...for some... and I mean that special breed of big wave riders. Today (Friday) Belharra, the big wave that lays dormant almost a mile off Saint Jean de Luz, in SW France, was surfed without the help of jetskis for the very first time. Sure it wasn't huge-gnarly-hollow Belharra... or rather it was huge but not humongous. Axi Muniain (first European surfer ever to reach the final of the XXL Monster Paddle Award), Yann Kazandjan (first European surfer invited to the Mavericks contest ever) and Pilou were the pioneers floating among a waltz of noise and jet ski fumes to catch a few elusive liquid monsters. They only rode a few waves, with Axi getting the biggest and Pilou getting the worst beating, and I'm sure we'll se the photos soon all over the media and the screens.
My hat's off to them!
(left to right: Yann, Axi, Pilou and Luc).
(In order to avoid getting blown out by the offshores and to stick the board down to the surface during a bumpy drop Axi has installed a system of mobile leads -2.200kgs. in total- along a curtain rail on the nose of his boards. Today was the first test and he is more than happy with the results).
(12'6'' and almost brand new. Check the leads rail system).
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