Hawaiian surfer Paige Alms wins the first ever women's event at the giant Maui wave known as "Jaws."
Hawaiian surfer Paige Alms wins the first ever women's event at the giant Maui wave known as "Jaws."
BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
The waves at Jaws -- real name Peahi -- can sometimes reach 60ft high.
The waves at Jaws -- real name Peahi -- can sometimes reach 60ft high.
Darryl Oumi/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for TAG Heuer
The break, which only comes to life at certain times of the year, is situated on the north coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Wailea.
The break, which only comes to life at certain times of the year, is situated on the north coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Wailea.
Darryl Oumi/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for TAG Heuer
Wind and chop on the wave faces can make it a bumpy and treacherous ride.
Wind and chop on the wave faces can make it a bumpy and treacherous ride.
BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Wipeouts can be brutal -- surfers wear buoyancy aids and sometimes spare air to help in the event of being held down beneath the giant waves.
Wipeouts can be brutal -- surfers wear buoyancy aids and sometimes spare air to help in the event of being held down beneath the giant waves.
BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Jet skis tow surfers into the waves and are on hand for safety to whisk them away from the impact zone when they fall off.
Jet skis tow surfers into the waves and are on hand for safety to whisk them away from the impact zone when they fall off.
BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Hawaiia's Billy Kemper won the men's version of the 2016 Peahi Challenge at Jaws.
Hawaiia's Billy Kemper won the men's version of the 2016 Peahi Challenge at Jaws.
BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP/AFP/Getty Images