You put a powerful combustion engine into a small hull big enough ... s nothing like a jet ski; instead, it’s similar to those hydrofoil surfboards that lift you above the waves, but it adds ...

Veteran big wave surfer Alo Slebir was in the right place on the right day when he found himself riding a wave calculated to be 108 feet high at Northern California’s Mavericks ...

There’s no wave in the world quite like Nazaré. Even among the world’s most dangerous big waves, it’s a special case – a beach break that is capable of spitting out waves that are not only the biggest ...

"He taught me a lot, especially about driving the jet ski, and we push each other to perform," he said, as reported by Surfer Today. 33-year-old Justine Dupont, a fellow French big wave surfer ...

Big wave surfing, Nazaré ... Both take turns riding the waves and piloting the jet ski for tow-ins. The competition highlights teamwork and each individual's skill. Every team competes in ...

Designed to showcase tow-in surfing, in which surfers are pulled into waves behind a jet ski, the event brings together elite big wave riders from across the globe and divides them into pairs.

Like any self-respecting big wave surfer ... “Luca was on the side of the wave with his jet ski at full throttle, probably going 50 mph and couldn’t catch up with the wave,” he says.