Big wave riding!!

Joelman

Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1485
Redlands, CA
United States

Posted on Mar 01 2007 12:59 AM

Take a look at this video and tell me if you think it might inspire a song or two about big wave riding. Holy moly, boss!
Joel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy0HxD4Tza4&mode=related&search=

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MikeG

Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon

Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:08 PM

WOW, that is HUGE!

Also nice to see someone other than Laird Hamilton for a change

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WR

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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netherlands
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Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:26 PM

Joelman
tell me if you think it might inspire a song or two about big wave riding.

done 8)

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surfraptor

Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: 336
near Amsterdam

Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:26 PM

is this for real....?

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mournblade

Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 328
central Pennsylvania

Posted on Mar 01 2007 04:04 PM

BOMBORA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "What doesn't kill me, makes
me stronger."

Quite!

Vincent

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Anonymous

Joined: Nov 10, 2000
Posts: -180

Posted on Mar 01 2007 04:44 PM

yes that is a big wave. it could inspire a tune or 2 about riding big waves!! whats with the jetski??? question----if it doesn"t kill me, it will make me stronger? nietzsche?? hell, in the bayou if it don't kill me, i'm going to cook it and eat it!!!!!-----quote from poppa boudreax of cocodrie, la. peace

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Joelman

Joined: Sep 07, 2006
Posts: 1485
Redlands, CA
United States

Posted on Mar 01 2007 11:01 PM

SurfDaddy...
When the waves are that high (big) they move at a great speed. Hince, you need a pretty fast start to get hooked up on one.
Joel

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WR

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netherlands
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Posted on Mar 02 2007 03:55 AM

I always figured the jetski tow in was also because these waves are a long way from the beach - to long to paddle - but what do I know?

OT: Nietzsche, btw, is suspected to have suffered form either syphilis or brain cancer and generally wrote a lot of BS.

WR

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HBkahuna

Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1778
Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.
United States

Posted on Mar 02 2007 01:16 PM

Thats "Jaws", north shore, Maui, Hawaii. Thats where Laird Hamiltion & The Strap Crew perfected tow in surfing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(beach)

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Anonymous

Joined: Nov 10, 2000
Posts: -180

Posted on Mar 02 2007 04:03 PM

ok isee why theres a jetski there--couldn't see the towline--didn't get a good pix on the link. oo oo oo--what would happen if i mounted a 50hp outboard on my shortboard???? someone would be picking my teeth out of the riverbank and out of the sand at a beach. but would it be radical until i wiped out. sorry, i see a project in my future---got to go!! peace

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WindanseaBeachBoy

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 133
La Playa, Mexico
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Posted on Mar 02 2007 05:57 PM

I think that's the epic wave ridden by Mike Parsons at Todos Santos in the movie "Step Into Liquid." I don't think that's Peahi, aka Jaws. Todos is off the coast of Mexico.

It looks too familiar: the big wall of water, the fact that he gets totally caught in the mist. I just can't believe how that thing wells up behind him - like a mountain. It looks like he is snowboarding, not surfing.

There can't be too many other big-wave videos like that one! Just amazing.

PS They use jet skis because you couldn't paddle into something that big and fast. They usually get to the big open-sea waves by boat, then toss in the jet skis. The skis also serve as rescue sleds - when a wave like that breaks, it is like having a city block fall on top of your head. Somebody's got to be there to get you out of the rubble in the impact zone.

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mournblade

Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 328
central Pennsylvania

Posted on Mar 02 2007 08:16 PM

WR
OT: Nietzsche, btw, is suspected to have suffered form either syphilis or brain cancer and generally wrote a lot of BS.

WR

Be nice.

Nietzsche developed syphillis later in life. But I love that quote, and I
think it sums up the whole idea of living life on the edge. Well, maybe
another of his would be better: "The secret to happiness is: to live
dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your
ships into uncharted seas! Live in conflict with your peers and equals.
Be robbers and ravagers, as long as you cannot be rulers and kings, you
men of knowledge, for the time will soon be past when you would be
content to live in the wood like timid deer."

Or something like that.

Death by misadventure--THAT'S the way to go!!!

Vincent

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MikeG

Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon

Posted on Mar 02 2007 09:46 PM

mournblade
Death by misadventure--THAT'S the way to go!!!

Vincent

I'd rather be slain by a focused and capable enemy who truly hates my guts.

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WindanseaBeachBoy

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 133
La Playa, Mexico
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Posted on May 30 2007 11:17 PM

I just reviewed the Billabong Odyssey film. In the interest of factual accuracy, that was Mike Parsons at Peahi, aka Jaws in Hawaii, not Todos Santos, as I had thought. You may now resume whatever you were doing...

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supertonesurf

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n.y.c.
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Posted on May 31 2007 07:52 AM

the guy on the jetsky is randy laine he is one of my closes friends and a great surf drummer he lives in carlsbad ca.and he all so played with the royaltones with ric knight in encenitas a few years ago. as kids in the early 60's we surfed alot and played in a surfband called the nomads and he's one hell of a great guy.you have to get going at about 55 mile an hour to get in to one of thous bombs hence the jetsky not for the faint of heart

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Joelman Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1485 Redlands, CA	Posted on Mar 01 2007 12:59 AM Take a look at this video and tell me if you think it might inspire a song or two about big wave riding. Holy moly, boss! Joel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy0HxD4Tza4&mode=related&search= Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:08 PM WOW, that is HUGE! Also nice to see someone other than Laird Hamilton for a change Top
WR Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands	Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:26 PM Joelman tell me if you think it might inspire a song or two about big wave riding. done 8) — Rules to live by #314: "When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is." https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/ Top
surfraptor Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 336 near Amsterdam	Posted on Mar 01 2007 02:26 PM is this for real....? Top
mournblade Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania	Posted on Mar 01 2007 04:04 PM BOMBORA!!!!!!!!!!!!! As Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger." Quite! Vincent — Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? Top
Anonymous Joined: Nov 10, 2000 Posts: -180	Posted on Mar 01 2007 04:44 PM yes that is a big wave. it could inspire a tune or 2 about riding big waves!! whats with the jetski??? question----if it doesn"t kill me, it will make me stronger? nietzsche?? hell, in the bayou if it don't kill me, i'm going to cook it and eat it!!!!!-----quote from poppa boudreax of cocodrie, la. peace Top
Joelman Joined: Sep 07, 2006 Posts: 1485 Redlands, CA	Posted on Mar 01 2007 11:01 PM SurfDaddy... When the waves are that high (big) they move at a great speed. Hince, you need a pretty fast start to get hooked up on one. Joel Top
WR Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands	Posted on Mar 02 2007 03:55 AM I always figured the jetski tow in was also because these waves are a long way from the beach - to long to paddle - but what do I know? OT: Nietzsche, btw, is suspected to have suffered form either syphilis or brain cancer and generally wrote a lot of BS. WR — Rules to live by #314: "When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is." https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/ Top
HBkahuna Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1778 Star, Idaho. Formerly lived in Surf City USA.	Posted on Mar 02 2007 01:16 PM Thats "Jaws", north shore, Maui, Hawaii. Thats where Laird Hamiltion & The Strap Crew perfected tow in surfing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(beach) Top
Anonymous Joined: Nov 10, 2000 Posts: -180	Posted on Mar 02 2007 04:03 PM ok isee why theres a jetski there--couldn't see the towline--didn't get a good pix on the link. oo oo oo--what would happen if i mounted a 50hp outboard on my shortboard???? someone would be picking my teeth out of the riverbank and out of the sand at a beach. but would it be radical until i wiped out. sorry, i see a project in my future---got to go!! peace Top
WindanseaBeachBoy Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 133 La Playa, Mexico	Posted on Mar 02 2007 05:57 PM I think that's the epic wave ridden by Mike Parsons at Todos Santos in the movie "Step Into Liquid." I don't think that's Peahi, aka Jaws. Todos is off the coast of Mexico. It looks too familiar: the big wall of water, the fact that he gets totally caught in the mist. I just can't believe how that thing wells up behind him - like a mountain. It looks like he is snowboarding, not surfing. There can't be too many other big-wave videos like that one! Just amazing. PS They use jet skis because you couldn't paddle into something that big and fast. They usually get to the big open-sea waves by boat, then toss in the jet skis. The skis also serve as rescue sleds - when a wave like that breaks, it is like having a city block fall on top of your head. Somebody's got to be there to get you out of the rubble in the impact zone. Top
mournblade Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania	Posted on Mar 02 2007 08:16 PM WR OT: Nietzsche, btw, is suspected to have suffered form either syphilis or brain cancer and generally wrote a lot of BS. WR Be nice. Nietzsche developed syphillis later in life. But I love that quote, and I think it sums up the whole idea of living life on the edge. Well, maybe another of his would be better: "The secret to happiness is: to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your ships into uncharted seas! Live in conflict with your peers and equals. Be robbers and ravagers, as long as you cannot be rulers and kings, you men of knowledge, for the time will soon be past when you would be content to live in the wood like timid deer." Or something like that. Death by misadventure--THAT'S the way to go!!! Vincent — Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Mar 02 2007 09:46 PM mournblade Death by misadventure--THAT'S the way to go!!! Vincent I'd rather be slain by a focused and capable enemy who truly hates my guts. Top
WindanseaBeachBoy Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 133 La Playa, Mexico	Posted on May 30 2007 11:17 PM I just reviewed the Billabong Odyssey film. In the interest of factual accuracy, that was Mike Parsons at Peahi, aka Jaws in Hawaii, not Todos Santos, as I had thought. You may now resume whatever you were doing... Top
supertonesurf Joined: Apr 28, 2006 Posts: 419 n.y.c.	Posted on May 31 2007 07:52 AM the guy on the jetsky is randy laine he is one of my closes friends and a great surf drummer he lives in carlsbad ca.and he all so played with the royaltones with ric knight in encenitas a few years ago. as kids in the early 60's we surfed alot and played in a surfband called the nomads and he's one hell of a great guy.you have to get going at about 55 mile an hour to get in to one of thous bombs hence the jetsky not for the faint of heart — Facebook pages theSupertones or @ Timothy C Sullivan Top

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