The Incredible Story of the Lifeguard Who Won the Biggest Surf Competition in the World

Earlier this year, a North Shore local named Luke Shepardson paddled out during his break and won the most prestigious big-wave competition on the planet, beating some of surfing’s brightest stars. So we went to Hawaii to figure out how Luke pulled off the damn near impossible.

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The Incredible Story of the Lifeguard Who Won the Biggest Surf Competition in the World

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