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On 30 March 2012, Rowley was a finalist in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2011/2012, in the Ride of the Year category with his rides at Jaws Peahi in Maui, Hawaii on 30 January 2012, placing him 4th place in the world of elite big wave surfers and meriting the respect of the big wave surfing community.
Mark Visser surfing Jaws, Maui at night. On 20 January, Visser became the first person to surf Jaws break in Maui at night. During this event known as the 'Night Rider', he rode 30–40-foot waves in dangerous outer reef, illuminated by engineered LED lights built into his buoyancy vest and integrated into his surfboard.
Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay ...
In 2011, Dorian was awarded "Ride of the Year" by the World Surf League for paddling into a giant Peahi "Jaws" barrel on 3-15-2011 estimated to be 57 feet tall by the World Surf League, and biggest wave ever paddled into at that time.
Mathews has surfed many of the world's heaviest and biggest waves including Cape Fear, NSW, Teahupoo, Tahiti, Jaws, Maui and The Right, WA [3] [4] He has won three Oakley Big Wave Awards. 2009 Biggest Wave Ridden [5] 2010 Biggest Slab Award [6] 2011 Biggest Wave Ridden [7]
Swaths of land on the Big Island and Maui, as well as town buildings and infrastructure, have been damaged from the fires. Videos shared on social media show parts of the historic town of Lahaina ...
The worst way to watch "Jaws" is without music. A good way is to watch it with John Williams' famous score coming from your speakers. But the best way to watch "Jaws" might be with a live ...
Parsons also surfed a 64-foot wave during competition at the Jaws break on the north shore of Maui. It was filmed by helicopter and used as the opening scene of the 2003 film Billabong Odyssey. [2] A usually uncredited clip of this sequence has gone on to become a viral video.