Surfing is the biggest wave of the world record. Famous surfers - at the peak of life and waves

The passion and dedication of surfers and the natural strength of the ocean have made surfing an extreme sport capable of challenging the most extreme limits of human capabilities.

The Guinness Book of Records has a huge number of interesting tricks and achievements that will take your breath away. Who has the most wins in the World Pro Surfing Championships? Surely you know the answer to this question. That's right, 11-time champion.

Some of the Guinness World Records King's entries may sound pretty funny. Would you like to know the maximum number of surfboards you can load on one vehicle? There is such an entry in the Guinness Book: a group of surfers from California successfully laid a total of 282 boards for surfing on the roof of a car that traveled 30.4 m (100 ft) along the coast near Santa Barbara. Unbelievable but true.

What about the largest number of people on one surfboard? Guinness says that 47-surfers simultaneously rode a 12m surfboard at Snapper Rocks in Queensland on March 5, 2005. As you might guess, this process was not easy, and the giant surfboard with all the passengers had to be rescued ashore with the help of a tug.

And from the USA, he must still feel tired. He surfed every day since September 2, 1975 for 28 years, catching at least three waves a day. He holds the record for the longest surf session. Such a record will be difficult to break. Although a young surfer from California named Mag Ro has all the chances: not long ago her record ended in three years of daily surfing, and the girl does not intend to stop there.

Did you know that Donald Detloff, from USA, owns 647 different surfboards? He holds the record for the largest collection of surfboards. These boards are kept on his property in Maui. The collection is the result of 15 years of collecting. By the way, Detloff used these boards to make a fence. Crazy.

Gary Saavedra, from Panama holds the record for the longest wave on the high seas. The national surfing champion traveled 43.1 miles (66.47 km) in the Panama Canal on March 19, 2011.

Garrett McNamara, a famous bigwave surfer, holds the record for the biggest wave. The stunt was performed in Praia do Norte, Nazare, when a Hawaiian surfer rode a 30-meter wave, breaking his own record for a 23.7-meter wave.

The largest board for surfing was made by Nev Hyman, from Australia, and was 12 meters long, 3 meters wide and 30 cm thick.

He is a happy person. A British surfer manages to enjoy the longest river tidal ride ever, driving 12.23 km down the River Severn in Gloucestershire, UK on March 30, 2006.

Curtis Loftus must be tired of his longest surf marathon too. He surfed for 29 hours and one minute in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, October 26-27, 2011.

Curtis Loftus

Now for a little surf quiz. Who was the first surfer to get the maximum 10 points for a run in the Pro competition? The correct answer is Kelly Slater during the 2005 Billabong Tahiti Pro Finals at Teahupoo. The Florida surfer then scored 20 out of a possible 20. Very impressive.

One final question: What is "The fastest surfboard speed towed by a car"? Lane Beachley rode at 78.26 km / h at the Sydney International Regatta on March 21, 2011.

The world of surfing is so interesting and exciting that many people cannot live without this sport, which makes up their entire life. Such a person can be safely called Garrett McNamara, who is ready to spend day and night on the crests of his friends - huge waves.

And here again the world of the Internet is teeming with news about how this man broke a new record in the field of surfing - he easily conquered the 30-meter wave and it happened, which is most surprising, quite by accident.

What exactly helped the guy to overcome such a huge water barrier, how it happened and what McNamara is going to do next, were found by experts from the World News and Sports News sections of the Market Leader investor magazine.

Details of McNamara's new record

A Hawaiian professional surfer named Garrett McNamara decided to surprise the world with his mastery of "handling" waves, and huge waves that exceed a 9-story building. His last record was simply indescribable and caused a storm of emotions when watching - the guy "straddled" a 30-meter wave and he did it perfectly.

It is not specified yet whether the surfer is going to apply for registration of the record in the Guinness Book of Records, but if this does happen, then McNamara will break his own record, which he set earlier, namely in May 2012 in the same Portuguese locality Nazare, then its height was 24 meters.

A stunning video of the American's random record can be watched on YouTube, where you can clearly see how it happened in reality.

Other surf records

Surfing can be called a sport in which the number of records is simply colossal. Here is a small list of the best records according to the Guinness Book of Records:

• Kelly Slater is the person who has achieved the most records in this sport.
• The largest number of surfboards laid on the roof of the car was 282 pieces and the guy managed to drive a little more than 30 meters in this way.
• The largest number of people skating on the same board at the same time - in 2005, a record was set in which 47 surfers at once skated on one enlarged board of 12 meters.
• Most Consecutive Surf Days - Dale Webster began his surfing sessions on September 2, 1975 and may not have rest - he caught at least three waves a day. It happens.
• The owner of the largest collection of surfboards - Donald Dettloff has 647 different boards in his arsenal. Impressive.
• The longest wave slide in open water - 66, 47 km - was overcome by Gary Saavedr in 2011.
• The most a big wave, which a man has ever ridden - previously there was Mike Parsons (23.4 meters), but in 2012 he was overtaken by McNamara, breaking a wave of 24 meters, and now at 30.
• Longest surfboard ride on a river wave - Steve King sailed over 12 km in 2006.
• The longest surf marathon - lasted exactly 29 hours and one minute in 2011.
• The first surfer to complete two perfect 10-point passes was Kelly Slater in 2005.
• Fastest surfboard speed when towing a car - In 2011, Lane Beechley was driving the surfboard at 78.26 km / h.

After reading this, it is impossible to remain indifferent and just turn the page - you involuntarily admire people who are capable of such risky activities for life, but at the same time who give them this real life, full of adventures, emotions, ups and downs.

Garrett is a three-time XXL Series winner and is certainly no stranger to massive waves. In 2007, the same surfer drifted in line-up in Alaska for several hours, dodging icebergs to catch waves as high as a multi-story skyscraper with his friend Kealia Mamala. Surfers rightly called this feat "Trick of the Year".

Garrett is known for loving some of the heaviest waves in history. He is good at avoiding wipeouts in places like Teahupoo and laughs like crazy after the session. One day, journalists managed to shoot how a giant centipede crawled out of his mouth. Straight Bear Grylls from the surfing world. He's a great candidate for TV shows like Fear Factor. According to Greg Long, he is "one of the most extreme surfers on the planet."

So in November, McNamara analyzed the weather report and decided that the low pressure area near the coast of Portugal could bring truly giant waves there. On the spot he was greeted by Andrew Cotton and Alistair Manny - British and Irish, who became widely known after riding the big waves at Mullaghmore Head. The trio managed to take turns climbing a 9-meter peak near Praia in Nazare do Norte (North Beach). The waves weren't as critical as, say, Maverics or Jaws, but it was definitely one of the biggest beach breaks ever.

As Manny drifted in the line-up, a wave, or perhaps a pair of waves that had merged into one big one, began to move. At the same moment, Garrett jumped and swam towards her, caught a huge wave, and then moved down for 20 seconds, managing to maintain balance.

News of the giant wave was leaked to the press via Kelly Slater's Tweet on November 3: “I just saw Garrett McNamara ride a huge wave in Portugal. He should post the video as soon as possible. She looked like huge waves in Jaws. " On November 6th, a newly registered user who introduced himself as "Mattice" posted a post on the Surfermag forum: "Garrett McNamara broke the record by riding the biggest wave in history!"

Who this Mattice was, no one ever found out. Surfers were waiting for new messages, new questions arose in their heads, and part of the audience of the resource scattered praises and insults at Garrett or each other. Two days later, Praia do Norte's PR department issued a press release with the headline "Garrett McNamara broke the world record by riding the biggest wave in the history of surfing in Nazar!"

After that, something indescribable began. The world record was announced on Good Morning America, CNN, SI.com and The Daily Beast. Gizmodo blogger Andrew Tarantola wrote: “Apparently Garrett McNamara was born without fear. He managed to catch a 27-meter wave. The previous record of 23 meters was set by Mike Parsons in 2008. Sorry, Mike. "

The Huffington Post, NPR and dozens of other publications gave McNamara the record, all citing SurferToday.com, which later turned out to be somewhat rewriting of the original press release. I've never heard of SurferToday, so I wrote a letter to the resource editor, Luis Pinto. “Fortunately, I am not a journalist, a judge or a member of the Guinness Book of Records,” he emailed me. - "I just expressed my opinion."

A significant part of thematic tools mass media, including SURFER, The Surfer's Journal and Surfline, have decided to ignore the record wave. Sefer, XXL judge and journalist Taylor Paul, pointed out on his blog: “We ignored this news because Garrett or someone from his group started the news on the sly. 27 meters. World record. And that didn't suit us because it violates the unwritten code of surfers. "

Garrett spoke to me rather reluctantly, but to his credit, he answered my questions directly and without evasion: “I didn't have my own journalists or PR people. My only support was my love Nicole, who works as a teacher at the school and helps me in everything. I didn't make any money from this news. "

McNamara said he had no idea how big that wave was when he caught it. When the surfer saw her, he only knew that the wave was large. Nicole, however, suggested that he send the footage to a former XXL judge (who said the wave height could be 25-27 meters), as well as an oceanographer and a handful of surfers, including Kelly Slater and Greg Knoll. They all told Garrett it was a big wave.

“The Kinetics Sports Movement Institute decided to analyze the video using the latest technology,” said Garrett. "They looked at each shot separately and got somewhere between 28-31 meters."

“The wave that Garrett caught is a really big achievement,” says Greg Knoll during a phone call. “And you know, he doesn't always get the recognition that a surfer deserves for such feats. I love and respect this guy. He is very sincere and does what he likes. Sometimes this leads to incredible results. "

"I appreciate wildlife and Garrett's energy, ”adds Ken“ Skindog ”Collins, two-time XXL winner. “He's a beast, a caveman. But Mac is lying. Some of my acquaintances told me that he owes the world an apology, since the wave was not that big. I'm not going to discredit Garrett's actions. But to his credit, Garrett has drawn a lot of attention to surfing the big waves. " Other big wave fans like Greg Long, Mark Healy, and Grant "Twiggy" Baker shared similar opinions with us. But controversy arose that media attention was necessarily something positive.

Another reason for the lukewarm attitude towards the record of other surfers, of course, is that Garrett's feat has not yet been tested by the Billabong XXL jury, which over the past decade has become the de facto main authority for judging big waves. They are the ones who report the "official" world records to the Guinness Book of Records administration.

“I’m afraid this could further compromise surfing in the eyes of the common man,” said Mark Healy. “This is a sport where the 11-time champion was prematurely crowned by the organizers of the world championship.”

The XXL Awards is the brainchild of former Surfing editor Bill Sharp, who is committed to some understatement and subjectivity. The awards are now presented according to more abstract categories: Best Pipe, Best Performance ... Every year 300 Academy members, surfers, journalists and photographers choose the winners. But in the most important category - The Biggest Wave - the decision is made by a commission of 8-10 people. These are surfers, meteorologists and journalists. Over the years, the committee included Sean Collins, Jeff Devine, Steve Hawke, Sam George, Chris Mauro, Evan Slater, Larry Moore and Philip Hoffman. The records, which were set in Jaws, Mavericks and Cortes Bank, were sent by the judges to the representatives of the Guinness Book of Records, who unquestioningly accepted the decisions of XXL members. In 2008, XXL experts unanimously decided that Pete Cabrinha's record of four years ago (21 meters) in Jaws eclipsed Mike Parsons (23 meters) in Cortes Bank.

Last year, Benjamin Sanchez became the winner in the Biggest Wave category. He rode in France (Belharra) without a tug and compared to Shane Dorian's record ride in Jaws. All the jury members knew that their decision would change the lives of Sanchez and Dorian, and every effort was made to accurately measure the magnitude of the waves and reach a consensus.

However, such subjective decisions mean that the process of determining the record holder is fraught with danger. What is the basis for the decision of the jury members? How many centimeters is one wave larger than the other? What about shooting from different angles? Could 3D technology save the day? The answers to all these and many other questions still remain to be found. Some experts propose to deprive XXL judges of all privileges and allow surfers to determine the record holder themselves. As for Garrett's record. The wave may have been 27 meters high. Perhaps he managed to break the world record. But only time and the XXL jury can confirm this fact.

The year 2013, not too long ago, has become unusually fruitful for achievements in the field of surfing.

And, if the recent record 45-year-old Garrett McNamara set with his fearlessness and desperation, riding a giant wave in Portuguese Nyaz, then this victory was deserved by the patience and endurance of the hero of our story.

The new world record holder was the experienced sea wolf, 48-year-old Steve King, who recently conquered the longest wave in the history of surfing, in Indonesia on the Kampar River, Sumatra.

The last world record for the length of the conquered wave was set, again, by Steve, in 2006 year. He was 7,6 miles (a little over 12 km), on the Severn River in Great Britain.

This time, Steve hit our minds with a wave of 12.8 miles which is about 20,65 km! Record time - 64 minutes and, unlike the achievement staged in the UK 7 years ago, this ride was accompanied by the invigorating glances of hungry Sumatran crocodiles. Despite this piquant factor, King entertained himself as best he could during more than an hour's race, and even rolled on his head, which, given the attentive audience, consisting mainly of hefty green river reptiles, deserves a stormy long standing ovation.

The tidal waves of the Kampar River, locally called "Bono", occur quite often at peak tide in Meranti Bay, and were first discovered for surfing by French and Brazilian amateurs boron - surfing(surfing abnormally high tidal waves that occur at river mouths and narrow bays moving up the branches). Since then, many bor - surfers have attempted to defy the elements and ride in the unique river barrels, nicknamed by the locals "Seven Spirits". The wave sometimes reaches a height of 4-6 meters and moves at a speed of up to 40 km / h.

The record was recorded using waterproof cameras attached to Steve King's shoulder, helmet and surfboard. GPS devices were also used to confirm the distance covered and the time traveled.

Steve King was accompanied in this historic event by his fellow surfers Steve Holmes (UK), Nathan Mauris (UK), Fabrice Colas (France), Dominique Avrilier (France) and Christopher Caravino (Hawaii) .

Remarkably, both the first and second records of this year were set by mature surfers, well over 40, who demonstrated that they were fine with the gunpowder in the flasks, and this once again proves that surfing is a sport of all ages, and, in general, it's never too late to start. And it’s nice to realize that, perhaps, at the age of 60, you’ll dial up your colleague and, instead of inviting you to the yard championship in dominoes, you’ll say something like: “buddy, but the swell is shaking, should we cheer up with a pair of leftists tomorrow with morning at Old Man's? "

text: Katerina Ganina

sources: www.mirror.co.uk, www.indonesia.travel

Who and what of the riders is famous, how victories over grandiose waves were accomplished, what force moved the conquerors - this is our story.

Surfing, in which a person challenges a formidable and unpredictable element, attracts and shapes unusual people.

In 1917 he conquered the legendary wave rising above the reef near the coast Kalehuawehe on the Hawaiian island Oahu, having rolled on it for more than a kilometer!

Handsome athlete worked as a lifeguard in California and in 1925 saved eight fishermen from an overturned ship, moving on a board.

This event was called the highest act of humanism.

The athlete's name is placed in the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

Big waves

Riding on - the pinnacle of extreme surfing.

The athlete slides down the wave wall at a speed reaching 80 km / h chased by a huge body of water.

Giant waves moving quickly are deadly, they require special skill from extreme sportsmen, a person fights with them at the limit of his capabilities.

Recently dozens of daredevils lost their lives while fighting huge swells.

Oahu's giant waves

Makaha

Name of the waves Makaha, What's on west coast islands Oahu, translated from Hawaiian as "mad, wild".

Hawaiians George Downing and his friends 10 years learning skills handling high ridges on 3–4 meter wooden boards.

In 1953 they conquered 9 meter wave in Makakha Bay.

The news became a sensation for Californian surfers.

In 1969 American Greg Knoll rolled down the highest wall in Macaha Bay.

Sunset Beach

On the north coast Oahu There are several surf spots nearby, where giant waves come: Sunset Beach, Waimea, Banzai Pipeline, Log Cabins.

For a long time, the spot was considered the coolest in the world of surfing.

A dangerous lava reef and six wave peaks have always attracted extreme conquerors.

In 1939 Sunset Beach waves were first "saddled" by Lorrin Harrison, John Kelly and Gene Smith using.

The coast has witnessed many terrible incidents.

In 1943 surfers Woody Brown and Dicky Cross caught a huge swell here and were unable to get ashore due to a storm.

Having decided to swim 3 miles towards the safer Waimea Bay, Brown, through incredible efforts, got out of the "batch", and his 17-year-old friend disappeared into the abyss.

A giant ridge forms at times on a sand spot in Waimea Bay up to 20 meters high.

For the first time, Greg Noll managed to ride the waves of Waimea.

In 1957 Knoll, observing a powerful swell from the shore, said the historic: "Don't care, I'm floating out" and entered the water.

Friends followed him. Waimea Bay's waves were high 7.5-9 meters, they frightened even the Hawaiians.

Greg rode a giant 9-meter board.

In 1989 Chitus Kinimaka broke his femur in half here during a hard wipe-out.

Californian Donnie Solomon in 1999 prevented from diving a board tightly attached to the legs.

The disastrous wave threw him onto the reefs, the surfer was killed.

Legendary Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau since 1968 worked as a lifeguard on the beach .

As the first rescuer of the region, he bravely threw himself into the eerie waves and did not allow death. Experience the eerie waves in

Eddie is known as conqueror of the huge Hawaiian wave.

In 1978, during a sea voyage on a ship, a leak opened and Eddie headed for the island. 19 kilometers for help on the board.

The ship was saved they searched for the daredevil for a long time, but to no avail.

The brave rescuer was 32 years old.

Phrase "Eddie would go" became winged, facing the grazing surfers.

The Waimea Bay Championship is named after Aikau.

Greg Knoll's next record is a win in 1964 over the Banzai Pipeline ("Banzai pipes").

In winter, there are formed 10 meter waves.

They grow close to the coast, above a shallow coral reef.

This is dangerous, the life of the rider hangs in the balance here.

The pipeline is the site of the deaths of several professional surfers and photographers.

Mike Stang and Greg Knoll two hours sailed to the line-up, the same waited for the wave.

Later, Greg said that while sliding, he felt himself trapped in a tube, compared it to a flight into the void on a spaceship.

In the 1970s California was not recognized as a place of big waves, which cannot be said about.

But near the town Half moon bay the giant ridges of Maverick rage in winter up to 25 meters high.

This is caused by an unusual underwater rock encountered on their way.

Water monsters sweep 3 km from the coast at a speed 30 km / h... To get to the line-up, you need paddle 45 minutes among the rocks.

Risk lovers were not stopped by stones ice water and sharks found here.

The first to conquer Maverick single-handedly was a 17-year-old local guy Jeff Clark.

It happened in 1975, the waves reached 7 meters. Growing up on Oahu native of Singapore Mark foo in the early 1980s, addicted to huge waves, was the best in Waimea Bay.

In 1994 g. he flew to California. Takeoff on a 6-meter wave Maverick led to an athlete falls off the board.

Death Foo- a talented 36-year-old enthusiast, a favorite of photographers - shocked the surfer community.

Wonderful guy, 35 year old Hawaiian Sion Milosky masterfully overcame big waves. Once Upon a Time in Rocky Point he saved a woman.

In February 2011 Miloski was named the best surfer of the year. In March, the rider headed for Maverick and was swallowed up in the depths of the California swell. Courageous athletes' stories rise in popularity extreme kind sports.

Ken Bradshaw

An American extreme, specializing in big waves, used jet skis to transport surfers against the waves.

In 1998 the legendary athlete rode a 20-meter wave in Log Cabins.

Bradshaw's partner recalled that the dark wave resembled the roof of a giant house moving towards the shore. Close up, she thundered and foamed violently. The three-story elevation difference was like a roller coaster.

This was followed by the storming of a 25-meter water skyscraper in Sunset Beach.

It was a world record in those years. His filming entered sensational "Extreme".

Californian Hamilton implemented tow-in surfing on giant waves.

Tow surfing expanded the boundaries of athletes' capabilities: the speed of transportation increased, the availability of waves of any height and distance from the coast.

Laird repeatedly risked his life.

This was the case in the late 1990s, when he and his team tamed the giant waves. Peahi that on the north coast Hawaiian island Maui.

Hawaiians noted the ability of the local wave to turn into a terrible monster with a change in the weather and called it Jaws("Jaws").

Combs up to 23 meters high and higher are formed on the reef, move at a tremendous 50-kilometer speed, hit hard against a 300-meter rock, form an avalanche of foam.

In 2000, Hamilton set his sights on the Teahupoo spot in the south of the island of Tahiti.

The waves correspond to the name of the place, which translates as “to take your head off”.

Breaking against a steep semicircular reef, the ridge under the local name Chopu rises quickly, abruptly, has a thick linden.

The wave is incredible strength, mass and ferocity.

Since 2000 5 surfers died here, among them - the famous Tahitian professional Bris Terea, fallen from the ridge straight onto the reef.

Laird Hamilton named Teahupa "Wave of the millennium" and admitted that he conquered her thanks to a childhood dream - to become the greatest surfer on the planet.

On the account of a 50-year-old surfer - conquering the 2014 waves in Malibu lifted by Hurricane Marie.

2000 records

Cortez Bank- an island in the north of the Pacific Ocean that is under water.

In the early 1990s, over the bank were recorded waves up to 27 meters.

In 2001, a team of surfers and tugs set off to storm the giants.

Mike Parsons took the tug and rolled down from a 20-meter height.

The achievement was recorded as a Guinness record, the triumphant received a Billabong XXL prize of $ 66 thousand.

In 2004, Pete Cabrinh rode on Jaws 21 meters high.

After 4 years, Mike Parsons delivered a new achievement - 23 meters- during a terrible storm in Cortes Bank and updated the entry in the Guinness Book.

This is the name of the legendary spot in the city of Nazar on the west coast.

In winter they come there powerful swells from the Atlantic.

A deep underwater canyon, pointing like an arrow towards the city, focuses the energy of the swells.

Due to the meeting with shallow water, a wave of unique height is very quickly formed, which can exceed 33 meters.

American giant wave conqueror Garrett mcnamara was born in 1967. His life goal was to search for large and complex waves.

• In 2002, McNamara and a partner took the $ 70,000 prize at the World Cup Tow surfing on the beach Jaws v Maui.
• Next year there is a brave rider here drove through a pipe with a diameter of 6.1 meters and was surprised to get out.
• In 2007, the hero went to conquer the waves near the glaciers of Alaska, about this filmed documentary.
• In 2011, in Nazar, thanks to a tug, Garrett climbed the wave 23.77 meters high... The record was recorded in the Guinness Book.
• In 2013, McNamara surpassed his own achievement by sliding down to Nazar. from a 30-meter wave... On video filming, the wave looks frightening - the size of a house.

October of the same year became record date 45-year-old Brazilian Carlos Burle.

On Praia do Norte, the daredevil rolled down a 30.5-meter water mountain, but on the way out he was hit by a wave. Burle conquered giant waves on 6 continents of the planet.

Briton Andrew Cotton, who showed in 2014 in Nazar, comes on the heels of the record holders result 24.3 meters.

Surfers-record-breakers push the boundaries of human capabilities, show great qualities: courage and willingness to take risks, dedication and inspiration.

Teaches you to set high goals, to live with complete dedication. Laird Hamilton said that you need to fear not death, but a wasted life.