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Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman."

In 1895, emissaries from the New York Yacht Club traveled to Deer Isle, Maine, to recruit the nation's best sailors, an "All American" crew. This remote island in Penobscot Bay sent nearly 30 of its fishing men to sail Defender, and under skipper Hank Haff, they beat their opponents in a difficult and controversial series. To the delight of the American public, the charismatic Sir Thomas Lipton sent a surprise challenge in 1899. Listen to their fascinating story and relive their adventure.

Stories of heroes, action & adventure from the popular The Creative Process podcast. Hear how free solo climber Alain Robert rebuilt his body and learned to climb again after falling from a mountain and being 60% disabled, discover 35th Generation Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi’s secrets for building mental and physical strength, hear cave diver Jill Heinerth stories of cave diving in Antartica and other continents, or aviator of the first round-the-world solar-powered flight Bertrand Piccard accounts of being an explorer and environmental leader. Go underwater with Ian Seabrook cinematographer ...