Surfing Waves

Check this out guys - Kealii Mamala (Garrett McNamara's tow surf partner) caught a insane wave, off Puaena Point - Oahu... During the North Shore Tow In Championship on February 5th... There is great video:
http://www.zon3.com/puena.htm
Enjoy
Alex

That's so cool! Its so cool its almost like a video game! Makes me miss the ocean too....

What's the track on it?

Thanks for sharing!

I would love to surf this kind of waves. I want to be a big wave surfer.

I wonder if they can paddle into these big waves without the help of the jetski.

wow

Thats one helluva ride

Wow, cool.....

That actually looks fun rather than the near-death experience that it often looks like for tow-in

Love the air at the end

baldie wrote:I wonder if they can paddle into these big waves without the help of the jetski.

No.
Reckon you can paddle as fast as that wave is moving and jacks up?

You can paddle into big waves sometimes. Has anyone seen the comp at mavericks were the santa cruz boys paddle in to them.

ken wrote:You can paddle into big waves sometimes. Has anyone seen the comp at mavericks were the santa cruz boys paddle in to them.

Yes, but there is deffinately a limit (max wave height to paddle into).

I think that wave looks long cos it's in slow motion.

I'm not saying it's short though

that was sooooooooo cool it wer like ages

If you are serious about big waves talk to big wave surfers (Chris Burtish and Simon Jayham are a good start in the UK). I remember Simon training before he went to Hawaii (he was a champion swimmer) he worked bloody hard, lots of fitness, breathing exercises, paddling on the board (as well as being able to surf to a high standard). On top of that you have to beat your fear

It's actually not that big.

I believe it is just a clever camera angle which makes it appear like 50ft. It actually, if you look closely, is only about 15ft. (I say "only" but I suppose thats small compared to Jaws and stuff!)