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Surfers in Alaska ride waves for five miles

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Created by Ted the Kiwi > 9 months ago, 10 Feb 2011
Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
10 Feb 2011 8:11AM
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Looks pretty dam cold to me!!!

http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/23568/surfers%20in%20alaska%20ride%20waves%20for%20an%20astonishing%20five%20miles/

For most surfers, a really long ride might last about 20 seconds and cover 50-60 yards, so imagine the thrill experienced by a group of standup paddlers recently when they rode waves for a distance of nearly five miles -- amid the splendor of the pristine Alaskan wilderness.



Minkee
QLD, 225 posts
10 Feb 2011 10:54AM
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You see this in Brazil and France too... much longer rides too.
Cool aerial pics though!

Kajax
VIC, 4 posts
10 Feb 2011 12:20PM
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No SUPs, but a great video of the Severn Bore in the UK and way warmer than Alaska.

If only this was happened on the Yarra...

loco4olas
NSW, 1516 posts
10 Feb 2011 6:56PM
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Ted the Kiwi said...

Looks pretty dam cold to me!!!

http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/23568/surfers%20in%20alaska%20ride%20waves%20for%20an%20astonishing%20five%20miles/

For most surfers, a really long ride might last about 20 seconds and cover 50-60 yards, so imagine the thrill experienced by a group of standup paddlers recently when they rode waves for a distance of nearly five miles -- amid the splendor of the pristine Alaskan wilderness.






I've been there and seen those waves-smaller than the ones in the vid-it's an incredibly other worldly beautiful spot. Be hard to SUP on the waves as you'd keep getting distracted by the scenery and the beluga whales.

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
10 Feb 2011 8:41PM
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Love to go to Alaska...shortly I hope - have a mate who moved to Anchorage 5 mths ago so a few of us are just trying to work out a game plan.

We tried to surf the seven bore back in 96 when we were super slim, fit and healthy....thought my 6'1" by 18 * 2 3/8 was just the ticket - could not have been more wrong. Once you put yr 5/3 on with hoodie and boots its all over before it even begins!! Would be fun to do on a big floaty SUP -you would ride it until yr legs gave way!!!



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