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Some quality rare warm up sessions were on offer this past week offering preparation for the predicted \'biggest waves in over 10 years\' that are expected to ram the North Shore early this week.
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Shane Dorian at home at Backdoor.
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Matt Archibold has been a North Shore combatant for over a decade now and as a veteran is still a stand out amongst the generation next.
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SA\'s Damien \'Dooma\' Fahrenfort arm drags himself behind the glass axe. Check out Dooma\'s North Shore blogs on the Zigzag Blogroll.
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New Zealand\'s \'next big thing\', Richard Christie,chops a fin whaft.
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\'Keep the country country\' is a common bumper sticker on North Shore vehicles.
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The Eddie opening ceremony went off in typical Aloha fashion this past week. Look out! The Eddie might go on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, with the biggest waves in over a decade predicted to clout the North Shore this week.
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A traditional Hawaiian double hull voyager canoe was a significant part of the Eddie big-wave invitational opening ceremony. The ship is an exact replica of the one Eddie Aikau (at 31 years of age) leapt off on March 17, 1978, in massive seas on his surfboard, in order to find rescue for his crew. Aikau was never seen again.
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Brock Little hits Waimea Bay during the opening ceremony to pay tribute.
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Waimea Bay on Saturday the 5th of December was 20-foot. With enormous 30-foot plus waves expected to arrive on Monday the crowds were in full swing, either getting some sessions in before being sidelined as spectators or gearing up for the possible running of the Eddie.
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Saturday serving up a serious warm up for early next week.
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