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WATCH: Surfer Rides Record-Breaking, 80-Foot Giant

Rodrigo Koxa tackled the goliath last November, but it wasn't until Saturday, upon winning biggest wave of the year, that his record was confirmed. Check out the ride and other Big Wave Award winners.

Take a good, long look at the image above.

On the face of the wave, veined as it is with tiny lines of white, there's one thin line that stands out from the rest. There, streaking diagonally in the center of the frame, is the wake left by a man so small compared with the giant he's riding that he's all but unfindable with the naked eye.

That's Rodrigo Koxa, riding a wave

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