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After broadsiding Maui and lighting up Jaws, a monstrous Pacific swell turns its sights on Mavericks in Northern California. The usual suspects – local standouts like Peter Mel, Tyler Conroy, Anthony Tashnick, Nic Lamb and Pat Shaughnessy – did their usual deal and ruled their favourite super-sized wave, but on this occasion they were joined by an international crew of chargers too. Fresh from the Jaws sessions, guys like Nic Von Rupp, Russell Bierke, Othmane Choufani and Clint Kimmins all fl...

►The waiting period for Red Bull Queen of the Bay is underway and the roster of big-wave surfers are eagerly awaiting a swell big enough to shake Waimea from its offseason slumber. While "The Bay" hasn't been busy yet this season on the North Shore, contest organizers Betty Depolito and Wrenna Delgado have been working day and night, breathing life into the first event of its kind. As the first and only female surf competition at Waimea Bay, the birthplace of big-wave surfing, the eyes of...

Jamie O'Brien may be busy shooting episodes of Who Is JOB during the offseason, but that doesn't mean he can't sneak off to his second-favourite barrel destination for a quick strike mission. Join Jamie and his buddies as they head for one of Jamie's favourite – and low key – Mexican beachbreaks. _ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and original series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time hig...

Even before Tiago Pires announced his retirement from full-time professional surfing, he was scheming his next big move: SACA: The Story of Tiago Pires, a new film that taps deep into the psyche of Portugal's best-ever surfer – available now on iTunes. For Pires's fresh biopic, the world's best surfers gathered in front of the camera to celebrate Portugal's most famous surfer. _ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the w...

Things get wild in Portugal as the infamous big wave surf spot, Nazaré, shows her teeth during a late-October swell.

Session de surf sur la Cote Basque à Anglet le 7 avril 2008

► CLICK to watch the next episode on Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/JOB6E4 El Niño blesses Jaws with some serious swells, so Jamie O'Brien brings the crew over for some shredding and tries to make Poopies drop in on the huge wave. JOB gives him a custom tow board and some tips on using it before pushing him out of the nest. Music: 0:54 "Oblongata (Sting)" by Grayson Gilmour (Red Bull Media House) 2:40 " Executioner's Day" by Heaven's Basement (Red Bull Records) _ Experience the world...