Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ian Masterson, Hawaii Ocean Education Academy coordinator and instructor (aka Surf Professor) at ʻThe Eddieʻ 2016 at Waimea Bay, Oahu, with a team of jet ski operators to assist professional surfers in up to 60-foot waves! Keeping Hawaiiʻs ocean-loving people safe!
"Wow, mahalo. Yes, it was a very humbling experience to be a part of the contest in this way, to have all those years of experience, education, and training culminate there in that moment." —Ian Masterson
Did you know...
Ian was invited to San Diego to present WCC-CCEʻs Ocean Safety Technician Training program with consideration of the American Red Cross to adopt the training program standards for ocean-based Red Cross training nationally. Congratulations to Ian and the CCE Ocean Safety team for establishing ocean safety and rescue standards which are catching the eye of the nation's leaders in the field.
Video credit: Rowena Rojo
Reef Shaw Productions
Natasha Torcuato
Song: Storybook- Analog Heart
Ian Masterson, Hawaii Ocean Education Academy coordinator and instructor (aka Surf Professor) at ʻThe Eddieʻ 2016 at Waimea Bay, Oahu, with a team of jet ski operators to assist professional surfers in up to 60-foot waves! Keeping Hawaiiʻs ocean-loving people safe!
"Wow, mahalo. Yes, it was a very humbling experience to be a part of the contest in this way, to have all those years of experience, education, and training culminate there in that moment." —Ian Masterson
Did you know...
Ian was invited to San Diego to present WCC-CCEʻs Ocean Safety Technician Training program with consideration of the American Red Cross to adopt the training program standards for ocean-based Red Cross training nationally. Congratulations to Ian and the CCE Ocean Safety team for establishing ocean safety and rescue standards which are catching the eye of the nation's leaders in the field.
Video credit: Rowena Rojo
Reef Shaw Productions
Natasha Torcuato
Song: Storybook- Analog Heart
