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Beyond the Board: The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer

Beyond the Board: The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer

Gabeira, Maya

Hardcover

Young Adult Nonfiction

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 1419760025
ISBN13: 9781419760020
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: Jun 10 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.75
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
In this thrilling YA memoir, pro surfer Maya Gabeira tells the awe-inspiring true story of her journey from unstoppable teenager to the Guinness World Record-holding legend she is today.

Who am I, beyond the board? Surf legend Maya Gabeira is famous for her nerve. Her surfing journey began at the age of fourteen and reached a high when she set (and later broke) a Guinness World Record for highest wave conquered by any big wave surfer--man or woman--after bouncing back from a near-fatal accident.

Gabeira has been heralded as one of the top surfers of her generation. But who is the ferocious personality beyond the board? What are the stories behind the relationships and challenges that shaped her into the indomitable surfer, women's rights advocate, and champion for mental health awareness she is today?

For the first time ever, Maya looks back on her formative years: the romances, career highs, vulnerabilities, and setbacks that defined her at an early age.

At seventeen, she left her home in Rio de Janeiro in order to chase waves around the world, toting a single backpack and waiting tables to get by. Maya carved her own path as a teen, defining her own remarkable narrative: that of a vulnerable, passionate, and driven young woman who learned never to flinch--even in the face of death.

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