- Ken Bradshaw
Ken Bradshaw (born
October 4 ,1952 in Houston,Texas ) is a professionalsurfer and winner of the 1982Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Classic.On
January 28 ,1998 , Ken Bradshaw successfully towed into, and rode, a wave with a face estimated as over 80 feet. The site wasOutside Log Cabins , an outer reef on the North Shore ofOahu ,Hawaii . This wave was his second of the day at about 11:30am. The ride lasted about 30 seconds, and Ken kicked out conquoring the wave in glory. There is a famous poster of a photo by Hank of Ken riding a 60+ footer that has been mistaken for the biggest wave ever surfed. His recording-breaking wave, which was about 20 feet taller than that photo, was not photographed. Only some grainy video footage exists which was shot from shore (which appears in the videos "The Moment" and "Making the Call"), but the view was partially blocked by a smaller, unbroken wave in front of it.He took part in a
hypothermia experiment forDiscovery Channel which lasted for 4 hours at 0°C (32°F, 273 K) without clothing. His body temperature dropped to 35°C (95°F, 308 K).Ken is a
vegetarian .References
* Matt Warshaw: "Maverick's: the story of big-wave surfing", Chronicle Books, ISBN 0-8118-2652-X
External links
* [http://www.kenbradshaw.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.forbes.com/global/2004/0510/078_print.html The Big One] (Forbes.com)
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/conditionblack/interview.html Wave Warrior] (pbs.org)
* [http://www.surfline.com/surfaz/surfaz.cfm?id=765 Ken Bradshaw] ("Surfline"; Oct 2000)
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