100 Foot Wave - SKY Documentary.

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I’ve enjoyed this, something a bit different.

The story about a surfer who’s spent his life hunting down a 100 foot wave to ride.

Late in life he discovered a little know place in Portugal called Nazare where in winter, monstrous waves of a 100 feet or more can occur.

It’s the story of how he planned and conquered this behemoth.

One of my great regrets is that I never learned to surf but through my 30’s and 40’s I spent a lot of time in the sea at Watergate Bay in Cornwall doing some quite extreme bodyboarding.

Often in mid winter and often with me being the only person in the water in some pulsating seas.

I’m extremely wary of water and the sea in particular but I became a self taught expert of that bay and it’s currents and I knew how to judge the limits I could cope with.

I’ve never found anything close to the pure adrenalin rush of riding a big wave, scoring a goal didn’t even match it.

Even if you’ve never ridden a wave, if you enjoy the wild and Mother Nature this programme is a very good watch as and the filming is breathtaking.

Surfing is a great life! I used to work in Fuerteventura for about 5 years and they say it’s one of the best places to surf in the World!

Oh for the days of life in the sun and being a beach bum and now I get soaked in the rain watching s hite football!

FOL