Raimana Van Bastolaer, tahitian surfing legend, takes the one of the worst falls in surfing history at the infamous break Teahupoo, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Was that the same day Laird Hamilton rode that beast of a wave?. It looks like Tahiti, the shape and thickness of the wave looks just like the one Laird rode.
I've had surfs where after a bad wipeout in heavey waves you survive in one piece and then feel invincible and then get some awsome waves-others times you go to jello and just about drown. Its all in the mind and how pumped you are feeling-its a confidence game for sure. that was a heavey wipeout!!!
I didn't say he died dude, i just thought it looked like the same big wave that Laird towed into at the Billabong Pro. I got alot of respect for anyone crazy enough to ride that beast of a wave.
I remember the biggest wave I did, I was going fast but the wave was faster and I was pushed underwater for a few seconds and it was pretty freaky so when I see these kind of videos where the wave is WAY bigger I can always picture me being the surfer
It was a mixture of both those things i reckon. Theres so much water rushing up the face you need a good line and hitting your hand in the wave wouldnt help the cause
That wave was movin! He didnt anticipate the speed of the wave, and that cost him....mad props though for goin face to face with liquid mountains...respeck.
@nickalexrock yeah i dont doubt it there is a spot in my local area where the reef is in like 4 feet and it picks up pretty big but teahupoo in most spots the reef is 8 feet under
@DangerD205 Define 'bad' wipeout. I define it as exactly this, a wipeout that _looks_ bad. Falling on water only hurts at speed > 25mph. The weight of the break in this case must have been a shock :D
@Stratocaster05 No, the reef i got slammed down on wasn't covered in urchins with a couple of poisonous fish nearby. The beach i was at is famous for its shark attacks and the biggest Great White caught in Australia being caught just nearby. The size of the waves there is worth it though. But like Mark Foo said, "If you want the ultimate ride, you have to be willing to pay the ultimate price"
im not saying its not a heavy wipeout but a lot of the power had already impacted on the reef before he lost it and the spit helped him out a bit too. could have been a lot worse if he lost it at the top and went over
Kalani Chapman had a worse wipe out in the code red swell but at least this guy lines up to make it less likely to break his neck. Watch the Kalani wipe out... I never expected him of all people to make such a critical mistake.
I filmed this on "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", October 2nd 2005. Raimana severed his left heel, merely a half inch from his Achilles, luckily I brought my friend and Physcian's Assistant to sew him up, as I recall, it took 34 stitches to sew up his leg.
thats this spot. every spot is different. different waves have different forces and some are sandy bottom or deep reef . the bigger the wave, the longer your going to be held under.
If you watch Laird ride Teahupoo he puts his opposite hand into the water. The wave is too powerful and will lift you and spit you out. You have to counter with your opposite hand than how you would normally ride.
@TheProsperousD Yeah~looked like the timing of the drop in was off. and "right" he grabbed the wall and got hoisted into the closing tube when he needed to make some distance away from it...but i'm not too sure how much a difference even that would have made coz he still would have been dodging some monster bombs...NOT ME buddy~
I don't think that's the worst wipeout ever from chopes (especially not ever)... he was so deep he would have been kept off the reef from the foam ball. Malik Joyeux took some way harder beatings when he was testing some tiny Teahupoo board that didn't work (oh yeah RIP Malik).
he probably got held under for atleast 25 seconds, its on 4 feet deep reef, he is defintley cut up. Imagine being inside a washing machine trapped for 25 seconds in water. its worse then that. you spinning just as much but you have a zillion pounds of weight crushing down on you.
Hahahahahha, I love the beautifully calm 'Oh' right after he falls.
Was that the same day Laird Hamilton rode that beast of a wave?. It looks like Tahiti, the shape and thickness of the wave looks just like the one Laird rode.
I've had surfs where after a bad wipeout in heavey waves you survive in one piece and then feel invincible and then get some awsome waves-others times you go to jello and just about drown. Its all in the mind and how pumped you are feeling-its a confidence game for sure. that was a heavey wipeout!!!
having a wave that heavy break onto you probably felt like having a battleship dropped on your chest
HOLY CRAP!!! i love the quality. :)
so, any of you actually surf? if so, then you know that was a wipeout that will never be forgotten. great video.
I didn't say he died dude, i just thought it looked like the same big wave that Laird towed into at the Billabong Pro.
I got alot of respect for anyone crazy enough to ride that beast of a wave.
thanks man, i see what you mean after further review... i guess he didn't pick a steep enough line to keep the speed up as you say...
thats such a hugeass wave
I wouldnt go anywhere near that without shitting my pants
Thanks, this is a Tahitian in Tahiti. No man is better than another.
wow that wave came up at a really sharp angle
I think a 2012 joke here would be overkill lawl
I remember the biggest wave I did, I was going fast but the wave was faster and I was pushed underwater for a few seconds and it was pretty freaky so when I see these kind of videos where the wave is WAY bigger I can always picture me being the surfer
@patubrehmer
but goin backwards in a wave like that on the shallow reef can really do some damage
there are SUCH gnarlier teahupoo wipeots than that
It was a mixture of both those things i reckon. Theres so much water rushing up the face you need a good line and hitting your hand in the wave wouldnt help the cause
god that sucks.. especially since teahupoo has like an 8 foot deep reef right off the inside shoulder...
God... Teahupoo, the wave with teeh. So heavy. He must have been hurting after that one... if he hit the reef... so shallow
That wave is crazy, would have been so sick before he wiped-out
That wave was movin! He didnt anticipate the speed of the wave, and that cost him....mad props though for goin face to face with liquid mountains...respeck.
Heavy! That life vest keeps you from sinking too, so he probably got rolled in the tube for a bit before he got washed in.
Every wipeout at this spot, is fucking dangerous.
I've done that hundreds of times. It made me what I am today. I feel a lot better now
@nickalexrock yeah i dont doubt it there is a spot in my local area where the reef is in like 4 feet and it picks up pretty big but teahupoo in most spots the reef is 8 feet under
I was in Oahu when they had a memorial set up there like 3 years ago. Pretty sure it was him. It was a big waver rider from Tahiti.
@DangerD205 Define 'bad' wipeout. I define it as exactly this, a wipeout that _looks_ bad. Falling on water only hurts at speed > 25mph. The weight of the break in this case must have been a shock :D
He's lucky to have survived, chopes has a really shallow reef and it wouldn't of surprised me if he got scraped along it.
106 people have never been surfing and don't know how bad that hurts
@Stratocaster05 No, the reef i got slammed down on wasn't covered in urchins with a couple of poisonous fish nearby. The beach i was at is famous for its shark attacks and the biggest Great White caught in Australia being caught just nearby. The size of the waves there is worth it though.
But like Mark Foo said, "If you want the ultimate ride, you have to be willing to pay the ultimate price"
oh god...that was a terrible beating...he went backwards over it!!! ouch!
man that wave was a beast
I've never come across a wave half that size. I'd be shitting myself.
guy in the beginning.. "OH!! get out of here!" lol
That Reef is like a few feet deep, NO JOKE!!!
I didn't really see him mess up. Looked like a clean run to me.
Teahupoo, definately one of the worst places to wipeout with that shallow sharp reef. Not to mention the heavy wave!
im not saying its not a heavy wipeout but a lot of the power had already impacted on the reef before he lost it and the spit helped him out a bit too. could have been a lot worse if he lost it at the top and went over
Kalani Chapman had a worse wipe out in the code red swell but at least this guy lines up to make it less likely to break his neck. Watch the Kalani wipe out... I never expected him of all people to make such a critical mistake.
He fell because he put his hand on the wave and he wasn't expecting it to fling him back
there is a point where the water is actually harder then concrete and when your going as fast as them it does tend to hurt.
Omg, I can only imagine the amount of water that went up his nose Dx
Ok you see what he did, He French fried when he should have Pizza, You French Fry when you Pizza... You're Gonna Have a Bad Time!
The wave was like "OM NOM NOM NOM"
"CHOMP" and the wave spits out the board like a tooth pick
@CommonSense1208 no sand at teahupoo (this wave). all jagged reef.
look at the pitch on that guy. Man oh man. I surf all the time but wouldn't attempt that for money
dude imagine getting smashed on the reef like that ouch
the worst part is theres a razorr sharp corral reef like 5 feet under that
dats one wicked wave. i swam in an australian water b4 n i cant even handle a small wave. dat looks scary
i think what caused that was that sharp turn and that he hit the wave to hard which threw him off
wipeouts don't realy hurt, the wave just juggles you under the water for a few seconds, which could feel like a minute.
I filmed this on "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", October 2nd 2005. Raimana severed his left heel, merely a half inch from his Achilles, luckily I brought my friend and Physcian's Assistant to sew him up, as I recall, it took 34 stitches to sew up his leg.
Well, he didn't die. That ensures that this isn't the worst wipeout ever.
damn slammed on to dry reef. Teahupoo is a wave you don't want to wipe out on during big swells
I have got to agree this is the worst wipe out i have seen in 35 years
thats this spot. every spot is different. different waves have different forces and some are sandy bottom or deep reef . the bigger the wave, the longer your going to be held under.
omg did the board get scratched
did he come out?
i never understand how you could survive that kind a wipeout
reef is rock. sometimes covered with seaweed or barnacles or muscles.
if its deep the waves cant push you down, so you never hit them.
that wave exploded
how's this different to any other teahupoo wipeout?
@Thesharples88 Are you sarcastically infering that this wasn't a brutal fall?
If you watch Laird ride Teahupoo he puts his opposite hand into the water. The wave is too powerful and will lift you and spit you out. You have to counter with your opposite hand than how you would normally ride.
@bgpjr1989 I mean, is it easy we die in wipe out like this? because it scary but they normaly dont die doing this right?
any wipe out on that reef is bad especially if it happens near the end of the reef where it is often nearly dry.
I think his arm hitting the wave threw his balance off...caused his torso to spin
how ta heck did worth it?
oh my god , may ur right , maybe this is the worst wipeout ever. i hope he is okay .
PRESS 7 THEN RIGHT WHENS HES ABOUT TO FALL OF HIS BOARD PRESS 8
what happened to the people on the side?
yea that helps but its kinda hard when its like being punched continuously.
@TheProsperousD Yeah~looked like the timing of the drop in was off. and "right" he grabbed the wall and got hoisted into the closing tube when he needed to make some distance away from it...but i'm not too sure how much a difference even that would have made coz he still would have been dodging some monster bombs...NOT ME buddy~
Well dude, I ran out of ideas. So you say these guys just hold their breath, relax and let the barrel suck them up again and smash them with the reef?
I don't think that's the worst wipeout ever from chopes (especially not ever)... he was so deep he would have been kept off the reef from the foam ball. Malik Joyeux took some way harder beatings when he was testing some tiny Teahupoo board that didn't work (oh yeah RIP Malik).
How does it feel to fall into that type of wave? Death?
that must have hurt...
agree, it doesnt really hurt that much, but it makes you feel desperate.
Damn.. that wave ate him!
I wonder if he knew that when he took off? Or if he "invented" it on the spot thru instinct?
He sure wasn't waving before shit was going down!
ouch im amazed no ones been killed on this wave yet or has there
man, that wave ate him!
I think this wave is considered more dangerous and harder to ride....look at the power! Teapoo (sp?) in fiji I think....
At what point in his ride did this guy utter those immortal words ... "Oh, SHIT .. " ...
deep reed is just longer drop till u hit sand?
or is it spiky rocks? cos thats abit dangerous dnt u think? lol
i wish we got waves like this in laguna
best wipe out i've ever see - teahupoo is awesome
how? he would of got smashed to death on the 3 foot shallow reef? i wounder what he was like after
was that on pupose? he like did a backflip
Bro any 1 who wipes out towing in at Teahupoo is going to have a bad day at the office.
does anyone know what happened to him?
@nickalexrock its 8 foot in teahupoo on the reef
Every wipeout at Teahupoo is nasty. Don't go down the line soon enough or climb too far up the face and you're toast.
@TheProsperousD dude he wasn't trying to get deeper he was trying to stabilise himself
Did anyone else see sparks when he hit the water, or am I crazy?
I would dive as deep as I could, and hope the barrel don't get me!
@bsisson22 A Tsunami isn't a wave. It is just a rise in water.
could not agree more ... that bottom turn stalled and screwed him. If he just took the whip and drove down the line he could have made it.
he probably got held under for atleast 25 seconds, its on 4 feet deep reef, he is defintley cut up.
Imagine being inside a washing machine trapped for 25 seconds in water. its worse then that. you spinning just as much but you have a zillion pounds of weight crushing down on you.
if you search even on youtube you'll see wipeouts scarier than that one.. it is a hard fall but not even close to being the worst wipeout ever