Hawaiian Keala Kennelly smashed her way through the big-wave surfing door more than a decade ago, forcing entry into one of most elite (and testosterone filled) men’s clubs there is. Naturally, her arrival didn’t sit well with some. But that was then. Today, Kennelly, 35, is one of the most celebrated big-wave riders in the world, and during Friday night’s Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards in Anaheim, one of her incredible tube-rides at Teahupoo, Tahiti, was nominated as one of the best of the year. Teahupoo, by the way, is a monster of a wave. It’s one of the most feared on earth. Only a handful of surfers go near it when it’s over 15-feet … More
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