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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  • hey
    heyover 12 years
    Wow! That's Amazing! I would never be able to ride that wave! haha
    • omg18!over 12 years
      wow!
      • winter123
        winter123over 12 years
        cool as
        • love0kitty
          love0kittyover 12 years
          WOW, but.............. why do they do that?????????????????????
        • Jessicaover 12 years
          I will be scared if I could do that.
          • destinyover 12 years
            Class News Page News for May 24, 2012 Video Of The Week - Garrett McNamara's Record Breaking Wave Ride By Meera Dolasia on 05/14/2012 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! 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.thats pretty good
            • dandelion
              dandelionover 12 years
              Oh my god! Maybe I'll die with the heart attack!!!!!!!!!!! I'd never like to see those things!!
              • jamieover 12 years
                i think that this is a really cool article
                • monkeyover 12 years
                  I just did my current event on him!!!
                  • monkeyover 12 years
                    This guy is extremely talented!! I want to do that!