From: Chris Mauro
The 2011 Billabong Pro was filled with drama from start to finish, with one of the biggest swells in decades thundering through the Teahupoo lineup. Ten-time world champion Kelly Slater made the most of the perfection, by grabbing the win and retaking the lead in the ASP world title race.
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.