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Garrett McNamara sets the record straight

February 28, 2013 | Words By:

Garrett McNamara had five minutes between one big wave and the next so he Skyped in with Jools at EpicTV to have a quick chat about the whole “is it a 100 ft controversy”, we thought you might enjoy the interview.


Was it 100 feet or wasn’t it? A lot of people have been talking about the size of the giant wave Garrett McNamara rode on January 28, 2013 in Nazaré, Portugal … except Garrett McNamara. Until now.

In this interview, GMac sets the record straight on who said what, who didn’t claim anything, what it’s like to surf the biggest wave ever, and how close he actually came to surfing that big endless barrel in the sky.

 

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