Hawaiian Pete Cabrinha collected his $70,000 check for winning the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy in January of 2004 (pictured to the left). Pete still holds the title for the biggest wave ever ridden.Since then the global search for extreme sized waves has only moved to top that massive feat he performed years ago. Today's big wave hunters are searching for the mythical 100-foot wave. Scientists say it is possible these waves exist, but to-date no one has ridden one yet. During Hurricane Katrina ocean buoys in the Gulf of Mexico measured 100-foot waves. In the article Surfers ride watery giants, chasing 100ft waves we talk to Australian surfer Alex Cater who has been chasing giant waves for the past five years who describes the agony and ecstasy of what they call "tow-in surfing", where a surfer is whipped by jet ski into giant waves bigger than most tsunamis. "If you don't have a bit of fear then you shouldn't be out there," said Cater. "When the lip hits the water it makes a massive cracking sound. It's like thunder for 10 seconds." Although surfwear giant Billabong offers $1,000 a foot for the biggest wave ridden each year and is offering an extra $100,000 bounty on a 100-foot wave, making a ride on a 100-foot wave net $200,000 in total prize money, money is not what drives surfers to there extreme waves. "I think it's a primal man versus nature challenge that fuels the attraction to surfing," said Bill Sharp, who runs The Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. |
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