The New York Times writer Matt Higgins has analyzed the falling economy and its effects on surfing. He talks about Quiksilver and Pacific Sunwear’s fading stock prices and finds out for the most part that surfers don’t really care. He points out that its really the fashion industry having problems and not surfing.

Randy Rarick, the executive director of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, taking place on the North Shore of Oahu this week, said: “I have a little saying, ‘The stock market is down; surf is up.’ No matter what, you don’t have a paycheck coming in, you’re not doing anything, you can still go out and catch a wave.”

[Source: The New York Times]

So if you were looking to follow the 2008 Quiksilver Big Wave invitational in memory of Eddie Aikau, your in luck. The guys over at Quiksilver were nice enough to give the fans something to share the stoke of such a great event.