From: GRINDTV
The Championships of the Volcom Totally Crustaceous Surf Tour, or simply the VQS (Volcom Qualifying Series) Championships, kicked off at 54th Street in Newport Beach, CA.
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.