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biggest wave of the year contender... (pg. 4)
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| zizack |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ripp
That is sikkk but Mavericks has yet to start firing off...mid November early December is when the Pacific start to swell, most likly that the winner of this thing comes from San Fran or Whayama( sp). |
Mavericks and Waiamea always produce big waves, but never really anything close to the biggest of the year. As f as paddle in waves, absolutely, but the tow-in winner usually comes out of Jaws, Todos Santos (last year), or so far this year, Australia. |
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| zizack |
| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
i thought the contest was who could paddle into the biggest wave. Otherwise, the winner would probably come from a wave at Jaws off of maui. |
Billabong has a few categories...biggest overall wave, biggest paddle-in wave, monster tube award etc... |
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| dj tek |
| quote: | Originally posted by zizack
every year Billabong offers $1000 per foot of the biggest wave ridden all year....
Brad Gerlach just staked his claim to the biggest so far.
caught off the coast of Mexico about two weeks ago... :nervous:
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thats on some point break ! :crazy: |
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| Keryn |
| quote: | Originally posted by zizack
another category is the "Monster Tube" award....while not as tall as the other one, its definitely heavier, more hollow and more dangerous...
Shane Dorian in Tahiti
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That's got to be Teahupoo! Those waves are by far the prettiest!
I feel like Mike Parson's wave was alot bigger than Brad Gerlach's.
And my favorite surfing movie is definitely Laird! |
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| zizack |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj tek
thats on some point break ! :crazy: |
lol, poor Bodhi. :( |
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| dj tek |
| quote: | Originally posted by zizack
lol, poor Bodhi. :( |
hey, bohdi would have rode that wave anyway, it was his fate ~ no need to feel bad... johnny utah kept it real and let him go and retired... thats whats up ~
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Keryn
That's got to be Teahupoo! Those waves are by far the prettiest!
I feel like Mike Parson's wave was alot bigger than Brad Gerlach's.
And my favorite surfing movie is definitely Laird! |
beautiful wave with a reef but 3 feet below the water, treacherously dangerous!
i remember the days of falling from the lip on an almost double overhead wave on LBI (on one of the few autumn hurricane days) onto a soft sandbar. That hurt badly. could you imagine falling triple overhead on rock hard reef?? :nervous: |
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| Uncle ED |
| Anyone do some winter surfing here?..Ocean City, NJ has some tasty waves.......water temp just went into the mid 60's.. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Uncle ED
Anyone do some winter surfing here?..Ocean City, NJ has some tasty waves.......water temp just went into the mid 60's.. |
i used to until someone stole my 5/3. Never got around to blowing another couple hundred on another. btw...manasquan has the best winter waves....imo' |
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| Keryn |
| We used to go to Belmar but the water was always way colder than 60 and I couldn't feel my feet even with booties on after like 20-30 mins. I'd love to go now but getting up at 6am on the weekend is not an option haha. |
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| jerZ07002 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Keryn
We used to go to Belmar but the water was always way colder than 60 and I couldn't feel my feet even with booties on after like 20-30 mins. I'd love to go now but getting up at 6am on the weekend is not an option haha. |
i remember surfing in february in a thick 6/5/4 in below 40 degree water. it was brutally painful, and that was obviously with gloves, boots, and a hood. the only way to fully describe the pain is to compare it to being kicked in the balls. however, after a few minutes, the water that gets stuck in the suit warms up and it's not as bad, but every duck dive brings in new water that is almost as brutal as the initial plunge. |
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| Keryn |
| Lets not forget about the part where you have to take the wetsuit off with frozen fingers = torture!! |
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