Behind The Scenes At The 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational With Mark Healey - Heat 1

Mark Healey's experience at XXL Waimea Bay at The 2023 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational on January 22, 2023!
Filmed & Edited by Jesse Yonover (jesseyonover.com)
Additional Film: Zoard Janko (@zoard)
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[@maddog1011]

As a non-Hawaiian it’s really heart warming to watch this competition. Local legends and heroes from their hometown driving down the street to compete in this event. Super cool.

[@robripper]

Hats off to to Mark! True charger! A real surf contest, it's anyone's wave!

[@jl.c.8673]

That was awesome! Ballsy. Respect Healey. Good to see Ramon and all the characters.

[@ronnyron6939]

Your performance at the 2023 Eddie will be talked about for a long time Mark. You no doubt inspired a lot of surfers across a broad age range with your epic charging on that day. Inspiring to say the least..

[@giddyzero7]

epic vid, so much stoke, cheers!

[@alikajohnson9250]

Uncle Mike : what is this? How does it work? Legendary.

[@TBlanktim]

Yep, that's what hit me most in the video. He's done it over and over with just a board. His shaping knowledge is amazing. Miss his brother Derek. R.I.P.

[@FrankBott]

Super Epic.. i could feel the energy.. Deep Respect for you and so many others.. Plus Mark, your looking really good!

[@andysmith8789]

awesome point of view, love this Mark

[@mattw5684]

This is the best Eddie footage I've seen yet. I appreciate the contextualizing. Thanks.

[@miarritzekosurfari]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIvUqYOlr9Fle8U Another beautiful video!!!

[@camaroness]

Thank you so much for this. Probably the best behind the scenes Eddie I've seen so far

[@mackash]

Thanks for sharing. That was cool

[@cjk3937]

so cool watching people getting up to watch some big waves being surfed at 6 in the morning the culture and the communites in hawaii is unmatched we all wish we could of been there to experience a historic day. great video!!

[@videocaddie]

Thanks for making us a part of this historic event! There is no other sport like it!

[@hansbaker4599]

Thanks what a great insight never saw it like this !!! good video job!!!!!! I miss my old Home!!!

[@solomonschneider9860]

Pure as it gets.

[@waipahutube]

awesome video ! thanks for sharing! it was flat all day on saturday the. about 1 2 am the ground started shaking. i was on the left side of the bay facing the ocean. awesome event !!! take care

[@sharaguchi1]

Love the camaraderie and respect amongst these legends of the sport. Thanks for showing us the human side of such an amazing spectacle. So genuine.

[@RG-cd5jl]

This video is pure dope. the vibe at 5.30am was like we are waiting for something big… all knew and all were there since night before. watching you going there being stuck in the traffic. paddle out and riding giants… just great!!! Watched it already twice ❤🎉

[@AlanShirtsink]

Appreciate the look at your world

[@meyburgh]

Well done!!!!!! Sending it!! (Congrats from SA - the other side of the world) glad the Eddie went so well!! Difficult conditions.

[@michaelwhitfield4230]

Excellent coverage and perspective. Thank you for sharing this incredible experience with us. God bless and Godspeed

[@Nalu_TV]

Love your "grab life by the horns" positive energy Mark. Always the hard charging, inspiring, motivator, call 'um like you see um, well spoken, humble, confident man. What a day!

[@markdearlove8634]

Great stuff

[@nathanladd125]

Mark, you are making the best vlogs. Keeping it real with all the wave and board talk, discussions with fellow legends, and snippets of family life. Your surfing in this event was awesome. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@CutmeMick]

I love all of this shit-absolutely all of it-this and other videos that popped up from other pros that were there-thanks Mark and everyone else that used this contest to promote their Badass-ness This is so well made that it looks like a tv production company with a much bigger budget produced this, very very well done in ALL aspects Mark!!

[@alphonso238]

Good vibe Mark. Much RESPECT!

[@ODL957]

Mark, you and the rest of the surfers kept me in front of my Iphone for the entire event, I was cheering for you and in my mind you won the event, going back in the 2nd round and charging those massive swells was crazy.

[@thesoutherncharmguy]

Love the behind the scenes stuff 🙌🏼🙌🏼 killed it at the Eddie!!

[@thomassawicki2065]

Mark, you are a Lucky Man. What a lovely family and nice pooches you have. I am a big fan of your surfing ability and finesse in huge surf.

[@ivannunes8067]

Thanks for share!👏👏👏

[@davidguthrie3739]

This made me a subscriber. Great story telling

[@hman7236]

New to the channel had no Mr Mark had a channel big ups🤙

[@claytonkr05]

The strike-mission style videos where you talk about the technicals and show your prep and break down the swell are awesome. Cute kid! Enjoy it while she's this age, it goes way too quick!

[@johnwilliams2420]

Well spoken explanation of contest. Great video.

[@hman7236]

Great performance absolutely perfect execution at the Eddie

[@jasonmacclain9756]

Best behind the scenes video for sure..felt like I was there and getting privileged info..awesome to see ya'll b4 padding out. Great showing! Pure stoke! Mahalo 🤙

[@MrIsomer]

Very in depth behind the scenes look at what went down that morning. You earned every bit of applause when you landed on the beach after your heat.

[@happyhutPTY]

Incredible back story, effort and enthusiasm. Thanks from Panamá.

[@evofit4286]

Well done 💪

[@ricardogomes6085]

Mark , Nice to see the backstage , congrats for your family and to participate of Eddie ...If had subtitles help to understand ALL the vídeo for a nom english speaker....aloha from Brasil

[@Hawaii96720]

amazing braddah!!

[@OspreyVision]

That was an awesome video 📹 thanks! You gave us an insider perspective than other videos from your friends and competitors. Thank you for breaking down the conditions and what it's really like to be out there in the lineup. Congrats on getting 3rd place!

[@richardhiatt3420]

Pure Awesomeness Mark

[@jorenkienholz3707]

Sick vid ,100 percent charging brother. Much respect from Santa Cruz nor cal

[@PaulOReilly712]

The best example of charging in huge waves Mark have ever seen! You were the standout Long and Healey on the beach what a memory.

[@timr672]

sickest event ever

[@markeggins890]

So nice to see Michael Ho ask Mark for advice - what a legend he is too, a total inspiration to the older surfer.

[@agentrubi1826]

Mark if I knew you were competing I would have totally flew out to cheer you! Congrats

[@EdwinLap]

Great clip on the Eddie. I loved that conversation with Michael Ho (..like 007..). I assume he never has worn those inflatable suits?

[@jaycee571]

I thought you deserved the win mate, some of those drops were knifed perfectly I don't think some of the natural footers could have made it, you make it look too easy and I think the judges missed how technical the start of your take offs were. Hope ya get the win next time round, your the most deserving of a win and especially as the first goofy footer to hopefully do so

[@frankviterise7333]

Mark love you schooling Uncle Mike on the vest that was so cool love you man you're the best

[@godfreybala6868]

Listening to you explain how difficult it was to be in the first heat, makes me respect you and John infinitely more because as an outsider it looked like you 2 were locked in from the start. And you both made top 3 even with the first heat “disadvantage”

[@drewrodwell4221]

Love MH what a collected human

[@williamdrose9350]

Geev 'Em Mark!!

[@0warami_7oo]

finally a buoy guru speaks: he is suspicious of the readings. the storm so close it may have had an extra metre or two? ah sorry an extra 3-6 ft , (in Australia our buoys read in metres)

[@bobsmith8124]

At 8:33 ... could someone explain what all that padding is? Is that for impact protection?

[@ericarmfield7119]

The word epic is used way too much, but that was a truly Epic day! Watched the whole stream on Sunday and can't get enough of the you tube vids so many of you guys are putting out. Thanks for inspiring us in the water an for taking us behind the scenes and sharing your legendary day with us!

[@chrisnissen3435]

Haha the buoy talk is great did you see that last night? Do you think it snapped off? I think it was right

[@pierpalumbo415]

Let's make it right! the goofyfoots are well represented here... thank you Mr. Healey.

[@sidabbruzzi3239]

Marks the best

[@SWP805]

Overall backside surfer of the event. Afternoon dream run(heat).

[@Killemgrillem00]

The Eddie was my Super Bowl for the year . Who needs the kneelers.

[@Killemgrillem00]

And fantastic format ..Thank you MH ..

[@Killemgrillem00]

Can not imagine the chop. When perfect Indo gets chop on it it becomes beyond gnarly. Ya'll had 5 foot bumps on 50 foot waves. Big Wave Hero's.

[@sonamfitness]

Such a cool cat.

[@artieborko4988]

Mark easily won the connie in my mind. Although, admittedly, the coverage made following who was actually on a wave at any given time extremely difficult. The “ok up and riding we have Kel...wait...uh.......we have surfer in red!” Just wasn’t cutting it 😂 But Mark stood out above all else to me. And not 100% sure what JJF did to place 2nd, although again, that was likely due to coverage.

[@georgegeoh6381]

Congrats )) aloha )))

[@mattsimon2646]

as a past downing hawaii sponsor how is keone doing?

[@rennerbike5022]

👍👍💪💪👏👏

[@JesseYonover]

🔨🔨🔨

[@nainoaevangelista2684]

yeah mark you da man chee pono

[@theMAKAproject]

Thats a fukin strike mission if ive ever seen one

[@thomaslewisburridge5863]

Ross Clark jones = legend 🤙🏼

[@craigerskine1185]

Well done RCJ!! Coming back from the last 3 yrs ..Your time will come again..Marley..

[@mattsimon2646]

we were sponsored by downing in the early 90s thanks to the exiled dave inez and ryan hoffman will ablidge that nathan fletcher is my little league baseball nemesis from elementary school

[@mattsimon2646]

sixth grade

[@mattsimon2646]

i'm good friends with yasha hetzel, and greg and rusty bros.. chris kaysen...

[@mattjones4581]

Full On. This is called the 3rd place that won that shit.

[@mattsimon2646]

remember eek a mouse in carp 2006

[@mattsimon2646]

micah pitts was my og rival. he peed on my foot in second grade.

[@AK-ms5zk]

8:49 am I watching Dune ?

[@frankviterise7333]

Bon Jovi sucked you're the man Mark love you bro aloha

[@davehegstrom2369]

THE SICKEST GOOFY FOOT THERE STRAIGHT UP.

[@MiddleFinger77]

Mark do it for Texas.

[@MiddleFinger77]

Little late I know. Damn time machine broke. All the love from Port Aransas Texas

[@keithkennedy4605]

Corner. Same word I'd always used.