The Guiness World Record has been set for a woman windsurfing the largest wave!
Sarah Hauser has been awarded for the largest wave ever windsurfed by a woman.
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The windsurfer from New Caledonia rode a 36-foot (10.97 meters) wave at Jaws/Peahi, in Maui, Hawaii, on December 31, 2019.
Hauser took advantage of perfect swell and splendid 25-knot offshore winds to draw an eye-catching line on the giant blue walls of moving water.
“I remember I was very anxious while getting ready in the morning. My stomach was in a knot, and I was having trouble eating. I wasn’t sure what to expect,” the windsurfer told Windsurf Journal.
“But when everything lined up as it should, I found myself on that giant, smooth, translucent wave – it was just ecstasy!
“At that point, I didn’t even wonder how big it was, if I was the first woman or not. I was living in a sacred moment, and all my senses were awakened. It was just magic!”
The feat opens a new chapter for women’s big wave windsurfing, as it is the first Guinness World Record awarded in this discipline.
“It’s been a long certification process, but I hope it inspires women and people in general to create their own path and dream their dreams even when no one else ever had that dream before,” explained Hauser.
Stepping Stone
The wave caught on New Year’s Eve 2019 is expected to empower female windsurfers and increase the number of sailors taking on extreme ocean conditions.
“A wave like this one lasts less than a minute, but it takes years and years of training and equipment development and not giving up to make it happen,” added the Maui-based windsurfer.
Hauser’s historic ride had already been named “Women’s Biggest Wave of All Time” by the International Windsurfing Tour (IWT), the organization responsible for verifying the stunt for Guinness World Records. Read more from Surfer Today.
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