13 Amazing Images from the 2016 Eddie

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John John Florence of Hawaii (pictured red) takes off on a steap wave alongside Mason Ho of Hawaii (black) during Round 2 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. © WSL/ Keoki

Kelly Slater of the USA (pictured) riding a huge, clean faced wave during Round 2 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddia Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: Photo: © WSL/ Keoki

Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa suffers a massive wipeout, air dropping down a 45ft face during Round 1 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau on Thursday February 25, 2016. : © WSL/ Heff

Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa (pictured) holds his line during Round 2 of the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikua at Waimea Beach, North Shore, Hawaii on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: Keoki Saguibo

Koa Rothman of Hawaii (pictured) on an enormous wave during Round 1 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: © WSL/ Heff

$Jamie O\'Brien of Hawaii (picrured green) riding a monster of a wave as Kelly Slater of the USA (red) peers over the ledge during Round 1 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikua on Thursday February 25, 2016. © WSL/ Heff$

Jamie O'Brien of Hawaii (picrured green) riding a monster of a wave as Kelly Slater of the USA (red) peers over the ledge during Round 1 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikua on Thursday February 25, 2016. © WSL/ Heff

Makua Rothman of Hawaii (pictured) on a beautiful looking wave during Round 1 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: © WSL/ Heff

Dave Wassel (right) of the USA and Ross Clarke Jones of Australia (left) share a wave during Round 2 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: © WSL/ Keoki

John John Florence of Hawaii (pictured red) winner of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: © WSL/ Keoki

John John Florence of Hawaii (pictured red) riding a monstrous wave alongside Mason Ho of Hawaii (black) during Round 2 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. Florence went on to win the event with the highest score across two rounds of competition. © WSL/ Keoki

John John Florence of Hawaii (pictured red) riding a monstrous wave during Round 2 of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. Florence went on to win the event with the highest score across two rounds of competition. Photo: © WSL/ Keoki

John John Florence of Hawaii (pictured red) celebrates his victory at the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay on Thursday February 25, 2016. © WSL/ Heff

Crowds gather to witness Waimea Bay roar to life at 45- 55ft as the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikua is called ON, on Thursday February 25, 2016. Photo: : © WSL/ Heff

“I think this Eddie will go down as one of the best.” That’s how Clyde Aikau summed the day up, and who would want to argue with that?

A major piece of the recipe that made this running of the Eddie “one of the best” was certainly the size, with some (including Aikau) saying it was the biggest day in the history of the contest. But the guys surfing it certainly kept up their end of the bargain. Twiggy survived one of the craziest wipeouts of the winter. Kelly snagged a ridiculous barrel. Jamie O’Brien, Makua Rothman, Shane Dorian – you name him, he charged. Ross Clarke-Jones nearly became the Eddie’s first two-time champ, and of course the hometown hero stepped into a new realm when John John won it all. Yes, everybody rose to the occasion in the best possible way of honoring Eddie himself.

This was one of the books.

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