Hound of the Sea, Garrett McNamara
Hound of the Sea, Garrett McNamara
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Hound of the Sea
Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.

Author: Garrett McNamara, Karen Karbo

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/15/2016

Synopsis

Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells.

But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes—to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender?

Personal and emotional, listeners will know McNamara as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains—it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamara's story—as they have William Finnegan's Barbarian Days—and its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small.

About Garrett McNamara

Garrett McNamara is an American professional Big Wave surfer and extreme waterman. In 2011, he surpassed the world record for largest wave ever surfed. Two years later, he broke his own record by surfing a wave estimated to be 100 feet high.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marisa on April 25, 2017

Garrett Mc Namara não é só quem surfou aquela onda gigante na Nazaré, é também e acima de tudo o vivo exemplo de que nunca é tarde para se recomeçar, para se mudar de vida e fazer diferente, fazer melhor. Ao longo de "Lobo do Mar", Mc Namara dá-nos a conhecer a sua história de vida meio atribulada,......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 07, 2016

Even though surfing has become more mainstream over time, the name Garrett McNamara might not ring a bell like, say, Kelly Slater or Bethany Hamilton. But what if I told you G-Mac has surfed world-record-breaking, massive waves- and lived to tell the tale? This is his story, but before he could make......more

Goodreads review by Bruce on October 08, 2020

Great sports memoir by big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara, with a bit of thoughtful Zen rules for life added for good measure.......more

Goodreads review by Jesaca on February 28, 2017

Being a weak swimmer, suffice to say surfing is completely foreign to me. However, I still remember the first time I saw that photo on the cover. I had goosebumps. Garrett's life is a surprisingly interesting read. A true cast of characters. His passion for surfing is obvious and contagious. Perhaps......more

Goodreads review by Russ on March 02, 2017

My brother-in-law bought it in an airport and loaned it to me afterward. A quick easy read about a topic I'm not all that interested in--surfing. However, I found the story of McNamara really engaging. His childhood fascinated me. Coming from a straight-laced Southern culture with parents who made s......more

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