoz.
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (colloquially, "The Eddie" [1]) is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The tournament is named for native Hawaiian , champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau . [ 1 ]
Edward Ryan Makuahanai Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.
FILE – U.S. surfer Eli Olsen rides a wave as Hawaiian surfer Jake Maki gets wiped out during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest on Jan. 22, 2023, at Waimea Bay on the North ...
The digital Vans Triple Crown of Surfing awarded individual location titles for Haleiwa, Sunset and Pipeline, as well as overall Vans Triple Crown champion titles to the top performing man and woman across all three locations, with a total prize purse of $200,000 split equally among men and women.
Lion Foundation Surf League: New Zealand: Noosa Festival of Surfing: Noosa, Queensland: Australia: 1992 O'Neill Sebastian Inlet Pro: Space Coast, Florida: United States: O'Neill World Cup of Surfing: Sunset Beach, Hawaii: United States: Bodysurfing. Part of the Triple Crown of Surfing: Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic: Oahu, Hawaii: United States: 1971
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The video shows 22-year-old Hawaiian surfer Gabriela Bryan surfing on a large wave during the final competition. Seconds later she realized she was sharing the wave with a pod of dolphins!