Watch: Gearoid McDaid // Roller Coaster

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Gearoid McDaid recently came second in the European Championship, so the fella knows how stitch a heat together, yet he's more known for his heavy water carry on.

There's the odd beachbreak spin in this vid, a subtle nod to hi-fi ripping, but the lasting moments are those under the hood of Rileys and Mullaghmore.

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WaffleStomp Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 5:07pm

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Dave Drinkwater Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 5:24pm

Next level, some of the paddle ins are sensational..

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Island Bay Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 5:30pm

Out of my league. So heavy

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Nolan Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 5:53pm

Mullaghmore is incomprehensible.

It's an incredible achievement to be able to keep a quite mind to navigate a big one to the end.

I'd be terrified.

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radiationrules Monday, 21 Oct 2024 at 11:19am

Nolan > exactly what I was thinking; how do you keep a quite mind in that? > RR

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hamishbro Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 6:05pm

This bloke was born in a 5/4 gloves booties and a hood. That’s what impresses me, has the fluidity of a seriously good surfer in boardies!

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clif Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 6:39pm

Seriously good waves.

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blackers Friday, 18 Oct 2024 at 6:48pm

Awesome. That drop to wipeout at the 2:40 odd mark is all-time for having a crack.
Wonder if he knows that the 'strayan translation of his name is "big angry bloke at the gym"?

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basesix Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 8:42am

absolutely unreal, made my morning, cheers. mighty nice feller, born in a 5/4, if there's a good left going, him and his mates are on it. He takes any wave seriously, 6' or 20'. But, hoooleeee.. absolutely agree, the footage of G'roid sitting critically in those yawping maws is INSANE.

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Standingleft Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 9:23am

I'M ON THE GEAR

( that killed River Phoenix )

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fitzroy-21 Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 9:35am

Wow, that's some serious nuts in such cold water. Imagine this guy in the warm water waves of Hawaii and/or Indo.

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Wavester63 Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 10:11am

Really cool edit and of course amazing cold water surfing.

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southernraw Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 11:29am

Absolute cracker of a vid.

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NDC Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 at 11:05pm

I dunno know why there’s not more of a fuss made of mullaghmore…

compared to jaws (maybe mavericks) which seems to be fairly widely acclaimed as the best quality, most challenging blah, blah XXL big wave mullies looks like a longer wider more incredible barrel.

Maybe it’s just coz it’s so freakin freezing and all the content makers would rather hang out in the tropics

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dawnperiscope Sunday, 20 Oct 2024 at 10:30am

He deserves a wild card for Chopes!
Those casual drops out of the lip he does are incredible, couldn't be deeper when he comes off the bottom.