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New Guinness record for tallest wave surfed
May 11, 2012
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canyon known as one of the biggest wave-generators on the planet.
"I was really beat-up that morning," he said. "This day, I did not want to get out of bed."
He changed his mind at the urging of friends, once they got into the ocean and he helped others catch a few waves.
"Everything came together," McNamara said Thursday. "Everything felt right."
Video of the run shows a minuscule 5-foot-10-inch McNamara against a wall of water as he lets go of a tow rope and begins riding down the wave at Praia do Norte. He briefly disappears into the break
canyon known as one of the biggest wave-generators on the planet.
"I was really beat-up that morning," he said. "This day, I did not want to get out of bed."
He changed his mind at the urging of friends, once they got into the ocean and he helped others catch a few waves.
"Everything came together," McNamara said Thursday. "Everything felt right."
Video of the run shows a minuscule 5-foot-10-inch McNamara against a wall of water as he lets go of a tow rope and begins riding down the wave at Praia do Norte. He briefly disappears into the break
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