Maya Gabeira is ready to surf a wave five storeys high and she is dressed to stay alive. She is wearing a full-length wetsuit, booties and a neoprene balaclava to keep her warm in the cold Atlantic. On top, she has a padded vest to stop her ribs breaking and keep her bones in their sockets if she falls 60ft from the top of a wave. On top of that is a vest that inflates if she gets held underwater. I watch Gabeira, 32, hoist herself onto a jet…

Source: The Times April 27, 2019 23:05 UTC