S3 Ep.08 | Big waves: And the world record goes to
Our guest in this episode holds not one, but two world records for surfing the biggest waves ever ridden – in both men’s and women’s categories. Maya Gabeira, Big Wave Surfer & Environmental Activist, doesn’t usually go on podcasts. So we are incredibly privileged to have her on the show as she revives her brave trajectory in pursuit of passion – from serving tables in Hawaii, to the conquest of the big waves sanctuary, Nazare (Portugal). The one-of-a-kind athlete opens her heart about the challenges of being a pioneering woman in the testosterone-fuelled sport, an almost fatal marine accident, and the special relationship she has with her father – one of the earliest environmental spokespeople in Brazil, Fernando Gabeira, whose mission she follows as a global voice in the protection of the oceans as the ultimate effort in the fight against climate change, which she calls “The Blue Revolution”. So, chill out and ride this big wave with us!