Nazare: Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers

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 Nazar’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 Srgio Cosme, nicknamed ‘the Guardian Angel of Nazar’ for his daring rescues, in this gripping read.

Andrew Cotton – British
Maya Gabeira – Brazilian
Seb Steudtner – German
Nic von Rupp and Sergio Cosme – Portugese

Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Imprint: Welbeck
Publication date: 01/08/2023