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A shark has been spotted jumping over a surfer at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The moment was captured by Jacob Langston, a photographer for The Orlando Sentinel while filming surfers riding waves.
The Chilean wave peak has been discovered by local surfers Ramon Navarro and Cristian Merello. Although it looks like a pure right-hander, the new giant can hold more size when going left. The wave attraction is located near the capital, Santiago.
George Downing, a pioneering Hawaiian big wave rider is among the 2011 inductees to the Surfers' Hall of Fame. Downing joins Taylor Knox, Chuck Linnen and Simon Anderson in having their hand and footprints immortalized in cement in front of Huntington Surf & Sport.
Perfect 10-point rides are rare, and when they happen, the crowd out on the beach goes crazy. A perfect 10 is competitive surfing's ultimate goal.
Prize money, points, glory, career, exotic surf trips, victories, sponsors. Good things come to those who wait, but what happens when you're no longer part of the professional surfing circus?