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Billabong pro tahiti tow session live feed is on!

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DrZoidberg
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They couldn't do the contest today cause they're too big http://billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb/ but they have a few skis towing people in. These are huge. You should probably watch, just to see a replay if anything.

http://billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb/ if clicky fails.
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powder_submarine
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amazing!, thanks man
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a_pla5tic_bag
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waves are like 15 feet right now. it's tow in now too, it's insane.
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theabortionator
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watchin
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SPskier543
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they had to cancel for those waves? from the looks from the feed, they are not that big. tommorow ill be surfing bigger waves 
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no_steeze
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are you gonna buttfuck selena gomez while surfing triple overhead hurricane waves?
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theGreat_Guin
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sweet
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SPskier543
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i was thinking miley cyrus, but selena may sub in. 25 foot waves tommorow in RI
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i don't think paddling into a 20 foot wave is a good idea if it's even possible. you'll probably just get sucked up the face and then you'll be put through natures washing machine set on high.
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SPskier543
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you duck underneath them. with a shortboard its not too difficult as they have less flotation. thats why you never really see any guys with longboards on big days, its impossible to get out there
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theabortionator
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Def doable. IT all depends on what kind of wave. People have paddled into 40+ before.


The speed makes a big difference too.

Just hoping nobody gets raped by the reef.
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a_pla5tic_bag
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already happened. someone had to get stitches already. couple other guys are all cut up and bruised, now lots of guys have armor and helmets, a wise decision.
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theabortionator
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Word. Only caught a little here and there. That place is brutal. If it closes out on you in the wrong spot you're so fucked.
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah a jet ski got pulled over today too. I'm sure it was destroy as well. the whole island is flooding too. one of the surfers said he saw a fridge floating around out there.
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theabortionator
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Damn, that's nuts.
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theabortionator
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DrZoidberg
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Click for larger image

Screenshot. Wow.
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MikeWalsh
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your an idiot, big wave guns are 9 foot plus and you cant duck dive them and thats the kind of length you need to catch a 15 foot + wave by paddling. the only reason these guys are on boards under 6 foot is cause there being towed and dont have to worry about paddle speed. The guy you quoted is correct, the reason they are not paddling is because these waves move so fast if you tred to paddle for one you would go over the falls everytime.

As the comentators have said these waves are 15 to 30 foot but that dosent do them justice you could park a 30 foot boat in those barrels and the thickness of the lip can only be compared to shipsterns as far as im concerned in thickness and scayness.

Im fucking loving it. If i was there i wouldnt even paddle out to the channel because i would shit myself!!!!

Did anyone see that clean up close out wave???? FUUUUUUCK being on those boats would have made me shit my pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MikeWalsh
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A guy fucked up his knee this morning and had to get rescued
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no_steeze
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surf helmets are so retarded looking but probably a good idea
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DrZoidberg
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They're not riding guns though, they're on sub 7 foot stuff, shortboards. Somebody was on a 6'4". And the commentators were talking about duck diving these. They said you can't go too deep cause of the reef. And I'd bet all that water is hard to get under cleanly.
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MikeWalsh
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Thats cause yesterday it was max 10 foot and easily paddleable on that length. the bigger the wave the bigger the board you need unless your towing, thats the general rule. But also the steeper the wave a shorter board is more practicle. Hence why today is impossible to paddle.

And i heard about the duck diving thing, having 8 foot of white water roling towards you in knee deep water does not sound appealing.
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RubberSoul
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shit, is there any way to watch some replays??
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powder_submarine
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here you can watch both tow session parts in heat analyzer:

http://billabongpro.com/tahiti11/heat-analyzer-gb

pretty awesome indeed
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RubberSoul
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youre the man thanks dude
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Rime.
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This recap vid is so nuts..what a day to be at Teahupoo, huh?


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