It wasn't called that, it was ''just'' The Bowl. I'm talking about the bowl at Makaha. What an experience. As I recall, it takes a big swell, and 20 foot point surf, to be present. Depending on the swell direction, and the tide, some of the larger waves will break outside of the bowl, and the rider will not have to deal with it. My first exposure to surf films, and specifically Makaha, was in 1952, or 1953. It was on KTLA Ch. 5, out of Los Angeles. In those days, TV was not broadcast 24/7. Around 4:00 pm, the test patterns would come on, before something live would be broadcast. While scanning the dial, I bumped into a program in progress, showing big waves being ridden, and narrated live by Bud Brown. All in living Black&White ! The ''seed'' was planted, and I was never the same, after that. I was 11 or 12 years old. I still haven't recovered.
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