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January 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Big wave surfer Jeff Rowley has become the first Aussie to tame Hawaii’s notorious 50-foot surf spot dubbed Jaws by ‘hand’, paddling out without the help of a jetski
Jeff Rowley used a specialist wetsuit complete with airbag floatation device and emergency scuba system in his big wave mission. Picture: Minnie Vuong
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Jeff Rowley special 10-foot big wave board. Picture: Minnie Vuong
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BIG wave surfer Jeff Rowley has done what was thought impossible, paddling in to catch and ride the giant 50-foot (15m) Hawaiian monster rightly known as “Jaws”.
After a year of relentless training in the gym, the surf, practising holding his breath for up to two minutes, Torquay’s 32-year-old daredevil took the plunge yesterday in the biggest test of his life, the Herald Sun reported.
“The best way to describe it is trying to catch and ride a Tyrannosaurus rex with your bare hands,” he said.
The dangerous reef break on the northern side of Mauii has been dubbed Jaws because of its huge and ferocious waves – known to reach up to 36m.
Rowley’s mission to ride a monster wave was all in the name of charity, with his Charge for Charity already raising $10,000 for Breast Cancer Australia.
But his target is $1 million, and so he is now eyeing bigger waves in a seven-week stint in Hawaii as fierce North Pacific storms drive the waves higher.
Jaws has long been famous for tow-in surfers, who use jetskis to propel them to the speeds needed to catch the huge swells.
But Rowley’s quest was to do what no Aussie had done before and paddle in on his own steam, with only a few mates and his photographer girlfriend Minnie Vuong as backup.
He spent five tough hours in the wild surf after climbing down a towering muddy cliff, and paddling nearly 1km to catch four of the monsters that break way out to sea over a huge shallow reef.
Rowley says he tamed his terror by accepting his fate as he paddled out to confront Jaws on his three-metre big wave board.
“I basically reconciled with myself (that) whatever happens, I’m going to deal with it – wipe out or not.
“Sometimes when you’re on a wave that size you don’t know what’s going to happen until you’re already committed. There’s a lot of wind, there’s so much power in the wave, and the water keeps changing in front of you.”
Strong winds threatened to rip his board away as he stared into the watery abyss.
“The last thing I saw was just this vertical drop 50 feet below as I looked down on all the boats below me and the spray from the water just blinded me.”
Afterwards he said he was overcome with a wave of emotion.
“I’m just so glad to be alive,” he said.
While he accepts many will think he is out of his mind, Rowley did everything he could to prepare, including learning to hold his breath for minutes, and kitting himself out with a buoyancy vest and specialist wetsuit with emergency air bag and mini-scuba system.
Still sporting the bloody “mementos” of being dashed into rocks on the way in, he recovered by eating two early main course dinners before crashing into bed and following it up with a protein shake and two massive breakfasts the next day.
“I just can’t wait to go bigger.”
And for the surf nerds out there, he achieved his quest on a 10’2″ Al Merrick board.
To donate to Rowley’s quest or sponsor him visit: http://jeffrowley.com/
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