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FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Aloha surfers and beachgoers, February has not matched January’s kickoff, but that’s not a fair compar- ison. Any month that delivers waves like Jan. 22 when The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invi- tational took place will pretty much be unsurpassable for decades to come.
to be “on.” Day one saw two huge upsets with the elimi- nation of Australia’s eight- time world champ Stephanie Gilmore, plus Hawai‘i’s very own reigning winner Moana Jones Wong.
building swell had super long periods. The contest organiz- ers only ran four heats before calling it quits for the day.
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(my uncle) and Buzzy Trent. Beach, San Diego. At 16, he Pat was born in 1932 in dropped out of high school,
The icon was one of the first members of the Windan- sea Surf Club, which would go on to become one of the most infamous surf clubs in history.
Now, let’s compare the North Shore to the rest of the planet’s surf spots.
The women jumped back in the competition Feb. 6 on a new 3- to 4-foot, occa- sionally 5-foot, west north- west swell. The issue was consistency and shape. This
Pat Curren died at 90 years old on Jan. 22, the same day as The Eddie. Pat always had incredible timing.
His impact on surfing will last forever, too. Just ask his son, three-time world champ Tom Curren.
As I write this, I’m watching the Billabong Pro Pipeline. Pipe’s always nerve-wracking as you never know who’s timing is going
He was the last surviv- ing member of a group of four surfers who helped pi- oneer big-wave surfing in the 1950s. The others were George Downing, Greg Noll
Thanks Pat.
BY GARY KEWLEY
Big-wave Surfing Pioneer, Legend Leaves An Impact
Day one of the men’s competition (Feb. 7) saw the GOAT, eight-time Pipe master and defending 2022 champ Kelly Slater eliminat- ed in the opening round.
Just in case you might have missed this sad news, surfing lost a true legend recently.
In 1955, Curren made his first visit to Hawai‘i, and it would change his life forev- er.
Carlsbad, California. He grew up mostly in Mission
then, at 18, he moved to La Jolla and started surfing.
Bettylou Sakura Johnson surfs the first backdoor barrel of the Billabong Pro Pipeline women’s event. PHOTO COURTESY WORLD SURF LEAGUE/TONY HEFF
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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