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BUCKET LIST: MAY IN SOUTH AMERICA by Matt Rott on 10th May 2017 Magicseaweed I have an admission to make. Despite the fact that the equinox came and went six weeks ago, for the past month I have continued to check the north Pacific swell models multiple times per day. Maybe it’s habit, or maybe […]
NAZARE’S CHAOTIC SYMPHONY ON FULL DISPLAY IN RED CHARGERS Drama at Nazare comes with the territory. You want to see a select few group of humans huck into some of the biggest waves ever surfed? Tussling with make and sometimes break situations off Portugal’s west coast? Endure the most unholy of floggings? Well, there’s a […]
Fighting for equality in big-wave surfing By Joanna JollyBBC World Service 7 May 2017 From the section Magazine Since 1999, the world’s elite big-wave surfers have battled it out at an event known as the Mount Everest of surf competitions – at Mavericks in California. Until this year, female surfers were banned from taking […]
HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WAVES? HINT: IT INVOLVES A RULER BY TODD PRODANOVICH We all have our own methods of measuring waves. If it’s a wave that we’ve personally ridden, the calculation is easy: guess the actual size compared to your height, add 6 feet, then subtract 1 foot for each friend […]
NASA Moon Data Provides More Accurate 2017 Eclipse Path On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, millions in the U.S. will have their eyes to the sky as they witness a total solar eclipse. The moon’s shadow will race across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina. The path of this shadow, also known as the […]
Under an Arctic Sky by Chris Burkard is on Tour Film Synopsis: The film follows six surfers along with adventure photographer Chris Burkard and filmmaker Ben Weiland as they seek out unknown swell in the remote fjords of Iceland’s Hornstrandir Nature Reserve. Chartering a boat, they depart from Isafjordur on the cusp of the largest […]
Mavericks Volunteer Rescue by Frank Quirarte 5-7-17 / GoFundMe I want to thank all that donated to the Mavericks Rescue campaign. We exceeded our goal by double and because of that we have been able to purchase, three water proof first responder kits, one Oxygen tank unit, new wetsuits, radios, binoculars and radio harnesses. We […]
The 10 commandments of the big wave surfer Scary wipeouts, never-ending wave hold-downs, steep drops and inevitable bail-outs. Big wave surfing can be painful and, sometimes, put your life in serious danger. Big wave surfers have learned to prepare for the big occasions. Their daily job requires a perfect balance between physical health and mental preparation. […]
The Biggest Waves Ever Surfed The Empire State Building is 448 metres high (1,470 ft), if you include the antenna spire. Now, imagine a wave that goes up to the 1,720ft (520 metres) and simply destroys all the trees high up in Lituya Bay, a fjord located on the coast of Alaska. That day, on […]
The Best Big Wave Surf spots in the World The best big wave surf spots in the world have a few things in common. They’re only suited for experienced surfers, they only break once in a while, and they can kill a rider in seconds. Let’s put things in perspective. A 50-foot wave (15 meters) […]
Got $1 Million? The Mavericks Big Wave Contest Permit May Go Up for Auction Next Month A Mav’s bomb goes untouched but not unappreciated. Photo: Carlos Vargas Chase Scheinbaum The Inertia Contributing Writer As you may recall from last winter, Cartel Management, the company that owns Titans of Mavericks, filed for bankruptcy, throwing into question […]
BECOMING A BIG WAVE CHARGER FEATURING ALEX MARTINS FEATURED Alex Martins Explains his Addiction to Big Wave Surfing at Mavericks TAYLOR PHELPS Every wonder what it takes to charge Mavericks? Just ask Alex Martins. When he first started surfing, he had no idea where it would take him. Mavericks […]
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