I ask the 55-year-old Garrett McNamara if his obsession for waves matched Brown’s for photos. “Nobody’s ever put it that way,” he said. “But yeah. I think, you know, we’ve got a similar type of energy. We were probably Berserkers back in the day. We weren’t Vikings. We were Berserkers. I’ve been so obsessed with whatever wave I’m assessing, and it’s the same with Rob. Breaking it down to the hour, to the minute, when the biggest wave of the day is going to come in.”
Today’s photo was taken by 100 Foot Wave producer Bill Sharp. This is Boardroom, the 65-foot Hatteras that helped cover McNamara and company’s trek to the infamous Cortes Bank. Season 3 of the HBO show—featuring that mission—is out now. And it’s been nominated for a slew of Emmys. Power & Motoryacht’s Senior Editor Chris Dixon, author of the book Ghost Wave was aboard, profiling gonzo big wave photographer Captain Robert Brown (pictured atop the boat) for the magazine. Read his story “Filming the Biggest Waves in the World—From a Boat” here >>
