Video Of The Week - Garrett McNamara's Record Breaking Wave Ride
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The morning began as one of those rare days when Hawaiian-born Garrett McNamara did not really want to go surf. It ended, being the day when the 44-year old rode a wave that would get immortalize him forever in the Guinness World Records!
The amazing chain of events took place in November of 2011, when the professional surfer was riding waves in Nazaré,Portugal in an area above an underwater canyon that is famous for generating monster surf.
Tired from being beaten down by the waves the previous day, the 5-ft10-inch tall surfer was thinking about taking a break, but was persuaded by his friends to catch just a few waves. And catch he did - A wave that was at that time believed to be 90-feet tall.
While closer examination by experts pared it down to 78-feet tall, it is still a whole foot higher than the previous record set in 2008, giving the surfer, a well-deserved spot in the record books.
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- surferman1over 12 yearsts not easy trust me
- Leonardoover 12 yearsnice i wish i would be there
zack999over 12 yearsSHOWER TIME!!!!!!!!- cowgirlover 12 yearsnerver seen one
- Choiboyover 12 yearsSweet!!!!!!!!!!!111
surfergirlover 12 yearsthis is sick this guy was on the radio- matthuffyover 12 yearswow awesome XD
- Ryan Mover 12 yearsThat looks so hard to do i would never do that i would probably die or get hurt
- uhStuddaover 12 years@Russel - You do not Know what Surfing is. 78 Feet tall, thats really big for a wave. It's almost impossibke for someone to surf A 78 Feet Wave. People usually Surf 10-20 Feet Waves sometimes 5 Feet waves.
- uhhStuddaover 12 years78 Feet. Thats Big fornSomeone To Ride that With Surf Board. I know I Couldn't Do That.