San Clemente's Greg Long, who has made a name for himself in the big wave department added another huge accomplishment by winning the 2009 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Contest. Massive waves poured into Waimea Bay today exceeding 40 feet, it was at its prime, and all the competitors were frothing.





Kelly Slater jumped ahead early with a 98 point scoring wave, and continued grabbing high scoring rides. It wasn’t till the last two heats, when the only contender left in the game was Bruce Irons. He was in position to take the lead in his last heat. But in the very last heat, Greg Long shocked everyone by winning the event with each of the waves he caught, including a perfect 100 point wave. Long is a regular standout in the yearlong Billabong XXL Big-Wave Awards, so its no surprise that he would take the Eddie at the last minute. Ramon Navarro was another contender picking up a 100 point wave, winning the Monster Energy Drop Award, he was happy to return home to Chile with a check for $10,000. It couldn’t have been a better day to run the contest, with the recent success of the Gudauskas brothers and now this, I’m sure San Clemente will raging tonight.

Labels: Eddie Aikau, Vans Surf

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