Surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for riding the largest-ever wave, a towering 78-foot wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal in November, 2011 and caught this magnificent ride on camera. News and Info below.

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McNamara's record-setting feat was verified by Guinness World Records after an
independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured
still and video images of the 78ft colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the
agency said.

"We're so fortunate we get to surf, it's what we love to do, and we're
passionate about, and these awards and all this stuff, I mean, at the end of
the day, it's all about doing it for the love of it," McNamara, 44,
said at the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards, where he was presented
with their biggest wave award and a check for $15,000.

According to Guinness, the epic feat eclipsed the previous record, set in 2008
by big-wave surfing
great Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank in California, by more than a foot.

McNamara, from Haleiwa, Hawaii, has surfed professionally since the age of 17.
The record was made official at the Billabong Awards, which were held in
Anaheim, California.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/surfing/9261672/Surfer-rides-78ft-wave-to-Guinness-World-Record.html