surfing

Anyone who’s remotely interested in surfing has probably come across the stories of huge waves in Nazarre, Portugal.  Well, here’s another tale of a 100ft wave and the Brazilian surfer who tackled it. Carlos Burle rode the massive wave during the Billabong XXL surfing competition in the Ride of...

When a three-meter great white washed up onto Hungry Head Beach in front of Andrew Eckersley, he could have been forgiven for keeping a safe, respectful distance. Instead, he and an anonymous wetsuit-clad surfer rushed to its aid and rescued it by hand. Eckersley explained: It was pretty scary...