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Man alone of all beings, when addressed by the voice of Being, experiences the marvel of all marvels: that what-is isMartin Heidegger
Tidal Bore Surfing - New World Record!
Relates to Surf and Travel
My good friend Sergio Laus has once again broken the world record for distance surfing on the Araguari Pororoca in Amapa state Brazil. On Monday morning Sergio surfed the tidal bore a distance of 11.8km (7.4 miles) for 36 minutes. As with his previous world surfing record the ride was recorded with GPS and currently Sergio waits for official verification from the Guinness Book of Records.
This spring produced some of the largest Pororoca tidal bore's experienced in the last 15 years and in May Sergio clocked up his 50th ride on some of the largest tidal bores in the world.
And if you think surfing a wave for 36 minutes sounds like hard word, in February he surfed the Araguari Pororoca continuously for 45 minutes without official adjudication. An incredible distance on a very sizeable wave which probably pushes the world record beyond the reaches of what is attainable surfing on the River Severn tidal bore. That must take a lot of leg work!
Keep up to date with Sergio's adventures on his Pororoca surfing blog.
Auera Auara!
Posted on Thursday, Jun 11, 2009 at 09:25:16.
