News about Maya Gabeira

'Mission Wave Alpha' has seen Sebastian Steudtner train for years, and the athlete decided that the time was right to surf the 'biggest waves of his life' during 'historic' conditions at the famed big wave spot of Nazaré earlier this year. Dramatic aerial footage shows Steudtner carving down huge foaming waves, knowing one mistake could see him fall from the terrifying heights. Porsche helped him with training during their partnership over the last three years, with Steudtner's extreme training seeing him take to a surfboard inside a wind tunnel designed for cars. The car maker's engineers also developed state-of-the-art drones to help measure the waves for the surfers' record attempt.

Daredevil surfers competed in the world-famous Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Portugal on Monday, bringing 35ft waves to the beach. As extreme weather wreaked havoc across Europe, brave athletes were seen riding out riding out soaring waves in the country's Oeste region. The coastal town has arguably the world's biggest ridable waves, thanks in part to a three-mile (5km) deep underwater canyon that begins near the shoreline.