Any one up for riding some 30'+ waves?

[FlightPlanDan]

nobody, and I mean NOBODY, can ride those waves safely. The only thing that makes one guy survive, and another die, is experience. Buds near by to pull you out doesn't hurt either.
It takes more than "nuts" to get barrelled in a big wave.
Reef or not, the power of that thing can keep you down longer than you can hold your breath.
In Hawaii, I learned this first hand.
Always respect the power of the ocean. Work with it and live. Fight it and die.
But, again, there is no such thing as a safe 20' wave.

If you decide to drop in on a 20 footer, you had better damn well have the skills to finish it out. I did not have the skills. I quit surfing in Hawaii.

Can you honestly say that you're sure the nose of your jet-ski won't dig-in at the bottom?
Cause if it does, you're done.
We've all been rolled for 100 yards by 5 footers when that happens. Think about it.

 

[WILKEY]

a real man would backie that 20 footer:nana::nana::nana:

 

[jakew4]

This thread has officially made me quit the internet.

I can see that Matt was initially trying to say that he would ride a wave that others are riding (meaning he's not scared).

Pretty sure this doozie got out of control when it went from that to; "I would take his line".

By the way, does anyone have publishing rights to this BEST SELLER yet? If not, dibs!!!

 

[Lucaumpits]

Agreed, but thats not the case here

a real man would backie that 20 footer:nana::nana::nana:

 

[steveyz250fpilot]

That wave ain't shiat. I'd own it.

edit: with my arm floaties

 

[WILKEY]

id do a double backie reinty on a 180 footer.

this has seriously been the most fun thread to read all year. :beerchug::beerchug:

 

[FlightPlanDan]

id do a double backie reinty on a 180 footer.

this has seriously been the most fun thread to read all year. :beerchug::beerchug:

pics please!!!!!!

 

[MADMAT]

id do a double backie reinty on a 180 footer.

this has seriously been the most fun thread to read all year. :beerchug::beerchug:

Dude just don't try it without running it by opened wide and getting some advice from him first. That sounds dangerous.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

We're all starting to sound like Suzi b4 hurricane "Bill"!

 

[kraqus]

This thread has officially made me quit the internet.

I can see that Matt was initially trying to say that he would ride a wave that others are riding (meaning he's not scared).

Pretty sure this doozie got out of control when it went from that to; "I would take his line".

By the way, does anyone have publishing rights to this BEST SELLER yet? If not, dibs!!!

HIJACK !!!!!

I just got home and my Bareskin was waiting for me.....

THANKS DUDE !!!! A ++++++



Benny

 

[AtomicPunk]

We're all starting to sound like Suzi b4 hurricane "Bill"!

first the "commentators" now this^^^^

Dan... you're killing me today :laugh2:

 

[surfjunkie]

i've ridden daytona for a while now and caught it on pretty big days and i've never seen it big enough to get covered up on a ski. if you hang back deep enough to where the wave starts to fold over you, the ski gets sucked right up the face.

this was one of the biggest days ive caught and i dont think a ski could have gotten "shacked".



if i'm wrong and someone has, correct me. but i'm not sure its physically possible based on our sized surf.

these aren't "try it and die" waves but they had my respect. (this is bill (sdiddy), not me)

 

[surfjunkie]

i guess i bring that up because mat was saying he was hoping for big surf in daytona to show he can get tubed.

not sure we get that kind of surf

 

[FlightPlanDan]

first the "commentators" now this^^^^

Dan... you're killing me today :laugh2:

Dude, I call it like I see it.
Everyone's brave on the internet.
Sometimes it gets downright silly.
But this thread has definitely had some serious "entertainment value".

I gotta pee again....

 

[FlightPlanDan]

i guess i bring that up because mat was saying he was hoping for big surf in daytona to show he can get tubed.

not sure we get that kind of surf

you're right about the surf there.
It would take a hurricane, far enough offshore to develop a ground swell 6-8 feet, and far enough offshore that it wouldn't crap-out the weather, and a west wind to glass the faces off, and a low tide to make the break happen at the drop-off, (and there's not "really" a drop-off) .............
The closest I've seen here was "Bill".
I've been told that there have been other events producing bigger/better swell, but I was not here to see it.

 

[infamy]

dont forget the other moral that you cali guys are easy to antagonize!


:headbang::highhorse::usa2:

:bump:

haha...just one of them.

 

[Air Biscuit]

Ok so I posted here a few hours ago on page 16 stating how much I loved this thread. The only reason I came back on tonight was to check our status and the progress we've made....and I see were up to page 22! :bananajump: :bananajump::bananajump::bananajump:
Im totally in aw that this thread has come so far in such a short amount of time over such b/s lol

 

[masterblaster]

lol this thread is a trip. Jimmy has a vid out in SA of him and another guy gettin tubed in decent size surf, Victor is still over there shreddin huge ozzy surf,there are others out there shreddin big waves,but gettin tubed in a 20+ foot wave is another story altogether,that said it will get done and on vid someday,we just need some more crazy riders in this sport,no diff than no one thinking the mx backie would ever get done,then they went to doubles and every other variation in the book

 

[Wes K]

your making yourself sound really stupid...id quit now..20-30 footers haha??..you would be DEAD in one fall..what do u not understand about that?? :nono:

Todos is pretty gnarly even at 30 foot... I definately have respect for those who charge that stuff that know what they are doing... Dangerous stuff there

 

[MADMAT]

i've ridden daytona for a while now and caught it on pretty big days and i've never seen it big enough to get covered up on a ski. if you hang back deep enough to where the wave starts to fold over you, the ski gets sucked right up the face.

this was one of the biggest days ive caught and i dont think a ski could have gotten "shacked".



if i'm wrong and someone has, correct me. but i'm not sure its physically possible based on our sized surf.

these aren't "try it and die" waves but they had my respect. (this is bill (sdiddy), not me)

Well according to opened wide all I have to do is get a pic of me barreled in anything. And if I see a wave like that in VB, Daytona, or NJ then I guess I will be 10k and 2 skis richer thanks to a nice lady from Santa Barbara.