Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Big & Scary at Jaws

With the monster swell that has been hitting Hawaii this week, it was only a matter of time before vids of the big wave crew at Jaws starting hitting the net. Sean Collins from Surfline.com has put this swell in the top 5 biggest ever and the surf is expected to stay large for the next few days.

There are only a few surfers with the nads to head out to Maui and take on Pe'ahi ... here's our breakdown:

"If you can handle it, launch your jet ski at Maliko Gulch and God be with you. One of, if not the world's biggest and best tow-in / big wave locations. Known for its capability to convert gigantic winter N swells into condo-block sized right handers and longer lefts that hold their shape up to 50ft plus. N swell is OK, NW is best, but WNW ignites the lefts, which can be awesome and very long. OK in trade winds. First named and surfed in the '70's, before hell men Laird Hamilton and Buzzy Kerbox really gauged its potential by riding it at 50ft plus. It is being pushed further each year."

Here's the vid of Monday's session featuring Mike Parsons, Luke Egan, Rasta, Ian Walsh (getting nailed 1.12 in!), Torrey Meister, Laurie Towner and Billy Kemper tackling Jaws ... awesome stuff!


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