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Garrett McNamara at Nazaré – 2016 TAG Heuer XXL Biggest Wave Nominee – WSL Big Wave Awards

Garrett McNamara (Haleiwa, Hawaii, USA) whips backside into a contender at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on November 1, 2015. Video by Timelapse Media. A nominee in the TAG Heuer XXL Biggest Wave category of the 2016 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwave.

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Innovative Scuba Concepts Backpack Style Bag For Mask, Snorkel, & Fins Scuba Diving Gear Snorkeling Surfing Travel, BG0416

Backpack style gear bag for easy carrying of snorkel and dive gear. Innovative has been designing and manufacturing scuba diving and ocean equipment for more than 25 years. We combine our experience with cutting edge materials and designs to create highly functional, premium quality equipment that is built to last. All of our products come with a full manufacturer’s warranty.

Product Features

  • Backpack style gear bag
  • Constructed of the highest-quality PVC mesh (rather than lower durability nylon)
  • Heavy duty, non-corrosive pg zippers
  • Comes with 500Psi mask defog
  • Measures 12.5 x 30 inches

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O’Neill Wetsuits Reactor Toddler Spring 2mm Wetsuit, Berry/Aqua/Graphite, Size 1

O’Neill has the line for the groom assault taking place this summer: more styles, more graphics and more colors! now the kids can hit the beach with the same gear as the world’s best surfers.

Product Features

  • 2mm 100% Fluid Flex
  • Great fit and extremely comfortable
  • Provides warmth and sun protection

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The Most Dangerous and INSANE Big Wave Surfing

Music: Bingo Thrills by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/dTC47Dv_TkM

Video Creds ; WSL – Worldsurfleague.com

Compilation of the world’s biggest waves ever surfed! World record waves around 100ft (30m) rogue waves, largest waves world record Biggest wave in the world Large wave, swell storm tsunami, code, red, jaws, teahupoo

Big wave surfing is the ultimate celebration of extreme surfing. Challenging deadly waves in harsh weather and ocean conditions takes a very serious approach.
Big wave surfers are not interested in performance. Forget perfect cutbacks, stunning floaters or breathless aerial antics. The profile of a big wave rider is the result of several unparalleled personal characteristics.

Fear is always present in a 50-foot wave. Fear is the best way of managing the risk of paddling for a huge wave face, which doesn’t tell you what is going to happen and how it is going to break.

Monster waves tend to move quickly and force surfers to get away of the powerful whitewater. Big waves are lethal even for the most experienced extreme riders. The best big wave surf spots in the world have claimed several lives in the last decades.

Malik Joyeux, Sion Milosky, Moto Watanabe, Mark Foo, Donnie Solomon, Todd Chesser, Dickie Cross and Peter Davi have passed away in extreme surfing conditions. Wipeouts, severe coral reef injuries and drowning are the most common causes of death in big wave surfing.

The pioneers of big wave surfing started to eye impossible killer rides in the 1940’s. In the 1960’s, waves like Pipeline and Waimea increased the popularity of paddling into new wave heights. Going over the falls was the daily menu.

Laird Hamilton is the first professional big wave surfer. The waterman from Maui defies fast, hollow and high waves with a full-time training and previous preparation. Hamilton, the father of tow-in surfing, takes on the entire big wave spots of the Hawaiian Islands, in helicopter style.

Laird was born with the gene of defying danger. He designs and prepares his own surfboards and wetsuits. Wherever heavy waves break, Hamilton is there to ride them: Mavericks, Cortes Bank, Dungeons.

In 2000, Laird Hamilton surfs what is considered the heaviest wave of all time. The “Millennium Wave” was ridden in the reef of Teahupoo, in Tahiti, and set a new standard for big wave surfing.

Garrett McNamara is one of the toughest big wave challengers. After riding a spectacular 78-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, the Hawaiian waterman entered the Guinness World Records with the biggest wave ever surfed.

The 55 best big wave surfers of all time is an exclusive extreme surfing club. From Jaws to Mavericks, Puerto Escondido, Punta Lobos, Ghost Trees, Belharra, Shipstern Bluff and Todos Santos, these riders have set up a new scale in the definition of giant waves. They are:

Al Mennie
Andy Irons
Anthony Tashnick
Ben Wilkinson
Bob Pike
Brock Little
Buzzy Trent
Carlos Burle
Chris Bertish
Danilo Couto
Darrick Doerner Darryl Virostko
Dave Kalama
Dave Wassel
Eddie Aikau
Frank Solomon
Gabriel Villaran
Garrett McNamara
George Downing
Brad Gerlach
Gerry Lopez
Grant Twiggy Baker Grant Washburn
Greg Long
Greg Noll
Ian Walsh
Jamie Sterling
Jay Moriarty
Jeff Clark
Jeff Rowley
Jose Angel
João de Macedo
Kai Barger Keala Kennely
Ken Bradshaw
Ken Colllins
Koby Abberton
Kohl Christensen
Laird Hamilton
Laurie Towner
Mark Foo
Mark Healey
Mark Mathews
Mark Visser Maya Gabeira
Mike Parsons
Nathan Fletcher
Pat Curren
Peter Mel
Ramon Navarro
Richie Fitzgerald
Ross Clarke-Jones
Shane Dorian
Sion Milosky
Zach Wormhoudt

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Rip Curl G Bomb Long Sleeve Front Zip Jacket, Grey, Size 6

Bombshell series – Made for surfing, designed with style. The G Bomb spring suits have high end E4 super stretch neoprene with E-stitch high stretch seams for amazing comfort and performance

Product Features

  • E4 Neoprene
  • E Stitch seams
  • Rip Curl G-Bomb Series Product

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