Tikanui Smith at Jaws 1 - 2016 Billabong Ride of the Year Entry

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Tikanui Smith (Moorea, French Polynesia) transfers his Teahupoo-honed tow techniques to the biggest day of the year in the North Pacific and taste tests the right bowl at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on February 26, 2016. Video by Marcus Rodgrigues. An entry in the Billabong Ride of the Year category of the 2016 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwave.

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