- Tanker surfing uses water-displacement caused by large cargo and tanker ships passing through a ship channel, which in turn causes waves to form and brake on shoals and sandbars along the ship channel.
- The waves that are generated by the ships are used by surfers to ride for kilometers if the conditions are perfect.
A Teton’s article drives the sketchiest looking waves to ride while Tanker Surfing.
Sketchy Thoughts in Surfing
For someone whose already afraid of the ocean, it seems like there’s any number of sketchy things that can happen while surfing. Shark attacks, reef collisions, drowning, you name it, it’s all terrifying. So when you add surfing next to a giant tanker ship that could squish you at any second it seems even sketchier.
Captain James Fulbright’s Droll
But that’s what Captain James Fulbright is all about. Essentially, when water is displaced by the ship, it gets caught up in an existing stern wave. All the excess water makes these waves grow to a surfable size, not to mention that they can be ridden for miles. In the words of Captain Fulbright’s surf buddy, Peter “I have never done crack cocaine, but I can imagine that it would be that addictive, you know, that you gotta have another wave.” We’ll take your word for it, Peter.
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Source : Teton
