1990 Quiksilver, in Memory of Eddie Aikau
"Pressure Drop: The Quiksilver, in Memory of Eddie Aikau," by Brock Little, SURFER Magazine, May 1990
Early Sunday morning, January 21, 1990, George Downing sat in the lifeguard tower at Waimea, timing and counting the sets. For the past three years, anytime the swell has been over 10', George has been in the same tower doing the same thing. And for three years, the question has been: When are you going to run the contest? And for three years, George held firm to his 20'-minimum rule. If Qui...