This was the fifth time that Jeff Clark determined that the swell and local weather conditions were favorable enough to hold the event .
Jeff Clark is the contest organizer who pioneered this spooky surfing spot in the mid-70's and surfed it alone for nearly 15 years .
This was the fifth time that Jeff Clark , the contest organizer who pioneered this spooky surfing spot in the mid-70's and surfed it alone for nearly 15 years , determined that the swell and local weather conditions were favorable enough to hold the event .