Nazaré
ISBN: 9781802795806
Author : Matt Majendie
Published: 2023
Publisher: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 312
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 232×152
Author : Matt Majendie
Published: 2023
Publisher: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 312
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 232×152
Description
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.
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