File:Jeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer Albatross Victoria Australia by Xvolution Media 15 September 2011 - Flickr - Jeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer.jpg
Jeff_Rowley_Big_Wave_Surfer_Albatross_Victoria_Australia_by_Xvolution_Media_15_September_2011_-_Flickr_-_Jeff_Rowley_Big_Wave_Surfer.jpg (800 × 441 pixels, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary[edit]
DescriptionJeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer Albatross Victoria Australia by Xvolution Media 15 September 2011 - Flickr - Jeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer.jpg |
15 September 2011 - Australia XvolutionMedia.com Rowley Rides Record 50 foot Wave at Albatross
Aside from his brother, Chris, who towed Rowley into the waves by jet ski, Rowley was the only surfer in the water at Albatross to conquer the massive waves on a day considered unsurfable.
“This is the biggest swell I’ve ever seen hit the Australian coastline,” Rowley said.
“Its just crazy out there. We were miles out to sea. There was this giant Albatross swooping at my head.
Rowley described surfing the monster wave as an “unbelievable feeling.”
“The wave was so angry, it was like riding a five storey building at 80 k’s an hour.”
“I have waited so long to surf this place. I hardly slept a wink last night, the waves were shaking the whole house. This is the best day ever.
When Rowley first sighted the wave, he knew he was riding one of the biggest waves ever caught in Australia. “I could see the wave coming a mile off, just this black line swallowing the horizon. I yelled out to my brother to put me really deep. When I felt the wave pick me up underneath my feet, I let go of the rope and was 100% committed from that point on. I was on autopilot, flying down this wave and totally focused on making the drop.
“Taking the drop took forever. As the wave was jacking up I could feel it’s crazy power through my whole body, it gave me the biggest adrenalin rush.”
Rowley is going to ride bigger waves.
“It’s definitely one of the biggest waves I’ve ever seen, but I want to ride a wave twice as big and I’m on the hunt.”
Rowley is a big wave specialist and travels around the world to find massive waves at new locations.
Rowley recently completed his 2010/11 ‘Charge for Charity’ fundraiser for Breast Cancer Australia by paddling into a 20 foot wave at Cloudbreak in Fiji. Rowley has raised the bar for Charge for Charity 2011/12 by pledging to catch a 50 foot wave by hand, conquering his fears and raising money for charity.
In 2008, Sydney surfer, Mark Matthews rode what was considered the biggest wave in Australia for a wave estimated at almost 14 metres at Cow Bombie in Western Australia. - Jeff Rowley is an extreme sports athlete specialising in paddle-in surfing the biggest waves in the world. Visit www.jeffrowley.com and follow Jeff's adventures as he pushes the limits of paddle in surfing to new heights. Follow Rowley's adventures, visit: www.jeffrowley.com To donate to Rowley's Charge For Charity, www.everydayhero.com.au/charge_for_charity for details. Like Rowley on facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffrowleyathlete Follow Rowley on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeff_rowley Check out Rowley's latest photos on Tumblr at www.jeffrowley.tumblr.com or Flickr at flickr.com/jeffrowley Check out Rowley's latest videos on Youtube at www.youtube.com/jeffrowleycom or Vimeo at vimeo.com/jeffrowleyathlete To become a sponsor, to partner or request an interview with Rowley, contact Xvolution Media at info@xvolutionmedia.com |
Date | |
Source | Jeff Rowley Big Wave Surfer Albatross Victoria Australia by Xvolution Media 15 September 2011 |
Author | Jeff Rowley |
Licensing[edit]
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 20 May 2012 by the administrator or reviewer タチコマ robot, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 13:48, 20 May 2012 | 800 × 441 (117 KB) | タチコマ robot (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=15 September 2011 - Australia XvolutionMedia.com Rowley Rides Record 50 foot Wave at Albatross Victorian Big Wave Surfer, Jeff Rowley made history riding a record 15 metre (50 foot) wave at Albatros... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.