O'Neill Cold Water Classic 2011 - California

O'Neill Cold Water Classic 2011 - California - Trailer

The O'Neill Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz is gearing up to return once again to the rugged shores of Northern California for the final stop of the 2011 CWC Series, from October 26th - 31st! The ASP PRIME World Tour event will bring together some of the most progressive surfing talent in the world to put on a spectacular show in the natural amphitheatre setting of Steamer Lane. In addition to the $250,000 prize purse for the event, an extra $50,000 is on offer for the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series winner who will be crowned out here in California! Watch it live: http://www.oneill.com/cwc/LiveClassic.html

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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.