One of the most remarkable aspects of HBO’s Emmy-winning 100 Foot Wave docuseries on big-wave surfing is its showcasing of the stakes and the struggles involved. The surfers here are risking their ...
Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...
California’s premier big wave gauntlet, nestled in the sleepy town of Half Moon Bay, is home to two high-profile surfing deaths: Mark Foo (1994) and Sion Milosky (2011). “It’s one the heaviest, most ...