70. Shawnee
Oide
Shawnee was
one of the top female riders from Hawaii, in a time where Brazil dominated
women’s surfing, Shawnee held the Hawaiian flag up high. Good style, solid
skills and charged Hawaiian style.
69. Chad
Miletante
Honolua Bay is
right hand perfection. A long wave that barrels, has sections and demands
balls, skill, condition and vision. Out of all the Maui riders who charge…
which are A LOT, for a time Chad Miletante soared above the rest, going higher and deeper
than most. You see while most average people make a claim when they land a roll
off a 5 foot section, he’s pulling off air reverses off 10 ft sections and
thinking of what he’ll do after landing.
68. Jackie
Buder
Backside
dropknee riding isn’t an easy thing to do, ask any guy who takes a knee. Jackie
didn’t care one bit and showed just how good a backside slash could look.
67.
Babby Quiñones
Rubén Babby
Quiñones is the closest a Puerto Rican has gotten to a Pipe crown, getting
second place twice. His riding is fluid and powerful; he busts big, goes deep
and has great tube riding skills he’s honed the world over. He’s also one of
the people who have shown that Puerto Ricans can excel at sports other than
baseball and boxing.
66. Eddie
Solomon
Last year,
California lost one hell of a rider and one hell of a human being. Eddie
Solomon charged and a friend of mine was lucky enough to meet him and share a
session. All smiles, you’d never guess the guy would chuck himself off some of
the world’s gnarliest waves, but he did, which pales in comparison to the good
guy he was.
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