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Update at 10:48 AM February 10, 2016<\/b>: Due to a swell that did not materialize the Eddie has been called OFF by organizers. Whoops! <\/p>\nUpdate at 10:48 AM February 10, 2016<\/b>: Due to a swell that did not materialize the Eddie has been called OFF by organizers. Whoops! <\/p>\n
What a week for Quiksilver<\/strong>. They slip out from under hundreds of millions in debt (where did<\/em> all that money go?) and they’re calling The Eddie<\/strong> on for Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the world famous Waimea Bay.<\/p>\n This will be the ninth time the event has been run in 31 years. Yes, it’s momentous.<\/p>\n Organizers anticipate a solid day of surf that will meet the event’s strict wave face height requirement of 40 feet, with favorable light winds in the morning, turning light trades by afternoon. . . “It has taken us six years to pull the trigger, but this is the first swell we have seen that is truly lining up as an Eddie swell,” said Event Director Glen Moncata.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For the official word from Quik (including complete heat line-ups), please follow the jump.<\/p>\n North Shore, Oahu, HAWAII – (February 8, 2016) – The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau will GO this Wednesday, February 10, at Waimea Bay. Organizers gave the event the green light early this-morning after consulting the latest round of forecasting models. This will be the 9th “Eddie” in 31 years. The event was last held in December of 2009, and was won by California’s Greg Long.<\/p>\n Organizers anticipate a solid day of surf that will meet the event’s strict wave face height requirement of 40 feet, with favorable light winds in the morning, turning light trades by afternoon.<\/p>\n “It has taken us six years to pull the trigger, but this is the first swell we have seen that is truly lining up as an Eddie swell,” said Event Director Glen Moncata.<\/p>\n Moncata and the organizing team continue to confer with event patriarch George Downing, who has made the call on every event since its inception.<\/p>\n “As George has famously said, ‘The Bay Calls the Day’ and that will be Wednesday,” added Moncata.<\/p>\n There will be various platforms on which to view the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau:<\/p>\n In Hawaii: Live on Oceanic Time Warner Cable channels 250 and 1250HD EVENT HEAT DRAW: Heat 2: Heat 3: Heat 4: TOP 5 ALTERNATES: The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau is a World Surf League sanctioned Specialty Event.<\/p>\n About Eddie Aikau<\/strong>: About Quiksilver<\/strong>: Update at 10:48 AM February 10, 2016: Due to a swell that did not materialize the Eddie has been called OFF by organizers. Whoops! What a week for Quiksilver. They slip out from under hundreds of millions in debt (where did all that money go?) and they’re calling The Eddie on for Wednesday, February 10, 2016 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49541"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49541"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49551,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49541\/revisions\/49551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTHE QUIKSILVER IN MEMORY OF EDDIE AIKAU
\nWILL GO THIS WEDNESDAY<\/p>\n
\nOn the internet: www.quiksilver.com\/eddie and www.worldsurfleague.com
\nVia App: WSL App<\/p>\n
\nHeat 1:
\nShane Dorian (HAW)
\nKohl Christensen (HAW)
\nGreg Long (CA)
\nRamon Navarro (CHI)
\nSunny Garcia (HAW)
\nRoss Clarke-Jones (AUS)
\nJamie Mitchell (AUS)<\/p>\n
\nKelly Slater (FL)
\nDavid Wassell (HAW)
\nGrant Baker (ZAF)
\nReef McIntosh (HAW)
\nJamie O’Brien (HAW)
\nAaron Gold (HAW)
\nTom Carroll (AUS)<\/p>\n
\nJohn John Florence (HAW)
\nMark Healey (HAW)
\nClyde Aikau (HAW)
\nNathan Fletcher (CA)
\nNoah Johnson (HAW)
\nPeter Mel (CA)
\nTakayuki Wakita (JPN)<\/p>\n
\nBruce Irons (HAW)
\nMakuakai Rothman (HAW)
\nIan Walsh (HAW)
\nAlbee Layer (HAW)
\nKala Alexander (HAW)
\nGarrett McNamara (HAW)
\nJeremy Flores (FRA)<\/p>\n
\nMason Ho (HAW)
\nDanilo Couto (BRA)
\nMark Mathews (AUS)
\nKoa Rothman (HAW)
\nBen Wilkinson (AUS)<\/p>\n
\nJust 31 years of age when he was lost at sea during an ill-fated voyage on Hawaii’s Hokule’a double-hull sailing canoe in 1978, Aikau was a young man at the height of a career equally dedicated to big-wave riding and lifeguarding at historic Waimea Bay. Filled with a pure passion to ride giant surf, take care of his fellow man, and uphold his Hawaiian culture and family values, Aikau became the benchmark by which all big wave riders are measured.<\/p>\n
\nQuiksilver, Inc., one of the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle companies, which designs, produces and distributes branded apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s apparel and footwear brands, inspired by a passion for outdoor action sports, represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people who connect with its boardriding culture and heritage. The company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC brands have authentic roots and heritage in surf, snow and skate. The company’s products are sold in more than 100 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops and other company-owned retail stores, other specialty stores, select department stores and through various e-commerce channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"