WAIMEA, HI – DECEMBER eight: Makuakai Rothman, Sunny Garcia and Ibon Amatrian journey a wave throughout the … [+]
Fifteen-foot waves are nonetheless anticipated to hit Oahu within the subsequent few days, however poor ocean circumstances have led to the cancellation of the Eddie Aikau Large Wave Invitational.
The disappointing announcement comes lower than a day after it was introduced as a “go” for this Wednesday and despatched the browsing world celebrating on social media.
Now each rivals and spectators will wait once more, hoping that future circumstances might be extra cooperative. The window for the Eddie Aikau Large Wave Invitational to happen extends to March.
Clyde Aikau, the brother of Eddie Aikau, informed Hawaii Information Now that organizers are trying ahead to the following projected massive swell, someday round January 22, as one other potential Invitational entry.
Within the meantime, brush up on his historical past surrounding the occasion by watching the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Eddie Aikau, or learn the ebook, Eddie Would Go, to study extra about this particular occasion.