A Surfer's Dream » maui

Peahi aka. Jaws – The Biggest Wave on Earth

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:38:17 +0000

“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

Duration : 0:3:27

Technorati Tags: Action, Amazing, beach, biggest, Extreme, hawaii, jaws, maui, ocean, outdoor sports, peahi, powerful, surf, surfing, tourism, travel, water, water sports, wave, winter

Mark Visser Rides JAWS at Night!

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:14:00 +0000

Keep an eye out for a new documentary series – 9 Lives.
Coming Soon!
markvisser.net

Duration : 0:0:28

Technorati Tags: at, big, hawaii, jaws, mark, maui, night, peahi, rides, surfer, visser, wave

Surfing with Sharks – Jaws Maui 2009

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:46:05 +0000

Here are the best Jaws Peahi tow-in surfing clips from Tuesday December 8 2009, shot in HD. Notice the fish (shark? Ono?) in the second wave?

Duration : 0:6:59

Technorati Tags: 2009, hawaii, HD, jaws, maui, peahi, shark, surfing, tow-in, wave

Jaws, Maui-Hawaii: Big Wave Surf Session, Thurs, Jan. 20 2011. By Wendy Osher for MauiNOW.com

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:47:58 +0000

mauitodaytvhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/mauitodaytvNewsjaws, maui, epic, surf, thursday, january, 20, 2011Jaws, Maui-Hawaii: Big Wave Surf Session, Thurs, Jan. 20 2011. By Wendy Osher for MauiNOW.com

Duration : 0:1:28

Technorati Tags: 20, 2011, Epic, january, jaws, maui, surf, thursday

1st guy on video 2 surf Jaws at night! Period. On Video?

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:08:21 +0000

Has this guy got a session or what? This has got to be the most daring fool, well hell, let us just call it what it is: A man on a mission, or a complete disregard for life! This guy, call him crazy, but this will be all over the world by morning! I love it!!!

Duration : 0:4:16

Technorati Tags: ASP, big waves, biggest wave in the world, hawaii, jaws, maui, night, surf, Surfer Magazine, surfing, surfing magazine

Big Wave Surfing -Wipeouts-TheZuell.mp4

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:35:00 +0000

Big wave wrecks,death on the reef.

Duration : 0:3:1

Technorati Tags: against, crazy, dude, hawaii, machine, madness, maui, northshore, ocean, rage, ride, sea, Sick, stoked, surf, surfboard, surfer, surfing, TheZuell, water, wave, Wipeouts

Surfing – Jack Johnson – Flake

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:34:08 +0000

surfing video with music by: Jack Johnson – Flake

Duration : 0:4:44

Technorati Tags: australia, beach, big, Clay, Coast, Fitzgibbons, Gold, hamilton, hawaii, huge, jaws, Kassia, Kelly, laird, Marzo, massive, maui, Meador, Mulanovich, ocean, pipeline, Sally, slater, Sofia, sunset, surf, surfboard, surfchicks, surfing, teahupoo, waves

Surf Big Wave and Dub Reggae

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:13:15 +0000

Surf (Billabong Session) Big Wave and Dub Reggae (Drum and Bass with Sly and Robbie)

Song Name ” Crazy List ” Dennis? Brown vs Gregory Isaacs
LP “Judge Not ”

http://www.myspace.com/patrice_fan

Duration : 0:2:16

Technorati Tags: Bass, big, billabong, Bob, Brown, Chiemsee, crazy, Dennis?, Drum, Dub, Fan38, Gotcha, Gregory, hamilton, Hawaï, hawaii, Isaacs, Jamaica, jaws, Judge, Kitesurf, laird, List, Marley, maui, Not, o'neill, Patrice, Patrice_fan, Quicksilver, Reggae, Robbie, Roots, Skateboard, Sly, Summerjam, surf, wave, Windsurf

Jaws Maui – Dec 7, 4 of 4 Peahi, Maui Big Wave Surfing, Monday, Dec 7, 2009

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:55:05 +0000

Big Monday 4/4 clips of Jaws Peahi Maui. 25+ft waves today! Jet Ski tow-ins, 3 Helicopters, quite a sight…
http://youtube.com/user/zgidwani

Duration : 0:1:6

Technorati Tags: Big Monday, big wave, Gidwani, hamilton, Jason, jaws, Kai, laird, Lenny, maui, peahi, Polakow, tow in surfing, Zubin

Epic Big Wave Tow in Surfing at Jaws, Maui December 7, 2009

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:42:06 +0000

Epic big wave tow-in riding by Mike Parsons, Luke Egan, Dave Rastovich, Ian Walsh, Torrey Meister, Billy Kemper and others at Jaws, Maui on the morning of December 7, 2009. Featuring the song Hot Pink, Distorted by 50 Foot Wave with Kristin Hersh on guitar & vocals, Bernard Georges on bass and Rob Ahlers on drums, this is some crazy non-stop XXL wave riding action!

Brought to you by: http://MauiNani.com

Duration : 0:3:30

Technorati Tags: 2009, 50, big, Dec, december, egan, foot, hawaii, jaws, Kemper, kristen hersh, massive monday, maui, meister, parsons, rastovich, surf, surfing, tow-in, walsh, wave, XXL