Surfer rides 90 foot wave (World Record)

[KansDem]

Portugal...

YouTube

:wow:

[Atman]

1. Not sure it's legit, but it looks cool.

No video of the take off...you can't paddle into a wave that big, you need to towed or dropped by heli. If you're going to do that, why wouldn't you record the whole thing? I have to look into this one more before I believe it. Surfer Mag's website is a good start.

[ozone_man]

3. He was towed into it.

But, very impressive still.

[sarcasmo]

8. It's the only way you can catch a wave that size.

[slipslidingaway]

2. This link was in the comments section ...

Garrett McNamara na Maior Onda do Mundo em Portugal !!! 08/11/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmKYHOwZxI

[AsahinaKimi]

4. KaowaBunga dude !!

Those are the kind of waves that gave me nightmares.. awesome ride he had though..

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. I get scared at 10 feet!

Dude is from Massachusetts!

[Crabby Appleton]

6. towed by jet ski

takes a minute for the video to load when you click on it at link

http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/30981/is+this+the+largest+wave+ever+ridden/


http://www.grindtv.com/surf/video/Garrett_McNamaras_rogue_wave_off_Portugal/#62384

[sarcasmo]

7. Big wave surfing is one of the most amazing things to watch.

I would like to know the speed he was going while riding that wave.

[meow2u3]

9. 90 feet? 30 meters amounts to about 98'!

A wave of almost 100'? Unheard of!

[ellisonz]

10. Crazy.

[Zebedeo]

11. Here's a better one

amazing Don't know if the wave was as large, but this is a way better video.

[KansDem]

14. Wow!!!

That was impressive! Thanks for posting...:hi:

[treestar]

12. Wow, that's something else!

Scares me just to watch!

[msongs]

13. so the video cuts AWAY from the actual wave after just a few seconds lol....not useful

for record keeping is it?

[Atman]

17. That's all I was saying...vid doesn't show tow-in or take off, and cuts away quickly.

Not a very good historical record, but others posters are saying a more complete video is on Grind. Haven't checked it out yet 'cuz I'm on my phone, and I think Grind uses Flash video.

EDIT: much better video on Grind (not Flash!), but still really short. Pretty damned impressive!

[frylock]

15. better video at grind. shows tow-in and take-off

http://www.grindtv.com/surf/video/Garrett_McNamaras_rogue_wave_off_Portugal/#62384

[Arugula Latte]

16. Watching those moving mountains of water gives me a sick, dizzy feeling

The word "awesome" is way overused but it applies to these waves.

[KansDem]

18. In the late 1970s, I had a chance to go sailing off San Diego

It was a 29-foot sailboat and there were about half a dozen of us who were invited. We all met at the sailboat, moored in San Diego harbor. Well, we started out to round Point Loma--it was choppy but fun! We were tacking with other sailboats and I thought I could really get use to this!

Then we rounded Point Loma and got out into the Pacific. The swells were larger and slower and I felt a little dizzy and nauseous. Up and down...up and down...went the boat and my stomach! I thought then maybe I couldn't get use to this after all!

It was a fun experience, but I don't know if I can do it again...