From: GRINDitUP
A preview of thing to come from this years 2006 Rip Curl Pipe Masters. Tamayo Perry, Nathan Carroll, Ian Walsh, Occy, Rob Machado, Makua Rothman, and more!
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.