The Armchair Guide to Surfing

The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks. The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks. The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks. The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks. The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks. The Armchair Guide to Sur fing Youngest surfer Highest paid Kelly Slater RedBull Carissa Moo Carissa started competing in surfing competitions at the age of 6 and was sponsored by Roxy at the age of 10. She was the youngest finalist to ever compete in the Roxy Pro Competition. Slater brought in $3 million as the 9th time world champion surfer in 2009. Longest wave ever surfed: 37 minutes.Surfed in Pororoca, (where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean). Waves have been recorded to span up to 13 kilometers-or 8 miles. Biggest wave ever recorded: 1740 ft. In Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Most surfers on one surfboard: 47 The surfboard was 40ft long and an exact replica of a 5'11 competition board. Boarded in Snapper Rocks, Alaska. Australia. Most dangerous wave: Teahupoo. This wave is off of the southern coast of Tahiti and dangerous because it throws large amounts of water from the lip and breaks them on dry reefs Most surfers riding the same wave: 103, At the Earth Wave Beach Festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town estimated that there were more than 100 surfers on the 5th wave of 7. Most shark attacks reported, consist mainly of surfers, occurring in the surf zone causing single bite wounds, slash wounds andsometimes deadly attacks.