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The WSL this week announced Francisco Porcella as the winner of the 2017 Biggest Wave Award at their annual ceremony in Anaheim, CA. A Volte global ambassador, Francisco is a frequent stand out whenever the waves tip into extra large territory, earning respect in some of the toughest line ups on the planet. Equally competent paddling or towing in, we’re excited to see the Hawaiian local take out an award he has been working hard to achieve. Francisco caught up with the WSL to tell the story of this session and how he found himself dropping into a wave of this size.
“I’ve been in the worst case scenario out there with our ski going into the cave but you learn from your mistakes, and every session out there is a new lesson.”
“We woke up really early and it was a little messy, we could see there was energy in the ocean but we didn’t know how big it actually was. That wave was a set that was way outside. I remember focusing on this never ending drop, I had a lot of speed and I was feeling good. It felt a lot like snowboarding, I didn’t get to snowboard this winter so that was my session with a mountain of water behind me instead.
“It was a really important day for me, we chase these swells across the world, sometimes it doesn’t go your way but it finally went my way.”
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | WAIST (CM) |
| XS | 170-175 | 5’7” - 5’9” | 57 - 64 | 125 - 140 | 88 - 93 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 28 - 30 | 71 - 76 |
| S | 173-178 | 5’8” - 5’10” | 61 - 70 | 135 - 155 | 93 - 98 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 | 29 - 31 | 74 - 79 |
| MS | 174-179 | 5’6 1⁄2” - 5’8 1⁄2” | 64 - 73 | 140 - 160 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 74 - 79 |
| M | 175-180 | 5’9” - 5’11” | 68 - 77 | 150 - 170 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| MT | 180-188 | 5’11” - 6’2” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 98 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 30 1⁄2 - 32 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| LS | 171-177 | 5’7 1⁄2” - 5’9 1⁄2” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 77 - 83 |
| L | 178-183 | 5’10” - 6’0” | 77 - 86 | 170 - 190 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 83 - 88 |
| LT | 183-188 | 6’0” - 6’2” | 82 - 91 | 180 - 200 | 103 - 108 | 40 1⁄2 - 42 1⁄2 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 83 - 88 |
| XLS | 174-179 | 5’8 1⁄2” - 5’10 1⁄2” | 82 - 91 | 180 - 200 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 88 - 93 |
| XL | 180-188 | 5’11” - 6’2” | 86 - 95 | 190 - 210 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 88 - 93 |
| XLT | 191-196 | 6’3” - 6’5” | 91 - 99 | 200 - 220 | 108 - 113 | 42 1⁄2 - 44 1⁄2 | 34 1⁄2 - 36 1⁄2 | 93 - 98 |
| 2XL | 183-191 | 6’0” - 6’3” | 95 - 104 | 210 - 230 | 113 - 118 | 44 1⁄2 - 46 1⁄2 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 | 93 - 98 |
| 3XL | 185-195 | 6’1” - 6’6” | 104 - 113 | 230 - 250 | 118 - 124 | 47 - 49 | 41 1⁄2 - 43 1⁄2 | 98 - 110 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | HIPS (IN) |
| 6 | 165-170 | 5’5” - 5’7” | 48 - 57 | 105 - 125 | 80 - 85 | 31 1⁄2 - 33 1⁄2 | 24 - 26 | 34 - 36 |
| 8 | 168-173 | 5’6” - 5’8” | 50- 59 | 110 - 130 | 85 - 88 | 32 1⁄2 - 34 1⁄2 | 25 - 27 | 35 - 37 |
| 10 | 170-175 | 5’7” - 5’9” | 54 - 64 | 120 - 140 | 88 - 93 | 34 - 36 | 26 1⁄2 - 28 1⁄2 | 36 1⁄2 - 38 1⁄2 |
| 12 | 173-178 | 5’8” - 5’10” | 59 - 68 | 130 - 150 | 93 - 95 | 35 1⁄2 - 37 1⁄2 | 28 - 30 | 38 - 40 |
| 14 | 175-180 | 5’9” - 5’11” | 64 - 73 | 140 - 160 | 95 - 99 | 37 - 39 | 29 1⁄2 - 31 1⁄2 | 39 1⁄2 - 41 1⁄2 |
| 16 | 180-183 | 5’11” - 6’0” | 73 - 82 | 160 - 180 | 99 - 103 | 38 1⁄2 - 40 1⁄2 | 31 - 33 | 41 - 43 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (CM) | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (KG) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (CM) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | WAIST (CM) |
| 2 | 95-102.5 | 3’1 1⁄2” - 3’4 1⁄2” | 13 - 16 | 30 - 35 | 51 - 56 | 20 - 22 | 19 - 21 | 48 - 53 |
| 4 | 117-124 | 3’10 1⁄2” - 4’1 1⁄2” | 16 - 19 | 40 - 55 | 58 - 64 | 23 - 25 | 20 - 22 | 50 - 55 |
| 6 | 124-132 | 4’1 1⁄2” - 4’4 1⁄2” | 16 - 23 | 50 - 65 | 64 - 69 | 24 1⁄2 - 26 1⁄2 | 21 1⁄2 - 23 1⁄2 | 53 - 58 |
| 8 | 132-140 | 4’4 1⁄2” - 4’7 1⁄2” | 20 - 27 | 60 - 75 | 69 - 71 | 26 - 28 | 23 - 25 | 55 - 66 |
| 10 | 140-147 | 4’7” - 4’10” | 34 - 41 | 75 - 90 | 71 - 75 | 28 - 30 | 23 - 25 | 61 - 66 |
| 12 | 147-155 | 4’10” - 5’1” | 41 - 48 | 90 - 105 | 75 - 79 | 29 - 31 | 25 - 27 | 63 - 68 |
| 14 | 155-163 | 5’1” - 5’4” | 48 - 54 | 105 - 120 | 79 - 84 | 31 - 33 | 27 - 29 | 68 - 73 |
| 16 | 163-170 | 5’4” - 5’7” | 54 - 61 | 120 - 135 | 84 - 88 | 33 - 35 | 28 - 30 | 71 - 76 |
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| SIZE | HEIGHT (FT) | WEIGHT (LB) | CHEST (IN) | WAIST (IN) | ||||
| T0 | 2’1 0½” - 3’2 ½” | 25 - 30 | 19 - 21 | 18 - 20 | ||||
| T2 | 3’2 ½” - 3’6 ½” | 30 - 35 | 20 - 22 | 19 - 21 | ||||
| T4 | 3’6 ½” - 3’10 ½” | 35 - 40 | 21 - 23 | 20 - 22 | ||||
| T6 | 3’10 ½” - 4’1 ½” | 40 - 55 | 23 - 25 | 20 - 22 | ||||