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Teen Surfer Is Big-Wave Wizard

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If you haven’t yet heard the name Matahi Drollet, etch it in the back of your mind. This 17-year-old Tahitian surfer is going places. Shot on the “world’s heaviest wave” of Teahupo’o, Drollet’s mastery on this churning wall of water reveals skills well beyond his years.

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