November 1, 20223 yr Author I'm seeing stuff on the internet indicating that the video I posted above was actually from October, 2020. Don't care -- it's still cool. According to this article, it's the biggest wave that's ever been surfed. Well, except for Bodhi at Bell's Beach. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/biggest-waves-surfed
November 1, 20223 yr 11 minutes ago, longhornmatt said: It actually looks easy. The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing.
November 1, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, Carl Spackler said: I'm seeing stuff on the internet indicating that the video I posted above was actually from October, 2020. Don't care -- it's still cool. According to this article, it's the biggest wave that's ever been surfed. Well, except for Bodhi at Bell's Beach. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/biggest-waves-surfed It’s the biggest wave that’s ever been surfed successfully.
November 1, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, wood said: The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing. That and he is flat-out flying across that face
November 1, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, wood said: The thing is, it's usually not nearly as smooth on the face of the wave as it looks in those distant shots from the shore. It's generally rough AF, and their legs have to be nearly exhausted by the time they reach the bottom. Add to that the requirement of massive cojones, and probably not too many people are suited for big wave surfing. Have you surfed a lot of 115’ waves? also: just paddling into big waves is total commitment. You can’t just call timeout and stroll back into the beach if you don’t like the way things are going.
November 1, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: Have you surfed a lot of 115’ waves? also: just paddling into big waves is total commitment. You can’t just call timeout and stroll back into the beach if you don’t like the way things are going. Negative, Ghostrider. I have surfed zero big waves. My surf time is spent bodysurfing or bodyboarding. Re: the commitment to drop into something like that, yeah, that's exactly what I meant about the massive cojones. I lack both the skill and the cojones for something like that. Edited November 1, 20223 yr by wood
November 1, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, wood said: Negative, Ghostrider. I have surfed zero big waves. My surf time is spent bodysurfing or bodyboarding. Re: the commitment to drop into something like that, yeah, that's exactly what I meant about the massive cojones. I was quoting Point Break on the last part.
November 5, 20223 yr On 11/1/2022 at 11:49 AM, Carl Spackler said: Thought this was cool, so I'm posting. NSIAP. Danger is his business
November 9, 20223 yr Those guys are usually towed into place by a jetski guy. There’s no way they can paddle fast enough on their own.
November 10, 20223 yr On 11/8/2022 at 8:17 PM, CycleTex87 said: Those guys are usually towed into place by a jetski guy. There’s no way they can paddle fast enough on their own. So are you signing up to be towed to the top of a 115' wave?
November 14, 20223 yr Yeah I’ve seen some nasty crashes when the ski doesn’t get out of there in time
December 2, 20223 yr im more intrigued at the jet ski dudes just chillin around... thats gotta be just as dangerous no?
December 2, 20223 yr On 11/1/2022 at 12:01 PM, Post Oak said: 100-foot wave season 2 Season 1 was incredible. I watched it three times.
April 17, 20232 yr Author On 11/1/2022 at 10:01 AM, Post Oak said: 100-foot wave season 2 I wasn't aware of that HBO documentary. Gonna have to watch it after reading about it on another thread.
April 17, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Carl Spackler said: I wasn't aware of that HBO documentary. Gonna have to watch it after reading about it on another thread. I haven’t seen season 2 put up as of this last weekend.
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