What's the biggest wave you've ever seen?

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by scottw

I watched three guys on two jet skis Sunday a.m. venture out to massive offshore waves off of Newport...one of the jet skis was towing the surfer up onto the crest of these enormous swells and the guy was surfing them and then quickly picked up before the subsequent wave could crush him and dragged around for another ride, it was an incredible sight, they were much bigger than the waves in the video and these guys were either supremely confident or completely nuts...

I bet they were on Elbow ledge.

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by Typhoon

I bet they were on Elbow ledge.

Yup - it's sort of Newport's answer to 'Jaws', the cloud-break that was in Riding Giants

They've been surfing it for over a year now from what I understand although I haven't seen it 1st hand yet

The spot in the video is Around the Corner at Ruggles Avenue off Cliff Walk - the outer reef at The Point was bigger

I've got some Kodachrome transparencies from Hurricane Bob at Ruggles I oughta dig out and scan

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

Yup - it's sort of Newport's answer to 'Jaws', the cloud-break that was in Riding Giants

They've been surfing it for over a year now from what I understand although I haven't seen it 1st hand yet

The spot in the video is Around the Corner at Ruggles Avenue off Cliff Walk - the outer reef at The Point was bigger

I've got some Kodachrome transparencies from Hurricane Bob at Ruggles I oughta dig out and scan

pic from Elbow Ledge

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by Typhoon

pic from Elbow Ledge

that pic is pretty sick and ballsy