The most dangerous wave in the World?
We’ve been in touch with boys filming for the next BBC wildlife series for some time. They’ve been wearing our kit for a while and have been invaluable at giving us feedback as well as firing us up with some unbelievable stories and images. Just got in yesterday morning and this email was fresh from Doug in the Antarctic (hope to get some images up soon).
Hi All at Finisterre,
All fine here in the Antarctic. Just spent the last 2 weeks filming killer
whales generating waves to wash Weddle seals of small Ice flows. You guys
would love it. The whales rush the flow together (up to 8 of them) making a
wave. Then at the last minute they glide, the wave passes them, they lift
their tails and break the wave over the flow. It really peals and for sure
would be ridable. perhaps tehapoo isn’t the most dangerous wave on the
planet after all? Fall of this one and the 30foot big black and whites will
finish the job in a heart beat.
The new jackets are really good. And my feeling is the combination with the
synthetic down is better than last time. Standing spotting in 30knots of
wind at 2 degrees below for an hour no problem. The merino tops are classic.
I’m using them as a base layer under the dry suit. They are a truly warm top
and I love the cut and the colour.
Cheers guys. I’ll get in touch in early April.
Yours Aye,
Doug
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