Nazaré, Praia Do Norte, Portugal, December 17, 2016
The 29-year-old Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Trevor Carlson has been on a mission to ride the biggest waves he can find, and has been traveling the world to do just that. Being a super-fit lifeguard, Trevor trains relentlessly, only changing his fitness and nutrition regime as dictated by the weather patterns and seasons. If he's not surfing, he's training. If he's not training, he's surfing. Big waves.
A former paramedic student, Carlson now works as a successful roofing salesman, a trade that leaves him time to get out there and chase the storms when they start spinning. He is always the most prepared, the most clinical, and extremely knowledgeable with regard his equipment and all the different variables at all the big-wave locations around the world.
At the Nazaré Challenge -- the contest that shook up the world of big-wave surfing -- Carlson was charging. In fact, he managed to surf all the way to the Semifinals, but it was this wave that came in as an official nominee in the WSL Biggest Paddle Award category.
The lefts at Nazaré are the waves with the big bowls on them, while the rights seem to fade or soften. The lefts are also the waves that look so incredibly intense in film. In this wave Carlson paddled hard, battled his way into it before throwing himself down on giant face.
It's a big one -- one of the Nazaré monsters that are still quite hard to believe -- and Carlson is firmly in the running for this category.
Biggest Paddle Awards Nominee - Trevor Carlson
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Nazaré, Praia Do Norte, Portugal, December 17, 2016
The 29-year-old Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Trevor Carlson has been on a mission to ride the biggest waves he can find, and has been traveling the world to do just that. Being a super-fit lifeguard, Trevor trains relentlessly, only changing his fitness and nutrition regime as dictated by the weather patterns and seasons. If he's not surfing, he's training. If he's not training, he's surfing. Big waves.
A former paramedic student, Carlson now works as a successful roofing salesman, a trade that leaves him time to get out there and chase the storms when they start spinning. He is always the most prepared, the most clinical, and extremely knowledgeable with regard his equipment and all the different variables at all the big-wave locations around the world.
At the Nazaré Challenge -- the contest that shook up the world of big-wave surfing -- Carlson was charging. In fact, he managed to surf all the way to the Semifinals, but it was this wave that came in as an official nominee in the WSL Biggest Paddle Award category.
The lefts at Nazaré are the waves with the big bowls on them, while the rights seem to fade or soften. The lefts are also the waves that look so incredibly intense in film. In this wave Carlson paddled hard, battled his way into it before throwing himself down on giant face.
It's a big one -- one of the Nazaré monsters that are still quite hard to believe -- and Carlson is firmly in the running for this category.
Trevor Carlson
The first set of 2019 WSL Big Wave Awards Nominees are in with some of the year's most incredible rides and spills of the 2018/19 season.
2019 Wipeout of the Year Nominee: Trevor Carlson at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on November 27, 2018. Video by Marcus Rodrigues.
2019 Biggest Paddle Entry: Trevor Carlson at Nazaré, Portugal on November 13, 2018. 2 shot sequence by Rafael G. Riancho.
2019 Ride of the Year Entry: Trevor Carlson at Waimea Bay, Hawaii on March 18, 2019. Video by Mike Latronic.
2019 XXL Biggest Wave Entry: Trevor Carlson at Nazaré, Portugal on November 9, 2018. 2 shot sequence by Manuel Ricardo.
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