youtube.com— Youtube comments seem to dispute whether this is at Peahi off of Maui (aka "Jaws") or Cortez Bank, west of San Diego CA. Anybody know for sure? Either way...Holy Freaking s**t!
Jul 5, 2008View in Crawl 4
Paddling into big waves is extraordinarily difficult for to catch the wave you have to either match or surpass its momentum. Having a 100 horsepower jet-ski tow you in at 10-miles-per-hour is like what knumbknuts says.
The hardest part about it is the medium is always changing. I skateboarded probably 12 years before I tried to surf. The ramp is always the same, but no wave is the same. Half of surfing is learning to read waves and optimal positioning.
This is Mike Parsons at the tow surfing contest at Jaws Maui several years ago. This clip appears at the beginning of the movie "Billabong Odyssey". He was awarded a perfect 10 for this ride on about a 65 footer. It was very effectively shot from a steady cam in a helicopter zooming out.
zippeJul 6, 2008
christ! ive actually never seen it before.
cellocaseJul 6, 2008
I've seen this video so many times that I've started to think it was me. LOL
ievansscJul 6, 2008
Waves that size are physically impossible to paddle into. To catch a wave you need to match or come close to its speed, and waves of that size move much too quickly to be caught without a ski. Watch "Step Into Liquid" or "Riding Giants" and they explain it pretty well.<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow-in_surfing">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow-in_surfing</a>The man who invented it/the greatest surfer who ever lived: <a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcaZarxilJQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcaZarxilJQ</a>
yookjiJul 6, 2008
That is no wave, my friend. Technically, it is called a breaker.
rulexJul 7, 2008
I saw this in a movie called "Riding Giants" pretty cool stuff.
groovydooJul 7, 2008
Paddling into big waves is extraordinarily difficult for to catch the wave you have to either match or surpass its momentum. Having a 100 horsepower jet-ski tow you in at 10-miles-per-hour is like what knumbknuts says.
robinjectionJul 9, 2008
I wonder how they shot this? The camera seems to zoom out forever. So awesome!
rockefeller2Jul 15, 2008
The hardest part about it is the medium is always changing. I skateboarded probably 12 years before I tried to surf. The ramp is always the same, but no wave is the same. Half of surfing is learning to read waves and optimal positioning.
aquaman3Sep 16, 2008
This is Mike Parsons at the tow surfing contest at Jaws Maui several years ago. This clip appears at the beginning of the movie "Billabong Odyssey". He was awarded a perfect 10 for this ride on about a 65 footer. It was very effectively shot from a steady cam in a helicopter zooming out.