US Surfer Kohl Christensen during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
Surfer Chilean Ramon Navarro (R), winner of the Monster Drop award during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
Surfer Chilean Ramon Navarro, winner of the Monster Drop award during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
US Surfer Kelly Slater during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
US Surfer Kelly Slater during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
US Surfer Clyde Aikau, Eddie's younger brother, still in the event at age 60 participates during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
Australian surfer Ross Clark Jones during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
Australian surfer Ross Clark Jones during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surf contest on the North Shore of Oahu, at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, 08 December 2009. EPA/CESTARI / ASP HANDOUT
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