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  • Maya Gabeira
    surfing
    / Tow-in surfing

    …the 1990s, is known as tow-in surfing, as the big-wave riders are towed, like water skiers, into the massive 40-foot (12-meter) waves that break on Hawaii’s outer reefs as well as elsewhere in the world. Brazilian Maya Gabeira became a notable figure in the sport beginning in the 2000s, and…

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    …the 1990s, is known as tow-in surfing, as the big-wave riders are towed, like water skiers, into the massive 40-foot (12-meter) waves that break on Hawaii’s outer reefs as well as elsewhere in the world. Brazilian Maya Gabeira became a notable figure in the sport beginning in the 2000s, and…

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