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After 7-Year Wait, a Lifeguard Wins Surfing’s Holy Grail in 50-Foot Waves

Por: The New York Times Sports January 24, 2023

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For the first time in seven years, one of the world’s most prestigious and hard-to-schedule surfing competitions returned to the North Shore of Oahu.It was worth the wait.Forty invitees — a mix of the world’s top professional surfers and local legends — took on wave faces that exceeded 50 feet as an estimated 60,000 spectators watched from the beach and surrounding cliffs. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, known as the Eddie, is... + full article



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