Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2023
JOIN THE QUEST TO SURF THE BIGGEST WAVE IN HISTORY.
In a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal,a select band of surfers take unimaginable risks,pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport as they seek to go bigger than ever before.
Their goal To ride the Everest of the ocean - the 100-foot wave.
Sports journalist Matt Majendie is welcomed into the inner circle of Nazaré's tight community of big-wave surfers and extreme thrill-seekers,living among them for a season as he chronicles their incredible highs and terrifying lows.
Follow the endeavours of Britain's leading big-wave surfer,a former plumber from Devon,Andrew Cotton; trailblazing Brazilian female surfer Maya Gabeira; current World Record holder German Sebastian Steudtner; Portuguese Nic von Rupp and jet-ski driver Sérgio Cosme,nicknamed'the Guardian Angel of Nazaré'for his daring rescues,in this gripping read.
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing GroupISBN: 9781802792003Number of pages: 312Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
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