New Record Set for Longest Surf

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Surfing on a wave created by a powerboat, Panamanian surfer Gary Saavedra broke two world records on Saturday March 19 behind a boat on Lake GatĂșn.

Saavedra, holder of 13 Panama surfing titles surfed for three hours 55 minutes over a distance of 41.3 miles on waves created by a power boar. Both achievements qualify asworld records for surfing behind a static wave and were witnessed by representatives of The Guinness Book of World Records.

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paddleout
1 year ago

That's longer than most surf sessions.

whoa
1 year ago

I want to see the power boar!

Kooktastic
1 year ago

wild. I'm happy to have a ride last more than 15 seconds.

friscohio
1 year ago

Heck, at SMLM, sometimes 4 seconds on that brownie colored wave is a score.

Kooktastic
1 year ago

@frisco: That's definitely what I felt last winter (2009-2010) at LM. I'd be happy if I got in a full bottom turn.

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