It’s been a whirlwind of a winter on the North Shore this year. Between North Shore surf lessons and adventures, we’ve been busy tracking record-breaking swells and keeping up with the frenzy of professional surfing events along the Seven Mile Miracle. There’s been a lot happening on the North Shore, from the several events at...

It’s been a whirlwind of a winter on the North Shore. Since the season began, we’ve had an unprecedented run of swell that led to a legendary Da Hui Backdoor Shootout, the Eddie Running in historic conditions, an exciting Vans Triple Crown, and finally, the Billabong Pipe Pro. Thanks to the new WSL structure, which...

For those unfamiliar, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is a monumental event in surfing that, until last Sunday, hasn’t run since 2015. The celebrated contest is held in memory of the famed North Shore lifeguard and waterman Eddie Aikau. The North Shore hero is credited with saving over 500 lives. Eddie met an early...

As we mentioned in our Guide to Winter on the North Shore, Vans took complete ownership of the Pipe Masters this year and reimagined the entire event. The event ran as a specialty World Tour event, meaning even though World Tour Surfers participated in the Pipe Masters, the contests does not affect the CT rankings. The event also...