Chasing You

Chasing You

After the drop, especially if you take off late. That huge mass of water is now chasing you. Surfers try to maintain a high speed …

 

SWEET

SWEET

Not sure there’s anything else to say here.

 

Stoked

Stoked

Other than actually surfing the wave (which, lets face it I’m unlikely to ever be accomplished enough to even think about), being in the channel …

 

Perspective

Perspective

The surfer in the background and the rescue crew in the foreground give some nice scale on the size of the wave. Not a bad …

 

Not Good

Not Good

Not for the faint of heart. Skipping down the wave face on your bottom is not the way to go.

 

Twiggy Makes the Drop

Twiggy Makes the Drop

Twiggy Baker makes a successful drop into a wave at Maverick’s

 

Hurt – Part 1

Hurt – Part 1

Looks like the wind got up under his board as he dropped off the lip. This elevator ride will not end well.

 

Hurt – Part 2

Hurt – Part 2

Your board should not be upside down and off the water. Your ass definitely shouldn’t be facing the bottom of the wave and your feet …

 

Hurt – Part 3

Hurt – Part 3

The guy on the PWC in the foreground says it all. This was a very painful wipeout. Surfing big waves, especially at Maverick’s is no …

 

Will He Make the Drop?

Will He Make the Drop?

Will he? The drop-in really is an act of faith. The lip of the wave tends to pitch out at the last second so the …