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Surfing a 30-Foot Wave, At Night

Mark Visser Night Surfing


Last night, big-wave surfer Mark Visser gathered up a helicopter, a jet ski, a buoyancy vest tricked out with LED lights, and a surfboard  laced with submarine lighting built for NASA, and took off for Jaws. At 2:00 am local time, he caught a 30-footer off Maui for a one of a kind ride.

"Riding in complete darkness meant I had to go off feeling," says Visser. "I had to zone out from how you normally ride and just be a part of the wave. I am so pumped to achieve something that no one thought possible and that I was told couldn't be done."

Watch a video of his ride below.

--Joe Spring
@joespring

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Jason

Only 30-feet? Pansy!

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Ryan Teixeira

I am so surprised this hasn't made bigger news? What a triumph!

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Zero

Oh My God.

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What a wonder of human endeavor! (To be read as though dripping with sarcasm.) He put a light on his head and board, rode a big wave in the dark––if you can really call it that, since there is a huge spotlight on that choppa––for a little bit. Lame.

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Cool stuff, for more surfing videos, check out Youtube

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