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you think of a surf trip, but when you've been all over the world like Jamie Sterling, you're always looking for something uncrowded and different. 
Consider two representations of two very big waves, below. The first is a photograph of Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank. The second is a video of Garrett McNamara near Nazare, Portugal. Now take out some measuring tape and make the distance of one foot between your hands. That's the amount, according to the Billabong XXL committee, that McNamara's wave is bigger than Parsons's wave.
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Posted by brad matteson April 10, 2011 01:23pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
absolutely insane cold cold cold ahhaaaaaa..but pretty sick
Posted by memedavinci April 11, 2011 12:50am PDTReply | Report Abuse
Come to the Dairyland Surf Classic, Sheboygan, Wisconsin over Labor Day weekend...check it out!
Posted by gtvoyageur April 11, 2011 06:46pm PDTReply | Report Abuse
Mr. Sterling;
I dare you to surf the Great Lakes in late October or November especially Lake Superior. If you are looking for true big rolling seas and ocean conditions then Lake Superior can't be beat with its 25-45 foot waves during an 'average' fall storm. For more excitement and really rolling waves with raw savage power try a major blowing storm on Lake Erie where 25 foot plus waves over shallow lake bottoms [average depth 30-40 feet in the shipping lanes] can give you a scary surfing ride!
Surfing the Great Lakes may not be the surfers' "Bonzai" pipeline of the Pacific but the Lakes' surfers I know call it the "Kamikaze" Express ride. Make sure you are dry-suited and warm for Lakes surfing. Hypothermia can ruin your day! Have fun!!! If you survive surfing the Great Lakes big waves then you are one of the select few wave riders who can say they belong to the Great Lakes Surfers Club Society!
gtVoyageur
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