A Surfer’s Dream

“Jaws” (Peahi) is the name given to a big wave surfing reef break on the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is located on the northern side of the island between mile markers 13 and 14 on the Hana highway and sits at the base of rolling sugar cane field hills.

The surf break, a deep water reef break, is called “Jaws” due to the size and ferocity of the waves. The waves at “Jaws” can reach heights of 120 ft (36.6 m) on the face of the wave, moving as fast as 30 mph (48.3 km/h).

The Jaws surf break is the home of tow-in surfing and has reached its worldwide watersports fame largely due to the frequent filming and photography of tow-in surfing legends performing there on enormous ocean waves breaking at the deep reef off the shore; famed big wave surfers such as tow-in surfing pioneers (also known as “The Strapped Crew”-for the rubber straps on their short surfboards to anchor their feet against the forces) notably Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama.

In order for the surf at “Jaws” to reach its extreme heights, many specific ocean and weather conditions must prevail concurrently. Because ocean swells large enough to produce this kind of surf occur only during winter months, primarily between December and February.

info courtesy of Wikipedia

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Surfers at Rocky Point. For some reason the original of this clip got all glitchy and does not play back smoothly anymore, so I am re-posting this freesurf session at Rockies.

Video by Paul Topp

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Some surfing tips from Kelly Slater, Matt Banting and Tom Carroll, after spending a weekend at Snapper Rocks for the Quiksilver Pro. Hot chicks, big waves, big names, and one massive kook.

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Check out some of the winners from the 2010 Billabong XXL Awards, including Grant Baker, Sebastian Steudtner, Shawn Dollar, Raimana Van Bastolaer, Shane Dorian and Maya Gabeira. Held April 24, 2010.

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MEXICAN PIPELINE ROARS
This is a beautifully shot video! Enjoy.

Details:
On Monday, June 19th, a day prior to the kick off of the Rip Curl Pro Search WCT “Somewhere in Mexico”, a massive swell rocked Puerto Escondido. Beach side cafes were wiped out and water flooded the streets of Playa Zicatela. Two teams of tow-in surfers (Scott Chandler, Chuck Patterson, Carlos ‘Coco’ Nogales, Ken ‘Skindog’ Collins, Chad Jackson) went out at first light in what many are calling the biggest Mexican Pipeline in years. Veteran director Dave Ogle (Puerto Underground 4) was kind enough to share his ‘secret’ filming spots so that David Palmer could capture this epic day on film.
Music: “Saved By Audio” by Mark Smith; “Verse 6″ by Planetman
Video & Editing: David Palmer, Palmer Productions (with thanks to Dave Ogle)

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Check out action from the young surfers at Malibu competing in the surfing America competition.

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Take a look at the sights and sounds from the 2010 US Open of surfing in Huntington Beach, California.

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While surfers in the Northern Hemisphere await the arrival of El Niño-fueled big winter waves, there has been no shortage of massive swells around the world in the last six months. Just last week, Shipstern Bluff — a notoriously shallow wave off the southern tip of Tasmania, Australia — produced some of the most spectacular rides of the year and triggered numerous entries into the BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS. Spawned by a massive storm in the Southern Ocean, the huge swell was challenged by a group of big wave chargers including Aussies MARTI PARADISIS and KARL ATKINS, who used jet powered watercraft to tow into the towering walls of water.

Visiting surfer JAMES HICK — who hails from the unlikely hometown of Jersey, England — accomplished some of the day’s most heart-stopping rides.

The devilish Tasmanian surf session also featured its share of spectacular wipeouts. Despite the bone-jarring impacts, there were no serious injuries.

Several successfully completed waves are now candidates for the BILLABONG XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD and its US$50,000 first prize. The tenth annual BILLABONG XXL AWARDS take place in California next April and honor the biggest and best rides of the previous twelve months, anywhere in the world, based on the photographic evidence.

Other top rides to date include a huge paddle-in wave by GREG LONG at Puerto Escondido, Mexico. LONG, from San Clemente, California, is no stranger to the XXL stage, having won the 2009 Ride of the Year Award.
Also topping the contenders for the Monster Paddle Award is South African GRANT BAKER, who stroked into an oversized peak at Dungeons, near Cape Town on the southern edge of the African continent. MARK MATHEWS of Maroubra, New South Wales, crossed his home continent to score one of the year’s roundest tube rides in Western Australia. Both BAKER and MATHEWS are previous XXL finalists.

This season has also seen some of the most spectacular rides ever turned in by female surfers. Three-time Billabong Girls Best Performance winner MAYA GABEIRA (Gab-yerra) of Brazil rode the what may be the biggest wave ever by a woman at South Africa’s Dungeons, and seven time ASP world champ LAYNE BEACHLEY was filmed emerging from one of the deepest tubes ever claimed by the fairer sex at Maroubra, near her home in Sydney, Australia.

Meanwhile, the strengthening El Niño weather condition bodes well for the North Pacific and Atlantic as surfers in Hawaii, California and Europe prepare for bigger-than-average storms and swells in the coming months. The biggest waves recorded in the Pacific Ocean in modern times occurred during the last two major El Nino events in 1997-98 and 1982-83. Surfers have until the end of winter on March 19 to qualify for the Billabong XXL Awards and its US$130,000 in prize money.

To see the latest video and still photo entries in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards, visit the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com. (less info)

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http://soulboater.blogspot.com presents freestyle kayaking on the Rhone river (lyon, france) 2007

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Slow Motion video of Gavin Gillette getting barrelled at Off the Wall on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Video by Paul Topp. www.paultopp.com

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