Casey's quest is to understand the sensation of flying across the face of a gigantic wave that releases its energy as 100,000 tons of furious water, with an impact so great that the land shakes for miles. They arrive at reefs and beaches, known to surfers as Jaws, Teahupoo, Todos Santos, Cortes Bank - and Northern California's Ghost Tree and Mavericks - with the hope of catching a giant wave.
The Jet Ski rider also serves as rescuer, always ready to pluck the partner out of the water when things get too scary.Ĭasey travels to distant oceans where mountainous waves are born, and she chases waves around the world with elite surfers, professional photographers and Sean Collins, one of the top wave predictors in the world. One rides a Jet Ski and tows the other out far enough, and fast enough, to catch big waves. She describes the breathtaking sport of tow surfing - in which two surfers become partners. "The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean" is - like the monster subject of her book - immensely powerful, beautiful, addictive and, yes, incredibly thrilling.Ĭasey, author of the best-seller "The Devil's Teeth," about sharks off the Farallon Islands, takes the reader into the hearts and minds of the world's renowned surfers: Laird Hamilton, Brett Lickle, Dave Kalama, Darrick Doerner.
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