Posted on 11/07/2008 3:09:53 PM PST by AmericanMade1776
He said: 'Usually the wave never steps out or goes evil like that one, but it just went dry - the hardest wave I've ever had to surf. 'I went straight over over the lip and did about 10 backflips and then pulled a muscle in my shoulder. 'It felt like I ripped my arm out of its socket, my leggie snapped and then I felt like I was the deepest I'd ever been.'
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Disclaimer: I lived in Santa Cruz for 20 years.
The color of the wave in these pictures is not right for Tahiti. Plus the outside rights at Teahupoo would take the surfer onto the dry reef and the camera man would not be able to get this shot. I am 95% certain that these pictures are from Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania.
yeah, I thought the water looked too dark as well, but I figured it could have been a stormy or cloudy day, or something along those lines. It really looks like the water was very choppy except at the barrel itself. In one of the pics, it looks like there is a wave on top of the main wave.
I have never seen pics or videos from the surf spot in tasmania that you mention, but I would love too as it appears that there is another reef that produces these type of remarkable waves. When I first saw footage of Teahupoo waves, I simply could not believe my eyes, nor could I believe that men surf them. I can only imagine what it must feel like to ride giants such as these.
http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/35389/news.htm
The photographers are different, and one set of photos appears to be a split second behind the others, but it looks to be the same wave.
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