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Does anyone here surf? Would you surf a 40 ft wave?

Look at this bad boy. :whofart:&-eek-
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com...4055263120.jpg

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Mavericks Men Who Ride Mountains champion Daryl Virotsko from the U.S. surfs during the Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational contest at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, December 15, 2004. Virotsko took one of the most frightening wipeouts of the century, dropping down the face of a gigantic 40-foot wave. He suffered a knee injury from the fall and was forced to withdraw from the event. The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and has an annual two-month waiting period .REUTERS/ASP/KAren Wilson/Handout

The Garden Island - Kauai World.com

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Bruce Irons wins epic Eddie Aikau Invitational
By The Garden Island
Posted: Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 - 05:04:49 am HST

Twenty-five year-old Hanalei surfer Bruce Irons made his way out of the shadow of world champion brother Andy Wednesday, by winning surfing's most prestigious big wave event, the Quiksilver In Memory Of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational held at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of O‘ahu.

"This is greater than I could ever have imagined," said Irons in an Association of Surfing Professionals press release. "It's every bit as big as it looked in all the videos and pictures I saw growing up. To ride the biggest waves of my life, to win a contest in the name of Eddie Aikau, a hero we've all grown up with, I don't know. I just don't know what to say." Irons pushed the limits way beyond his wildest childhood dreams, tackling waves that exceeded 40 feet in height to finish first in a field of 24 world class big wave riders, including his brother. His victory, in the 20th anniversary Quiksilver Eddie earned him $55,000. He became only the seventh surfer to win the event as it can only run when the surf hits a consistent minimum of 20 feet.

Irons called the surf the biggest waves he had ever ridden.

Irons scored a total of 370 points, out of 400, for his best four rides. And he scored the day's only perfect score of 100 points for a massive wave which he kept riding into the massive Waimea shorebreak, tucking into a huge tube to the delight of about 20,000 spectators gathered at Waimea Bay.

"At first I was thinking oh, oh, oh no, but then I just went, no way, I'm going for it," said Irons. The crowd on the beach was calling out for him to back-off, but erupted into cheers and whistles as he flung his arms high and tackled the 12-foot close out barrel like a head-on car crash.

Irons brother Andy Irons, who wrapped up his third world Association of Surfing Professionals title in Brazil earlier this year, placed fourth in the prestigious event.

Legendary Kaua‘i big wave surfer Titus Kinimaka also made a strong showing in the contest, placing eighth.

Saw a tv story on this....CRAZY!

-pedagogue

Damnit, I hate being land-locked.

The biggest wave I have surfed is 15 feet and a blast to ride. The only way I would surf something that big, would be to have foot straps and lots of training. You have to be in top condition to even attempt 40+ surf. Even 20+ requires you be competant and in shape.

No effing way. In 1985 I almost drowned after about an 8 foot wave in Kaui knocked me off the board and broke my leash. My board rode the wave into shore and I drank lots of the ocean swimming into shore as wave after wave hit me.

I would love to stand on the beach and watch waves like that, but 99 people out of 100 would drown in there.

I cant quiiiiiite tell from the picture, but it looks like the gentlemen in that picture might be having some trouble.

used to surf - no way I'd try a 40ft... 12-15ft is my limit.

HELL NO!

The largest I have surfed is on 10' foot rollers at Newport Beach years ago. Every so often in Sept/Oct they get these nice huge south swells from Mexico (mainly due to hurricanes) easy to ride, NOT neck breakers like the one pictured above, those will snap your neck like a toothpick. Plus I'm married with children now so I'd like to live long enough to teach my boys how to surf.

Older= wiser? or just an older sissy?

One of my goals in life is to learn how to surf. I can skate and snowboard, but I have a feeling that's not going to help me once I'm in the water.

I'm a longboarder so.. NO! :p

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Originally Posted by skiblet

I cant quiiiiiite tell from the picture, but it looks like the gentlemen in that picture might be having some trouble.

Read the excerpt under the picture.

;)

Anyone else see "Step Into Liquid"? Here's a guy surfing a 65-70 foot wave 100 miles out to sea. If he didn't make it, he was pretty much dead.
http://www.nesurf.com/Articles/stepi...ew/parsons.jpg

That's one of the most insane things I've seen in any sports documentary.

I can't surf worth shit and am usually paddling for my life in 2 foot ankle biters so......no! Sometimes I wonder why I live here.

How could the wave be cresting 100 miles out to sea? I've seen surfing movies (like North Shore). A wave breaks when it's 1/2 as deep as the wave is high. I'm skeptical. Need more info.

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Originally Posted by wabio

I can't surf worth shit and am usually paddling for my life in 2 foot ankle biters so......no! Sometimes I wonder why I live here.

:lol:

Don't feel too bad. My uncle lives about one mile from the beach in SD and never goes. Grandma instilled a fear of the ocean in her kids. Thankfully, it didn't take with the next generation...ME. :D:up:

You can get big breaks out in the middle of the ocean if there are coral reefs or ridges.

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Originally Posted by DaveNinja

You can get big breaks out in the middle of the ocean if there are coral reefs or ridges.

Good point. I guess it depends on where that "100 miles out to sea" pic was taken. Hawaii if I'm not mistaken is like a giant drop off under the water once you get a few miles out, since the island is volcanic. That's what causes it's larger than normal waves in general, no?

I've been surfing off and on (currently on with a spiffy new board) for almost 15 years. But, being on the Gulf Coast the biggest wave I've been on is about 8 foot (although double overhead sets have come in courtesy of the odd hurricane or tropical storm).

I'd love to try a huge wave like that, but I think the fear of being pulled under into the wash cycle would keep me on the beach!!

I surf 6-8 footers and there is no way in hell I would attempt that. Looks cool, though. :up: to Step into Liquid.

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Originally Posted by VinVega

Good point. I guess it depends on where that "100 miles out to sea" pic was taken.

That 66 foot wave picture was taken at a spot called the Cortes Bank which is 100 miles out to sea from San Diego.

another great doc is Riding Giants. It's a history of big wave surfing and comes out on DVD Jan. 4.

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Originally Posted by funkyryno

One of my goals in life is to learn how to surf. I can skate and snowboard...

Ditto.

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Originally Posted by D300

That 66 foot wave picture was taken at a spot called the Cortes Bank which is 100 miles out to sea from San Diego.

Exactly. There's a sea mount out there (basically a mountain under the ocean) that catches deep ocean currents and pushes them up. The place only goes off once every few years, people had been waiting a decade to surf it.

BTW, it is truly out in the middle of the ocean...watch the movie some time. It's amazing.

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Originally Posted by Hiro11

I just blind bought this previewed at Blockbuster during the 3 for $25 deal. Pretty cool that it also includes a WMV-HD DVD of it too :up:. Going to watch it this weekend.