I didn't realize there was anywhere in CONUS with waves this large.

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I didn't realize there was anywhere in CONUS with waves this large.

Originally shared by Chris Kim A

Sarah Gerhardt was the first woman to surf the famously dangerous big-wave spot called Mavericks back in 1999, when she was 24. Now, at 42, she and five other women will compete for $30,000 in the Titans of Mavericks, surfing waves that swell well beyond 30 feet.
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/23/503055233/women-take-on-big-wave-surfing-once-the-domain-of-men-at-mavericks?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2054

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Dave Maez said…
If you get a chance, check out Dana Brown's excellent 2003 documentary Step Into Liquid which shows surfing in the CONUS (from the big waves of Mavericks, to the Great Lakes, and the even oil-tanker wake surfing in Galveston), along with other odd places like Vietnam and Ireland. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308508

And then there's the 2012 "biopic" about surfing half-moon bay called Chasing Mavericks. But it's honestly not very good. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629757
November 28, 2016 at 10:15 AM
Jason ON said…
I might have seen that documentary. Following surfers around as they surf the Great Lakes, off the coat of Alaska and England sounds familiar.
November 28, 2016 at 11:34 AM
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