2004 Eddie Aikau

[Smokin Rock]

congrats to;
1st Bruce Irons
2nd Ross-Clark Jones (survived mean over the falls)
3rd Shane Dorian (yeah Big Isle)
held in solid 25' sets

[surfhorn]

Yeah, but did they wear swim fins???!!!!

[Smokin Rock]

Darrick Doerner used to put a single duck foot tucked into the back of his surf shorts in case he lost his board and got swept over towards the rocks at Waimea. apparently it saved his arse more than once. swim fins make a world of difference when you've lost your board and help keep you from losing it in the first place.

[surfhorn]

Yeah, I remember when he used that single Duck Foot. Makes sense to me.

[john -]

The "Edie"contest made frontpage of Melbournes leading broadsheet,(mostly objective) - large and great shot of Irons dropping

- the front page of right wing rag features the shark attack in south australia - politics, the media and the nature of the thinking of who buys what paper!


surfing and societies great divide

stay positive

dorje

[MTBarrels]

Yeah, but did they wear swim fins???!!!!

Don't know about 'back-up' fins carried during the contest, but at least one rider (paipo or bodyboarder) did in the 'free' surf before the contest. Check out the pics at

http://www.hawaiianwatershots.com/

First check out the two opening page pics of Flea V's wipe-out. Then choose the Gallery "Latest Winter Gallery 2004-2005" (or something like that), then choose the content of choice (e.g. "Worst Wipeouts). If you pick the category: "Worst Wipeouts", check IMG_0275 to IMG_280 to see the paipo/body-boarder mixing it up with the stand-up surfers.

mtb

[surfhorn]

Pete Mel, John's son, brought home the fifth place trophy. Too bad we could never get him on a kneeboard.

But every time I see Pete, ever since he was a little grom, I ask him,
"So, been out kneeboarding lately?".