Dub and tow in

MakiSupaStar · #1 03-11-2010, 04:54 PM

Gotta say I enjoyed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UCoBtKvz7g

Gard · #2 03-11-2010, 05:11 PM

...damn...that pullback shot gave me vertigo...I almost puked!

...how high was that wave?

RWP · #3 03-11-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gard

...damn...that pullback shot gave me vertigo...I almost puked!

...how high was that wave?

No kidding, I even knew what was coming and was surprised at the size of the wave. Ever been there Maki?

hover · #4 03-11-2010, 05:31 PM

sweet Jesus. Damn. At least 25 feet. Nice. Would you shoot that D?

MakiSupaStar · #5 03-11-2010, 05:53 PM

That particular swell had waves with 60 foot faces. I would ride it if I could train in something smaller say 20-25 foot. I just don't have access to waves or a waverunner (at least not for that purpose). But yeah, I'd ride it. Towing in, with all that speed, and how early you can get into them, makes it a whole lot easier than paddling in. Not saying that what he's doing is any less dangerous. That's a huge wave by all accounts and the dude riding it is a well known pro.

hover · #6 03-11-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

That particular swell had about 60 foot faces. I would ride it if I could train in something smaller say 20-25 foot. I just don't have access to waves or a waverunner (at least not for that purpose). But yeah, I'd ride it. Towing in, with all that speed, and how early you can get into them, makes it a whole lot easier than paddling in. Not saying that what he's doing is any less dangerous. That's a huge wave by all accounts and the dude riding it is a well known pro.

I hear ya. I recall a pic a few years back someone took from the top of a swell like that looking down at the beach before them in the distance with a bunch of other riders...THAT freaked me out just as much. Amazing stuff.

edit: oops, not the beach, but yeah

Bassisgreat · #7 03-11-2010, 10:25 PM

Holy crap, that's gotta be a rush. I've never surfed, but that looks like a LOT of fun. Of course, in reality I'd probably just break myself and die trying something like that.

I'll stick to watching others and if I surf it'll be on a leetle wave. *hold fingers an inch apart*

Joe Gress · #8 03-11-2010, 10:32 PM

Holy crap! One of these days man, one of these days...

()smoke() · #9 03-11-2010, 10:41 PM

awesome

MakiSupaStar · #10 03-12-2010, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hover

I hear ya. I recall a pic a few years back someone took from the top of a swell like that looking down at the beach before them in the distance with a bunch of other riders...THAT freaked me out just as much. Amazing stuff.

edit: oops, not the beach, but yeah

Oh yeah. That's teahupoo in Tahiti. It's arguably the heaviest wave in the world. Do you notice how it's bending below sea level right in front of the face? That wave sucks so hard you're about three feet below sea level right there. On top of that, depending on the tide, this beast is breaking in about three feet of water on razor sharp reef. I don't think I'd surf this wave. At least not at this size. I've heard on smaller days it can actually be pretty fun.

Here's Shane Dorrian surfing the same wave.

KeithBMI · #11 03-12-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gard

...damn...that pullback shot gave me vertigo...I almost puked!

...how high was that wave?

You'll love this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eU5QpFZAfo

MakiSupaStar · #12 03-12-2010, 08:59 AM

Same wave. Jaws, Maui. Different day. This footage gives you a great idea of the kind of speed these guys are dealing with. It also gives you some perspective on how they film Jaws. This guy is nuts. He bombs the barrel on a 60 foot wave.

http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/s...ant-tube_41684

**zenrad** · #13 03-12-2010, 09:06 AM

Wish I had the skills to do something like that - it must be an awesome feeling.

MakiSupaStar · #14 03-22-2010, 08:48 AM

Teahupoo went off last week. Here's a great slide show complete with video so you can get the idea of the size and speed these guys are dealing with.

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/te...t-blood_41911/

TallLankyBastyd · #15 03-22-2010, 09:16 AM

Maki,

Slide #23. WTH is that at the back of "Nixon's" board? Looks like he's put a JATO back there for added thrust.

Gard · #16 03-22-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TallLankyBastyd

Maki,

Slide #23. WTH is that at the back of "Nixon's" board? Looks like he's put a JATO back there for added thrust.

I'm bettin' on a camera rig....man, that was some scary lookin' stuff...beautiful to watch, but there ain't NO WAY my white @$$ would go anywhere near that stuff!

Joe Gress · #17 03-22-2010, 10:08 AM

Site wont work for me.

Passinwind · #18 03-22-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Same wave. Jaws, Maui. Different day. This footage gives you a great idea of the kind of speed these guys are dealing with. It also gives you some perspective on how they film Jaws.

A good friend of mine used to shoot stills commercially at Jaws. He said it was in some ways much scarier than surfing or windsurfing there, although I don't think he's actually surfed any of the really big days himself. Anyhow, the waverunner crews have to be really sharp, and the photographers in the water are at huge risk from every side at once.

I've been to Maui quite a few times, but never in season for Jaws going off. I'd love to see it, but 6-10 feet Hawaaian is really about as big as I could comfortably hack on a sailboard. The Hawaiians really sandbag on wave height too -- I've seen "flat" mean head-high or better on some occasions. That's already plenty scary for this ol' hippie geezer...

hbarcat · #19 03-22-2010, 10:45 AM

These have been posted before.

A monster wave from Australia.

RWP · #20 03-22-2010, 03:12 PM

^^ That looks really scary. I don't think I have ever seen a wave that looks like that.

It's like two waves in one.