Rusty Long has been fully involved in professional big-wave surfing since 2000. He has been a finalist in multiple Big Wave World Tour events, is a multiple-time nominee of the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards, and is an annual invitee to the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest as well as the Mavericks Invitational. He has published surf, travel, and lifestyle features in The Surfer's Journal, Surfer, online surf-media outlets, and Men's Journal. He lives in San Clemente, CA. Greg Long is widely considered the foremost ambassador of the big-wave surf scene. He has won every major big-wave event, including the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau and the Mavericks Invitational, as well as multiple Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. He worked as both an actor and advisor on the Hollywood feature film Chasing Mavericks and has written features for The Surfer's Journal and Surfer. His passion, drive, and accomplishments have helped carry the pursuit of big-wave surfing to new levels worldwide. He lives in San Clemente, CA.
Written by Rusty Long, professional surfer, journalist, photographer, and one of the biggest names in big wave surfing himself, The Finest Line takes us around the world, from one legendary wave to the next, with breathtaking images and awe-inspiring stories of hallmark sessions from such breaks as Maverick's, Jaws, Cloudbreak, Teahupo'o, Belharra, Nazare, Shipsterns Bluff, Dungeons, and Puerto Escondido. -- Style of Sport The photography is predictably stunning, but standard big-wave angles are juxtaposed with moodier behind-the-scenes looks that add humility to all the superhuman feats. And the Q&As sprinkled throughout the book inject honest moments of fear and reflection into all the bravado. -- Eastern Surf Magazine, May issue