Giant Waves Week

April 21, 2009

I have a weakness for monster waves. I don't ride them (no WAY), but I remember many times riding to the beach on my bicycle when word got around that some winter storm was launching 30-footers over the jetties at Dana Point Harbor. Could watch that all day. Still could.

Giant Waves Week
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• Quiz: Giant Freaky Waves  
  What do you really know about the largest waves on the water planet? Test your knowledge here ...
• HowStuffWorks: Creating Monster Waves  
  No, it's not the wave elves out there paddling away, nor giants doing belly flops. Find out what it takes to make Earth's big waves ...
• Video: Surviving a Monster Wave Wipe-Out  
  Surfing huge waves can be deadly - and exhilarating. Same goes for the wipe outs. One of the sport's most extreme surfers talks James Williams through the experience ...
  
• Slide Show: Most Beautiful Waves  
  TreeHugger.com's look at some of the world's most stunning images of waves. Almost too beautiful to be true, but they are ...

• Blog: Largest Wave of the Year  
  Here it is, a 61-footer ridden by a crazy guy from South Africa. See the stunning image of the year's largest ride ...
• Puzzles: Largest Waves Ridden By Man  
  Surf's Up! Don't get wiped out trying to put together these puzzles of the world's largest waves ever ridden by man for the 2008/2009 season ...

Comments

[Lori Cuthbert]

I'm really glad you guys asked that nutball surfer why he surfed giant waves like that, especially when he's got a family. Can't say I understand, but it was interesting to hear his reason. Pretty simple, really.