In 2001, South African Chris Bertish made history by being the first person to Stand up paddle surf Jaws in Maui. More recently, on 18 May 2008, he made history once again by being the first person to Stand up paddle surf Dungeons, known as one of South Africa's heaviest breaks and the wave of choice for the yearly International Red Bull Big Wave Africa event.
Dungeons is known as being a very unpredictable wave. The size of the wave on the day was about 25 ft and Chris used a standard 10"6 Naish SUP. Moments after this picture was taken he tucked into the tube as he got completely covered up before getting closed out. He washed up with the board still in one piece but one paddle down.
Picture credit : Craig Kolesky