Teahupoo: CODE RED
The heaviest wave in the world, just threw a temper-tantrum
- Documentary
Overview
On August 27, 2011, the Billabong Pro Tahiti event on surfing's World Tour was placed on hold due to a massive swell bearing down on the famed big-wave spot, Teahupoo. Paddling into waves was out of the question and the Billabong Pro was given a layday. In one of the most talked about sessions of the decade, history was made as a handful of international chargers whipped into some of the most nightmarish waves ever surfed in Tahiti. The swell proved to be so immense that the Tahitian government issued a "Code Red" warning, banning the surrounding seas of boats and watercraft. The lineup at Teahupoo, it seems, was an exception. See the historic day through the eyes of two surfers -- the young gun Laurie Towner and the veteran Dylan Longbottom -- as they catch some of the biggest, most dangerous surf ever recorded, much of it captured with the super slow motion Phantom Camera for never-before-seen imagery.
Keywords
- surfing
- code red
- tahiti
- teahupoo
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 25, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Producer
- Gordon Merchant,Paul Naude,Andrew Flitton,Derek O'neill,Stirling Howland,Reid Pinder,Graham Stapelberg,Michael Calvino
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt13561616