# Eddie will go **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-will-go/745626 "2016-02-09T17:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-will-go/745626/1 "2016-02-09T17:32:18Z")
The _Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau_ is a big-wave surfing event at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu. It requires a reliable forecast of waves at least 20’ high. The last time this happened was in 2009. A [2015 event](http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/85006/quiksilver-eddie-aikau-green-alert) will take place tomorrow. Eddie Aikau was a legendary surfer and lifeguard on the north shore of Oahu, credited with saving over 500 people from the ocean. He died in 1978, trying to paddle (on a surfboard) for help from a distressed boat. A now-famous slogan sprang up to honor his commitment to rescue regardless of danger: Eddie Would Go. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-will-go/745626/2 "2016-02-10T19:42:19Z")
Well, the necessary big wave conditions did not happen, and the event was called off. Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-will-go/745626/3 "2016-02-11T20:50:25Z")
On the other hand, Mavericks (er, “Titans of Mavericks”) will take place on 2/12