Maverick's, California
January 26, 2017
The Florence family is renowned for a number of surfing feats, and one of them is for the fact that they love a couple of bigger sets. It's not really common knowledge, or much reported on, that the brothers often paddle out at Waimea together, get out to the lineup, and then turn left, heading for the outside reefs that are thunderous, far out and notorious. How heavy are those waves? They took the lives of Hawaiian surfers Todd Chesser and Kirk Passmore.
Nathan Florence has often popped up in surf media for charging. He had a historic ride last year at Teahupo'o for one incredible wave that looked absolutely impossible to get down. Nathan's grab-rail technique was a beauty to behold, unlike this wave at Maverick's.
He is deep and totally committed, and as he starts feeling the wave push, it goes concave before he gets a chance to start his descent. The streaming wind gets under his board, he pushes the board aside, and takes the pin-drop straight into the pit of the monster. For an instant he looks like he might be lucky enough to pull off a clean entry and get some easy depth, but at the last minute things go awry, and his entry is a tangled mess of limbs and wind.
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TAG Heuer Wipeout of the Year Nominee - Nathan Florence
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Maverick's, California January 26, 2017
The Florence family is renowned for a number of surfing feats, and one of them is for the fact that they love a couple of bigger sets. It's not really common knowledge, or much reported on, that the brothers often paddle out at Waimea together, get out to the lineup, and then turn left, heading for the outside reefs that are thunderous, far out and notorious. How heavy are those waves? They took the lives of Hawaiian surfers Todd Chesser and Kirk Passmore.
Nathan Florence has often popped up in surf media for charging. He had a historic ride last year at Teahupo'o for one incredible wave that looked absolutely impossible to get down. Nathan's grab-rail technique was a beauty to behold, unlike this wave at Maverick's.
He is deep and totally committed, and as he starts feeling the wave push, it goes concave before he gets a chance to start his descent. The streaming wind gets under his board, he pushes the board aside, and takes the pin-drop straight into the pit of the monster. For an instant he looks like he might be lucky enough to pull off a clean entry and get some easy depth, but at the last minute things go awry, and his entry is a tangled mess of limbs and wind.
Watch the Big Wave Awards LIVE April 29 at 8 p.m./PST. Catch every nomination here.
Nathan Florence
From the start of the day to the last horn, the fabulous Florence boys were just too good on an epic Finals day at Pipeline.
2021 Men's Performer Of The Year Nominees: Kai Lenny, Peter Mel, Conor Maguire, Grant Baker, Sebastian Steudner, Ian Walsh, Nathan
2021 Men's Biggest Tow Nathan Florence at Jaws on January 16, 2021. Video from Carlo Carbajal.
2021 Men's Biggest Paddle Nominee: Nathan Florence At Jaws on December 2, 2020. Video by Marcus Rodrigues.
With scores still waiting to drop, Nathan Florence and Zoë Mcdougall lead the Triple Crown, but anything can, and probably will, happen.
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