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Kai Lenny, big wave surfer
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USA (Hawaii)

Kai Lenny

Tow champion with Chianca, 2020 and 2021

2Team wins at the Nazaré contest
Feb 2020Men's Wave of the Day

Their story

Kai Lenny from Maui is a waterman in the full sense, at home on a big wave board, a stand-up paddleboard or a foil. At Nazaré he made his mark at the very first WSL tow contest, on 11 February 2020. He and Lucas Chianca won the team title, and Lenny also took the Men's Wave of the Day award. A wave he rode that day later won the men's XXL Biggest Wave award at the 2020 Red Bull Big Wave Awards.

The pair came back and won the team title again in December 2021.

Best ride

XXL Biggest Wave winner, Nazaré 2020

His XXL Biggest Wave winner, 11 Feb 2020.

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Photos: Founzy (portrait), CC BY-SA 4.0; Carlos Eduardo Joos (header), CC BY 2.0; 26° Prêmio da Música Brasileira (Pedro Scooby), CC BY 2.0; Web Summit (Andrew Cotton), CC BY 2.0; Carlos Eduardo Joos (wave photo), CC BY 2.0; Walterpeitz (wave photos 1, 2), CC BY-SA 4.0; Luis Ascenso (wave photo), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.