Dane Reynolds shred in his Cypher Brigg Boardshort

Dane Reynolds may very well be the best free surfer in the world, as many of the media and his peers have anointed him, but don't tell that to Dane. He is relentlessly humble and shies away from the spotlight. His surfing, however, is so spectacular that he'll be getting tons of attention for many years to come whether he likes it or not. Dane's also refreshing in that he follows his own path and always speaks his mind. He's an avid reader and his taste in music tends toward indie bands. He loves surf films and was a key contributor not only for his mind-blowing surfing. He's also jumped into the web world by setting up his own website www.dane-reynolds.com and populating it with quirky blog posts, artsy photos and video clips shot by filmer bud, Mini. On the competition front, he took his full throttle approach to the ASP World Tour in 2008 and, despite an ankle injury, won Rookie of the Year. By staying true to himself and refusing to dial back his surfing for competition he's winning over eve more fans and setting new standards every time he paddles out.

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"Record" for Largest Wave Ever Ridden Trivializes Big-Wave Surfing

A return to old-school measuring techniques is in order

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.