Dan T. Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Check out this clip of a jet ski pulling a surfer into position to ride a huge wave. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1041053573910778617 Real or fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'd say real. The thing that I think makes it look fake is he caught it a little earlier than you normally see and hung at the top for what looked to be to long. As for riding that size wave, they definetely do it, and are towed into it like that. Jaws in HI is famous for tow in surfing. Mavericks in CA is another place you can catch waves like that. Most paddle in there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 That was at Mavericks right? Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I think that's real. It looks to be about a 40' wave. Probably Hawaii in the winter. Those dudes are effing nuts. I remember going out in 9 foot chop when I was about 15... that was enough for me. Especially when my leash broke, I was hanging on for dear life *edit* Just read in Predicto's post that it was a 100' wave. Yikes .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 The situation is realistic. That specific video... :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 Nothing on Snopes about it, so I guess it's real. It just seemed like his ride down the wall of the wave was too placid - not the breakneck speed I would expect. By that time the shot is from long distance so you lose some of the intensity and speed. Wild though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Oh, it's real. Read this about the surf contest at Maverick's a few years back. DESPERATE RACE FOR SURVIVALRIDING FOR THEIR LIVES: Two water safety patrollers on Jet Skis at Maverick's reef turned around to see deadly 100-foot waves crashing toward them. They had just seconds to figure out how to stay alive. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/31/MNGQCNS3NM1.DTL&hw=mavericks&sn=001&sc=1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yeah, it's real...there are some awesome videos out there too. http://www.mavsurfer.com/main_page/ This pic from Teahupoo is INSANE :notworthy http://www.ferket.com/jvlt/images/teahupoo_1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 *edit*Just read in Predicto's post that it was a 100' wave. Yikes .... The one in that video isn't a hundred footer. More like 40-45 - which is damn HUGE. I can't imagine what the hundred footer looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 The one in that video isn't a hundred footer. More like 40-45 - which is damn HUGE. I can't imagine what the hundred footer looked like. Those guys are just insane. I've checked out Mavericks when the waves get real big and the ocean is ROUGH. Can't imagine going past ankle deep in that water, let alone paddling out past the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 That stuff is real, The reason for the jet ski is that the wave is moving too fast to paddle into it, they have to be pulled into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Nothing on Snopes about it, so I guess it's real. It just seemed like his ride down the wall of the wave was too placid - not the breakneck speed I would expect. By that time the shot is from long distance so you lose some of the intensity and speed.Wild though. Consdering they need a helicopter to keep up with those shots, i'd say the speed doesn't look right because the helicopter is traveling at the same speed as the surfer. If the camera wasn't moving and it followed the surfer as it went by, you'd probably notice the speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uno Mas Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I cant tell from the video, but its either Mavericks or Jaws (Maui). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 It's real. You guys have to check out this documentary "Riding Giants" It's all about the history of big wave surfing. The period at the end talks about the guys who invented tow in surfing...Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox. I love watching this video, it's one of my favorites. I've never been surfing before, it's one of my lifelong goals though. I dunno if I'd ever want to surf anything that big either...but I marvel at the people who do. :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I cant tell from the video, but its either Mavericks or Jaws (Maui). I'd guess Jaws. At Mavericks you don't usually see swimsuits like that guy is wearing. It tends to be a pretty cold spot. That coud be red neoprene though, hard to tell from the vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinthePRF Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Always made me question the Powerade commercial from a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockvb Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 That was real, but i dont think that was mavericks. It looked more like Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 It's real. You guys have to check out this documentary "Riding Giants" It's all about the history of big wave surfing. The period at the end talks about the guys who invented tow in surfing...Laird Hamilton, Buzzy Kerbox. I love watching this video, it's one of my favorites. I've never been surfing before, it's one of my lifelong goals though. I dunno if I'd ever want to surf anything that big either...but I marvel at the people who do. :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy The picture you provided and the most amazing part of that movie was Teahupoo. While not as big as Jaws or Mavericks, its probably as dangerous, if not more dangerous. Its a super thick, knarly wave that breaks in about two foot of water over top of reef. I'd guess Jaws. At Mavericks you don't usually see swimsuits like that guy is wearing. It tends to be a pretty cold spot. That coud be red neoprene though, hard to tell from the vid. Good point, I think youre right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsTerps26 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 just search teahupoo on google video or youtube http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8391050192808385666&q=teahupoo&total=349&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC3 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Oh it's real alright and extremely dangerous, unless you can hold your breath a long time. Anyhow, it's very difficult to make a digital fake of anything water related. Graphical tools just aren't there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drockvb Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 The picture you provided and the most amazing part of that movie was Teahupoo. While not as big as Jaws or Mavericks, its probably as dangerous, if not more dangerous. Its a super thick, knarly wave that breaks in about two foot of water over top of reef. Teahupoo is just plain sick. http://www.surfline.com/womens/photo_bamp.cfm?id=11242&ad=1 <<<check out photo 9 and 11 for an underwater view. Maya Gabeira makes it look easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Dude Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 The video it was taken from was a documentary called Billabong Odyssey. My brother in law had we watch it a while back. They never mentioned the exact height, but did say it was the biggest wave ever surfed with footage to prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Teahupoo is just plain sick. http://www.surfline.com/womens/photo_bamp.cfm?id=11242&ad=1 <<<check out photo 9 and 11 for an underwater view. Maya Gabeira makes it look easy. Teahupoo is more than sick. In the documentary, they said a surfer died there a week before Laird Hamilton surfed the biggest wave Teahupoo had ever offered. And just before Lairds particular wave, he tried dropping in on one that closed out, a wave that almost certainly would have ground him up in the reef for fish food. Dudes a nut! Its a must see for everybody, not just surfers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 U.S surfer sets Guinness World Record for largest wave ever after barreling down a 'supersize' 78 ft tall wall of water Thrill-seeker Garrett McNamara has taken the Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed after riding a 78-foot tall break off the coast of Portugal in November. Confirmed by a panel of experts at the annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards, McNamara, 44, beat the previous mark held since 2008 by surfing legend Mike Parson by just one foot. Barreling down the enormous wave at Nazaré, McNamara risked being drowned or crushed by the enormous wall of water he was riding to take the coveted crown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RcGdarrUfGA Click on the link for the full article and pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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