![]() Rothman, 18, barely edged out a diverse roster of contenders which included two other rides at Jaws by Hawaiian Noah Johnson and Australia’s Cheyne Horan, and two other waves challenged in France by local residents Fred Basse and Sebastian St. The award was announced this evening at an invitation-only show at the Grove of Anaheim Theater attended by big wave surfing’s biggest stars and carried live on a global webcast. A panel of surfing experts measured the face of the wave at 66 feet, earning the teenager $66,000 - or $1000 per foot. Rothman, from Sunset Beach, Hawaii, rode the winning wave at the break known as Jaws on the North coast of Maui on November 26, 2002. ![]() ![]() ANAHEIM, CA - (April 18, 2003) Hawaiian surfer Makua Rothman beat an international field of much older big wave riders to capture the top spot in the 2003 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards presented by Surfline. ![]()
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