Brian Toth catches potentially the biggest barrel ever in Puerto Rico.
Seems like every week we’re posting about a new giant swell somewhere in the Western Hemisphere. Like Northern California and Hawaii, things are getting serious in the Atlantic. Because it’s been such long period groundswell, folks in the Caribbean aren’t sure when one swell starts and the next fills in. Following the last storm to rock the East Coast, yet another swell pushed down toward the equator …Â Details & Pictures
On a day of potentially fatal conditions for surfers at Mavericks, it was fans that bore the brunt of the conditions when a wave crashed over the seawall injuring 13 and hospitalising three.
While competitors wrestled rhino-chasers down the biggest waves ever paddled into, a high tide combined with the 22 foot, 17 second swell to send a wave described by witnesses as “five to six foot†into the unsuspecting crowd … Details
 Large Rogue Wave Accident at Mavericks Surf Contest 02/13/10 Feb 13, 2010
After more than three months of waiting, contestants and fans alike were rewarded for their patience with an historic day for big-wave surfing, as Chris Bertish etched his name in Mavericks lore and was crowned champion of the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest® Presented by Sony Ericsson and Barracuda Networks.
With waves described by the competitors as some of the biggest they have ever paddled into, and in front of a crowd of approximately 50,000 fans, Bertish outlasted Shane Desmond, Anthony Tashnick, Dave Wassel, Carlos Burle, and Kenny “Skindog†Collins to claim the Jim Beam Jersey and … Details
The Red Bull surf team’s first aerial training session on the newly built skateboard bowl. Jordy Smith, Michel Bourez, Mick Fanning and Sally Fitzgibbons all tried adapting to the new board and skate deck – much different from a surf board and wave – and after a while it proved as a perfect training ground for aerials in the water. http://redbullsurfing.comÂ
