Cortez Banks Category
Mike Parsons and Marcus Sanders Talk Cortez Banks
By: Jake on: Feb 21,2008 In: Cortez Banks, Mike Parsons, Spots, Surfers, SurfingMike Parsons calls his latest outing at Cortez Banks the biggest he has ever seen, calling it 80+. When someone hits 100 foot this will be the spot.
- Surfing Entries (RSS)
- Comments (RSS)
Cortez Banks
Cortes Bank is a chain of underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles (170 kilometers) west of San Diego, USA, and about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south-west of San Clemente Island.
In the early 1990s Larry Moore, photo editor at Surfing magazine, made flights out across the bank on rumors of giant waves. By 1995 he’d seen and photographed waves and that year he led an expedition with a small group of surfers out there (including Surfing magazine editor Bill Sharp). But conditions were poor and they only surfed a few small waves.
Recent Posts
- Colossal Teahupo’o at 6,242fps
- Welcome to planet Derek Hynd
- Tom Curren versus Kelly Slater
- Bruce Brown POV at The Surfers Journal
- Kelly Slater Ducking and Weaving at ‘Ours’