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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296 Comments
- Tonyover 12 yearsWoah!cool its just plain cool
- Derekover 12 yearsAwsome :)
- Jhon cenerover 12 yearswell done im cooler than you and stronger
- silverstarover 12 yearsI want to try it but I think it will be scary. If I sink in this deep deep sea while I'm surfing....Oh no! Maybe I should not go there. Even if I am not a great surfer like Garrett McNamara, I'll be happy enough for looking on this screen. I think some strange people are visiting and posting the comment in our class DOGONEWS page.
- booksover 12 yearsAn extreme tourist like me would enjoy that kind of stuff. It'll be fun!
- Jenayaover 12 yearsThat would be pretty sweet to see.
- jaelynover 12 yearsawesome as! im a pro surfer but i dont think i could surf that wave!
superkathyaover 12 yearsAwesome but scary if I were him I would fall. He must feel cool riding that 90 feet wave.- ADover 12 yearsthats crazy, I want to do that
- Aidoover 12 yearsI'd like to ride a wave that big.
