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Jaws Big Wave Contest goes!

We had a spectacular show of big waves grace the Hawaiian islands recently. Last week was big enough to hold the Big wave surf Contest in Maui at the terrifying surf spot named JAWS. The Surf got up over 20 feet high and The women and men were charging! There were some wipeouts that were almost fatal, long hold downs, and waves so powerful that only the strongest could survive!  Here are some of the highlights… Ian Walsh just won the 2017 Pe’ahi Challenge, and he did it in convincing fashion. Throughout the event, Walsh consistently found the biggest and best waves in a lineup filled with the world’s best surfers. “So stoked,” he said in his post-win interview. “This is a really big honor and I’m stoked that I can follow up Billy and keep this thing on Maui….