From: surfermag
Highlights from Day 2 and the Finals of the 2009 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure. Check out nike6pierpressure.com for more highlights and event photos. Sign up for the online giveaway for a chance to win Hurley and Nike 6.0 gear.
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.