Video by @kaiquephoto. Edit by Tom Vaughan. “That was the fee I had to pay,” says big wave surfer Polly Ralda, after one of the more nightmare-esque wipeouts at Nazaré we’ve seen this season.

Polly Ralda traveled a long way to get to Nazaré. She was born in Guatemala City, well inland from the Pacific Ocean. But she dreamt of surfing big waves since she was 13 years old watching Maya ...

Polly Ralda recently found herself in a precarious position at Waimea Bay on Oahu. After catching a wave and returning to the lineup, a team of four making a drop on an outrigger canoe came straight ...