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Bodysurfing Mavericks with Kalani Lattanzi – Mavericks Awards 2023

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This segment of the 2023 Mavericks Awards features Brazilian bodysurfer Kalani Lattanzi, the first person to bodysurf the big wave trifecta: Jaws, Nazare, and Mavericks.

The Mavericks Awards is a digital video performance contest in which big wave surfers and videographers submit their best surf content from Mavericks from the entire winter season. Founded by Jeff Clark and Chris Cuvelier, our mission is to celebrate Mavericks and the brave men and women that surf it. Our values of respect, inclusion, equality, safety and environmental stewardship guide all our decisions and how we operate the Mavericks Awards.

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Comments

Dennis Elaban says:

Bruddah got some Balls of Steel!!!

Barrbarra says:

love it… ❤❤

BSmithPPG says:

I watch surfer surf Mavericks now and think…meh…I’ve seen a guy friggin bodysurf Mavericks!!! That’s about as ballzy as it gets.

mattman says:

correction: take the board out of his hands and it's bodysurfing.

mattman says:

take the board of the hands and it's bodysurfing

KISHIN TUCHIS says:

ALL RESPECT TO KALANI FOR RIDING THOSE HUGE WAVES , BUT HE IS NOT BODYSURFING . BODYSURFING IS A PERSON AND TWO SWIMFINS . KALANI HAS A LARGE HAND BOARD THAT HE USES BOTH HANDS ON TO KEEP HIMSELF UP AS HE DESCENDS THE WAVE FACE . THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE . LETS SEE HIM RIDE THOSE SAME WAVES WITHOUT THE HANDBOARD TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO AS A BODY SURFER .

Adam Press says:

A gift from God.

alex dornelli says:

another brazilian breakin da rules

Erwin Bok says:

Wow. Though guy. Respect. 🙌🏻

goofyfoot2001 says:

I'm not impressed. Having grown up body surfing and sirfing, body surfing doesn't take a great deal of skill. It is however, very much fun.

JoshBroChill78 says:

Hand boarding is not body surfing. Sorry.

David Rubin says:

Good stuff😀🙏🏻

Ricardo Hernandez says:

So Awesome 🌊❤️

Bob Nuttall says:

Certifiable

Mike Morris says:

That kid has balls as big as grapefruit!

Know Name says:

As someone who started bodysurfing at the age of 5 (not that seriously of course), I just want to say that surfing those waves (and with Nazaré so close) is still a dream, which I won't give up.

Andy Surfer says:

id love to know your training protocol

Andy Surfer says:

nice one hermano

MARCELO LEITE says:

Fera demais

Dunning Kruger says:

Watching Mark Cunningham and Redwings out at big Pipeline 40 years ago made a real impression on me. That impression of course was to stay the hell out of there. Love bodysurfing small barrels, but God….the beatings on the big ones are brutal. This cat is next level insanity- that ride at Jaws was legend.

GuitarWithBrett says:

Question: Wouldn't that hurt going that fast w/out a board?

James Rymer says:

3:34 So sick to see my drone shot of Kalani make it into the edit. 🤙🏻 The awards show was awesome live!

P M says:

Pure Stoke 🤙 Enjoy the ride

Atom Waffen says:

I’m really surprised he can stay afloat with heavy ballz like he has

USCgooseNYC says:

This guy is a wild man. Respect. 🙏

Bernardo Schlösser says:

holly sheet !

GILES ! says:

We used to use McDonald’s trays in Western AU

Wasabi Ginger says:

As a boomer who surfed late 50’s & 60’s NS Oahu … especially appreciate your taking bodysurfing to the next level! Back then so many things were unthinkable that are being done now. And love you born Maui but no Hawaiian pidgeon 😂

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