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“There's going to be too many boards to choose from,” grins Donald Brink, when I ask him about E.A.S.T. Fest hosted by Kona Big Wave. 

“It was so fucked up. I've never seen anything like it," said an onlooker from the Teahupo'o channel on Wednesday.

Mercury was pulled from the water by other surfers, but had lost too much blood and died at the scene, said police superintendent.

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Click here to enter the chlorinated giveaway (if you win, Billabong is also covering lodging and transport).

Featuring Ryan Burch, Craig Anderson, Alex Knost, Lauryn Hill, Trevor Gordon, Dave Rastovich, Joel Tudor and more.

And makes our most mousey commenter a 3x COTM winner, all it took was 52 poetic words below the finale of our Surf100 Challenge Series.

A very good week for oversized lumps of water, thanks to Bill Sharp. "Everyone involved in that trip knows how special it was."

“I would say I’m finally gonna get a good nights rest, but… I don’t think that's gonna happen,” said our Surf100 winner

Featuring Dane Reynolds, a text from the GOAT, and cash everywhere. Click above to watch Ventura's favorite hellion celebrate his win.