Panama Surfer Sets Dumb World Record

by The Editors on March 20, 2011

- 1 Gary Saavedra-1Panamanian surfer Gary Saavedra reportedly just broke two Guinness World Record for standing behind a boat on a surfboard for three hours 55 minutes on Saturday, March 19, 2011, according to a story on Newsroom Panama.

Saavedra, holder of 13 Panama surfing titles surfed for three hours 55 minutes over a distance of 41.3 miles on waves created by a power boar. Both achievements qualify as world records for surfing behind a static wave and were witnessed by representatives of The Guinness Book of World Records.

We just waiting for the Red Bull extreme documentary coverage of this epic event. Got a great title idea: Standing Behind A Boat. Follow the jump to watch the video of Gary doing just that.

[Link: Newsroom Panama]

[Video link via Pete Thomas Outdoors]

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Dave R March 20, 2011 at 8:30 pm

Power boar? Didn’t know they could swim that fast

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