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A 50 foot wave and 3 per cent vision

Jun 03, 202515 min
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Episode description

To surf Nazare in Portugal takes unfathomable courage. Imagine attempting it when legally blind. Australian Matt Formston is many things, he is a Paralympic champion, a big wave surfer, and he also only has 3 per cent vision. Despite that he took on the biggest wave on the planet and he joins us to talk through that experience. Featured: Matt Formston, blind surfer.

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