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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- monkeyalmost 13 yearsThis is so cool! This is really talented...
- angel <3:Dalmost 13 yearsThis article proves just how great a surfer #Garrett McNamara is.
- sea hogalmost 13 yearsHow cool !!!!! My uncle lives so close to where this guy was surfing!!!!
jihee7almost 13 yearsWow!!! think it will be very scary. If I was him I would have died of Heart failure.!!!!!!!- finnyalmost 13 yearsamazing
- hannaalmost 13 yearsthat is a cool viodo i wish that i could do that. <3
- flowers111almost 13 yearsOMG that was really cool!I love surfing but i fell on a 5 foot one and got TOTALLY wiped out!
bestnewsalmost 13 yearsi luv surfing- izah101$!@almost 13 yearsthis articale is cool!WoooooooooooooooooooW
- Donovanalmost 13 yearshow is that possible?
