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Surfer was towed into this wave at Mavericks on 10-28-1999 on a day called Morning of the Monsters by Surfing magazine. This was the first time... more
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Surfer was towed into this wave at Mavericks on 10-28-1999 on a day called "Morning of the Monsters" by Surfing magazine. This was the first time surfers towed into giant waves at Mavericks, near San Francisco, CA. This was generally accepted as biggest wave surfed in the state of California, about 60 feet or more, until Carlos Burle's 68-footer at Mavericks in 2001. Peter Mel is 6'2". This is my first painting of this wave, see also the second one in a portrait format. This wave appears in the surf video "Year of the Drag-In". If anyone knows how to obtain a DVD of "Year of the Drag-In" please contact me. I've been searching for a copy.
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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