*** Official The Eddie Big Wave Invitational Thread ***

Ranga

Billy Hamilton status
Dec 31, 2008
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i feel like ive never seen her stick a drop in my life at any venue. she goes full send tho so she gets my props but she must be getting sick of doughnuts at this point.
Watching her (and most of the other big wave chicks) try to surf giant waves seems so forced and contrived - like most of them aren't really good enough to surf Peahi, Waimea, Maverick's etc but have to put on the media try-hard show. I'm sure there are ladies who charge, especially on the NS (I remember being out in what I thought was big-ish Sunset and a 16 year-old girl on a pink funboard was airdropping into triple-o waves like it was no bigggie), but the big-wave women pros, particularly KK, are a a carnival act.
 

hammies

Duke status
Apr 8, 2006
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People are sweetening the pot for Luke with private donations. I sent him a few shekels via venmo. Definitely felt like I got a lot of entertainment value out of the comp. While ten grand isn't chump change the 75k John got in 2016 would probably make a big impact for him on a lifeguard's salary.
I read somewhere Hawaiian Airlines gave him 350,000 miles.