Garrett McNamara isn't your typical surfer. In 2003 he competed in the Tow Surfing World Cup at Jaws in terrifying 70-foot surf, which even he admits was scary. He won and took home the $70,000 purse and the world title. In that same year, he caught a death-defying 20-foot Hawaiian barrel at Jaws.

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