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by John Kaelin
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The surfer was towed into this wave at Cortes Bank on the historic 1-05-2008 expedition. This wave is probably over 60 feet high. It is hard to... more
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The surfer was towed into this wave at Cortes Bank on the historic 1-05-2008 expedition. This wave is probably over 60 feet high. It is hard to tell from this very low camera angle, maybe even lower than the surfer, which makes the wave look smaller than it really was, by foreshortening the crest. This photo appears on the cover of the book "Ghost Wave" by Chris Dixon. The surfer is Grant Baker who is 5'11" tall, in case you want to analyze the wave height.
These are true-to-scale paintings of the biggest waves ever surfed in high definition. Some are imaginary reconstructions of actual events, such as Ken at Log Cabins on "Biggest Wednesday", and Greg Noll at Makaha. There were no photos taken of their historic rides. Others are from sketches I made from viral videos and photos. All surfer and photographer names are available on request. The Mike Parsons wave painting is based on the original photograph by Robert Brown but with a unique view of the trough. There IS NO photograph of Ken Bradshaw's biggest wave. Hank's famous photo featured on Ken Bradshaw's web site was a smaller 65-footer Ken rode later the same day. Greg Noll's wave is mythical, with the scale based on...
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