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Nazaré

Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers
By Matt Majendie
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SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR Join the quest to surf the biggest wave in history. In a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal, a select band... Read More
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Nazaré delves into the lives of a select band of surfers who gather in this small Portuguese fishing village with one aim: to surf the biggest wave ever recorded.

Known as 'the ocean's Everest', the coast of Nazaré, Portugal sees some of the biggest waves in the world. This captivating read follows five surfers as they attempt to break the world record for the highest wave surfed – and keep their life.

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SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

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 Nazaré'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 Sergio Cosme, nicknamed 'the Guardian Angel of Nazaré' for his daring rescues, in this gripping read.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781802795813

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Welbeck Non-Fiction

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 228g

Pages: 304

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Biography & Memoir Matt Majendie Non-Fiction Sports Sports Biographies

About the Author

Matt Majendie is a sports correspondent for the Evening Standard and has twice been nominated in the Sports Journalist of the Year Awards. He spent a season immersed in the world of Nazare's surfing community, gaining unrivalled access to the most key and colourful names.

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