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It was like being in a dream
and all of a sudden:
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Back to, "Okay, this is real.
This is live now."
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Almost every traumatic thing
that can happen to you at Mavericks...
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...is due to the leash.
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Leashes are a dangerous thing
in any surf spot over 20 feet.
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There's those few critical situations
where leashes are a hindrance.
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After the first wave, Flea found
himself on the wrong end of his leash.
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When entangled in a crevice...
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... the urethane cord
held him in place...
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... while he was repeatedly battered
by incoming white water.
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The leash wrapped around rocks.
I was stuck for eight waves.
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- How come you couldn't get it off?
- The water current was so strong...
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...it's like doing a sit-up
with 200 pounds on your chest.
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Flea eventually worked himself loose.
But in a more dramatic incident...
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... Jeff Clark was hurled
into Mavericks' rocky Boneyard...
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... and was trapped when his leash
became hooked onto Sail Rock.
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I can't get the leash off my ankle.
:54:45
The broken half of my board
is dragging me into the rocks.
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Finally, I'm getting swirled around,
I got my hands out, and I feel the rock.
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I'm hanging onto
the side of this rock.
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I'm underwater and the water starts
to drain, and I am high and dry.