Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Andrew Cotton (Braunton, North Devon, United Kingdom) carves into a huge peak only to have the lip come down and send him into orbit at Nazaré, Portugal on November 8, 2017. Video by Kleber Pires. An entry in the Wipeout of the Year Award category of the 2018 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwaveawards

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Andrew Cotton (Braunton, North Devon, United Kingdom) carves into a huge peak only to have the lip come down and send him into orbit at Nazaré, Portugal on November 8, 2017. Video by Kleber Pires. An entry in the Wipeout of the Year Award category of the 2018 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwaveawards

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for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Erin Hamilton
Erin Hamilton - 6 years ago
Balls of titanium
lukabenvenuto
lukabenvenuto - 6 years ago
Brits are so stupid!
Ivan Guderian
Ivan Guderian - 6 years ago
The british have no business surfing, this just proves it
Navid N
Navid N - 6 years ago
FYI... he broke his back on this wipeout. Made a full recovery and wants to hit Nazare again. But damn lol.
Fardin Mahzoob
Fardin Mahzoob - 6 years ago
Oh My Gosh! That wave was huge as shit!
Fardin Mahzoob
Fardin Mahzoob - 6 years ago
WORST WIPEOUT - Andrew Cotton at Nazaré, Portugal.
Fardin Mahzoob
Fardin Mahzoob - 6 years ago
That was a rogue wave there in Nazare.
Fardin Mahzoob
Fardin Mahzoob - 6 years ago
Andrew cotton got wiped out by a huge wage there in Nazare, Portugal.
Shane F
Shane F - 6 years ago
England hasn't been this embarrassed since the American Revolution.
Dale Greenaway
Dale Greenaway - 6 years ago
He is lucky to be alive. I cringed watching that. Dude, if you read this, surf smaller waves life is too good to throw it away.
Jeremy Acton
Jeremy Acton - 6 years ago
This one gets my vote for wipeout winner for 2018. It was also a great ride too.

10. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Brian
Brian - 6 years ago
Easily the winner, easily.
Mack Grevace
Mack Grevace - 6 years ago
I don't surf, but judging by the location that we was on that wave and based upon how that wave breaks, that was the wrong place to be. Many blessings to you and your recovery sir. Update: https://news.sky.com/story/surfer-andrew-cotton-plans-to-return-to-his-board-after-breaking-his-back-on-50ft-wave-11172516
Ara Carrano
Ara Carrano - 6 years ago
Nice one Bodhi
Troltwentythree
Troltwentythree - 6 years ago
No competition, this IS the wipeout of the year.
Guillen Curto Nates
Guillen Curto Nates - 6 years ago
Ola mal negociada: o te tiras a derechas, o te vas a la vertical de izquierdas, al tubo. Va recto, y cuando quiere maniobrar a izquierdas, ya no tiene velocidad
Hohepa Hape
Hohepa Hape - 6 years ago
give him the winning prize every year
Mbinya1
Mbinya1 - 6 years ago
tiny meat gang
Storm the Husky
Storm the Husky - 6 years ago
tiny meat gang sent me here
silentjbro837
silentjbro837 - 6 years ago
Thanks Cody
poesiaenobras
poesiaenobras - 6 years ago
The image is a bit cropped here. After seeing the uncropped version, I don't understand why he goes to his left instead of going straight. Going left was going straight for a wipeout.

20. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Ralf Roovers
Ralf Roovers - 6 years ago
yewwwwww
David G
David G - 6 years ago
The worst wipeout in the history of any type of water sport
Freelee
Freelee - 6 years ago
Jumping off the board was cowardly if you have fear why go to big waves locations.
Jiyu Shugi
Jiyu Shugi - 6 years ago
To fade or not to fade, that is the question.....
deeestuary
deeestuary - 6 years ago
He suffered a compression fracture but he's walking - and hurting!!
Rodolfo Ferreira
Rodolfo Ferreira - 6 years ago
Small wipeout. I've been wipedout before its so funny ahah. Just make sure you dont hold your breath and always try to swim upwards with all your energy. this wipeout was so small
Rodolfo Ferreira
Rodolfo Ferreira - 6 years ago
he's just a noob who cant swim...
atmosphere Adr
atmosphere Adr - 6 years ago
So small that it broke his back and got him ejected at a speed faster than the wave travels !
you donky
you donky - 6 years ago
You only get those rides as shabby theme parks
Mr. GTO
Mr. GTO - 6 years ago
That is a Massive wave.. and Andrew did not have the speed to outrun it
Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady - 6 years ago
Ha Ha Ha English twat!!!
Lurgs
Lurgs - 6 years ago
Blimey, so glad he's not paralysed, he is one lucky dude. That monster just spat him out. Wow.
Damian Lander
Damian Lander - 6 years ago
yep. he broke 12 vertebas, holly shit!

30. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

pbaylis1
pbaylis1 - 6 years ago
Do wipeouts get any worse? This should win wipeout of the millennium, unless someone goes over the falls at 50 foot Mavericks, lands butt first on the tip of his board, gets stuffed into an underwater cave, pulls the cord and gets a 60-footer on the head just as he hits the surface..
Hilario Alexandre
Hilario Alexandre - 6 years ago
You never forget Nazaré
followfornothing
followfornothing - 6 years ago
0:35 HOLY FUCKING SHIT! DID HE DIE!?
C
C - 6 years ago
dude is shitting water for days now
Stand up for GOOD
Stand up for GOOD - 6 years ago
Holy Shit, dude got ejected like a piece off kelp. He's like 60 feet in the air.
MrGoodkat
MrGoodkat - 6 years ago
Damn, he got fired out of that wave like a fucking Jack in the box. He covered 10 or 15 metres in the space of less than a second. No wonder he is badly injured.
Peter Helman
Peter Helman - 6 years ago
The shadow of death
cannycanberran
cannycanberran - 6 years ago
That was brutal in the extreme. Would he dust himself off and go back out for more of the same. Take a bow, cotton man !
Wade H
Wade H - 6 years ago
Wot?...
Hugo Dias
Hugo Dias - 6 years ago
Spine of bone, balls of steel.
Huge respect.!
Peter Hall
Peter Hall - 6 years ago
Holy shit!
Diederik H.
Diederik H. - 6 years ago
He wiped out so badly, he teleported into next year.
Leão Verde e Branco
Leão Verde e Branco - 6 years ago
Andrew also broke the Long Jump record! :D
That was brutal... Nazaré waves are some of the most massive and powerfull in the World. I hope he recovers fast.
Zgembo121
Zgembo121 - 6 years ago
Rib in pieces
Gmail Administrator
Gmail Administrator - 6 years ago
Good luck with your recovery.
Marco Velez aka Marroquino
Marco Velez aka Marroquino - 6 years ago
Wipe out of the millenium
Théophile Arnaud
Théophile Arnaud - 6 years ago
WINNER
JM AF
JM AF - 6 years ago
Easy one to judge this year!
Beau Maisel
Beau Maisel - 6 years ago
Looks like he did a full flip!!
Thomas Brummel
Thomas Brummel - 6 years ago
Calling it that’s gonna win wipeout of the year

50. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

ET Baby
ET Baby - 6 years ago
That was bad ass.......
tubethis777
tubethis777 - 6 years ago
This was the shittiest release ever by any jet ski driver; the best classic example of what NOT to do, he put Andrew in the path of almost certain harm, and there's the result
ganda jarda oh maninho
ganda jarda oh maninho - 6 years ago
I think he meant that to the original poster
shade7210
shade7210 - 6 years ago
Hahaha...no actually, I've ridden big waves myself but not of anywhere this size though the same applies in all size waves only the consequences and danger multiples as the wave size increases but think as you wish... Maybe your user name C is for Coucher!
C
C - 6 years ago
oh look, a couch surfer
shade7210
shade7210 - 6 years ago
Actually Andrew put himself in the path of certain harm by not setting the path (left or right) and sticking to it from the top down. Once the decision is changed once (let alone twice or 3 times it seems in the video) one puts him or her self in danger because one's speed and continuous flow is compromised resulting in place one's self in the position Andrew ended up in. The disruption of speed (being slowed) in connection with the direction being altered 2-3 times was what caused Andrew to end up in the position he did where the lip literally came down on his tail/body.

I'm sure if Andrew is asked he will more or less say the same thing as I've written here and I'm hoping he is ok and also wishing him all the best for a speedy, and the best, recovery possible from the injury that occured, both physical and psychological!
tubethis777
tubethis777 - 6 years ago
A different interpretation to Brokeback Mountain
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
lol
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo - 6 years ago
why didnt he adjust his body positioning while in the air to land properly, or was his back broken upon the ejection outward?
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo - 6 years ago
how did he not drown, deserves a hero medal for surviving with a broken back on top of it.
Mentirosienta IDC
Mentirosienta IDC - 6 years ago
Aren't hero's the ones who put their lives onthe line to save someone/s in need?

It's still hard to watch what happened to him & harder to imagine how it is to make it through each day with all the new aches and difficulties
TRIxIE Is LIfE
TRIxIE Is LIfE - 6 years ago
C and you’re saying surfers aren’t heroes? Growing up, jelly skater was a HERO to me
Diego Weissel
Diego Weissel - 6 years ago
he wore an inflatable vest
C
C - 6 years ago
calm down snowflake....hes a surfer...not a fucking hero who deserves a medal...fucking stupid millennial trash
TheZielak271
TheZielak271 - 6 years ago
Is he OK? Looks really bad.
gl4evah
gl4evah - 6 years ago
He broke his back.
drrichardwiesenhuber
drrichardwiesenhuber - 6 years ago
We have a winner!
Ned slulp
Ned slulp - 6 years ago
gooood one!!!
muhamad pandu
muhamad pandu - 6 years ago
Life like larry
John Goodridge
John Goodridge - 6 years ago
Cotty. It was never going to be small. ETA Just read that Cotty BROKE HIS BACK in this wipeout. I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
Michael Tory
Michael Tory - 6 years ago
Whatttt!!!!!
thomas oconnor
thomas oconnor - 6 years ago
winner but wished he hadn't straightened out when he did and then double back for worst of all positioning
H. Pat
H. Pat - 6 years ago
That's wipe out of the century for sure, tops Tom Dosland Nicolo Porcella by a mile
Tyson Kinnison
Tyson Kinnison - 6 years ago
Craziest wipe out I have ever seen in 100000 wipeouts...
Paul Burns
Paul Burns - 6 years ago
Winner
Dane Harris
Dane Harris - 6 years ago
Chewed up and spit out
James Nelson
James Nelson - 6 years ago
He was hit by a Megaldon semi breaching
Alberto Zellner
Alberto Zellner - 6 years ago
Dane Harris and booed off stage
wolflarson71
wolflarson71 - 6 years ago
Wow
Willows
Willows - 6 years ago
Winner.
MoRaiS BoarDs
MoRaiS BoarDs - 6 years ago
Isso não foi uma vaca foi uma vaquejada kkk
The Kruxed
The Kruxed - 6 years ago
Well shit... thats won easily, like he got shot out a cannonball rocket
The Kruxed
The Kruxed - 6 years ago
Yea just had a look, lucky it was a minor thing by what hes saying and will fully recover quickly
Basketball4 you
Basketball4 you - 6 years ago
The Kruxed he broke his back aswell
GIGAtyWING
GIGAtyWING - 6 years ago
Most extreme enema award
Just Volleyball
Just Volleyball - 6 years ago
he's up and boom
Jose Acevedo
Jose Acevedo - 6 years ago
He flew! How the f**k?
Gustavo Bzk
Gustavo Bzk - 6 years ago
Aleeady won!!
Joseph
Joseph - 6 years ago
Damnnn that was kray kray
Joseph
Joseph - 6 years ago
Wtfffff!!! Holllly shittttt that was for sure the winner

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