Nazare : Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers Paperback / softback
by Matt Majendie
Paperback / softback
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*** SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ****** LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR ***JOIN THE QUEST TO SURF THE BIGGEST WAVE IN HISTORY. In a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal, a select band of surfers take unimaginable risks, pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport as they seek to go bigger than ever before. Their goal? To ride the Everest of the ocean - the 100-foot wave. Sports journalist Matt Majendie is welcomed into the inner circle of Nazaré's tight community of big-wave surfers and extreme thrill-seekers, living among them for a season as he chronicles their incredible highs and terrifying lows. Follow the endeavours of Britain's leading big-wave surfer, a former plumber from Devon, Andrew Cotton; trailblazing Brazilian female surfer Maya Gabeira; current World Record holder German Sebastian Steudtner; Portuguese Nic von Rupp and jet-ski driver Sérgio Cosme, nicknamed 'the Guardian Angel of Nazaré' for his daring rescues, in this gripping read.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
- Publication Date:06/06/2024
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- ISBN:9781802795813
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-
Pre-Order
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
- Publication Date:06/06/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781802795813