Waves

[Trojina]

From Loki to Behemoth: waves of the English coastline – in pictures

Rachael Talibart captures the ebb and flow of the English coastline through photographs that frame erupting waves and the days surrounding violent storms. Her recent work has culminated in a book Tides and Tempests. These images are best viewed full screen

www.theguardian.com

 

[Trojina]

I wonder what it feels like to do this

Googled it here as I wanted to know

“The amount of speed you get going down those waves is incredible,” says Maya Gabeira of Brazil. (About 45 miles per hour.) “The water is changing under your feet as you’re going down. You have to navigate, do jumps, a lot of adjusting. It’s very instinctive and very, very intense. On the really big waves, there’s a noise that’s indescribable. When the lip of the wave breaks and it hits the bottom, it’s like an explosion. It’s like a bomb.” At Nazaré, Gabeira has broken the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman: 73.5 feet.

 

[Liselle]

I don't think I'd be able to keep my balance on a surfboard if it was in a swimming pool

 

[Trojina]

Me neither but I just I imagine surfing like that feels like flying.