From: North Shore Highlights 2007
Gavin Sutherland decribes the North Shore 2007 debut of the Grinch. Gavins descibes the power and the potential of the Grinch and its acceptance by the Oahu surfing community. The Grinch Part 2 is brought to you by the US Navy.
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.