Nat Young Claims the Oakley Pro Junior

For the third straight year, Nat Young has stamped his dominance on a Steamer Lane event. In 2007, Young took home the Pro Junior title. Last year, he demolished the Pro field and claimed the O'Neill Cold Water Classic crown. An early exit from the Cold Water Classic had Nat refocused on the Pro Junior title once again. With a bombing swell and talented Pro Junior field, Young showed the world that he is the man to beat in Santa Cruz. Using his local knowledge, Young picked off a few bombs at Middle Peak and bested his competition in a convincing Oakley Pro Junior Win. The Pride of the Westside reigns...

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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.