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One hundred feet. That is exactly 30.40 meters. Roughly, it also means a 10-storey building. Surfers have been chasing the perfect number for more than 80 years.

Big wave surfing may have begun in Makaha, on the West coast of Oahu, Hawaii, with the first rides being attributed to George Downing, Buzzy Trent and Woodbridge Brown. In the early days, surfboards were   …  More

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