Red Bull Tai Fu

2007

From July to September each year, Japan lives in fear of Tai Fu or Typhoons that are renowned for taking lives and devastating coastlines. When the typhoons hit, the whole country stops and braces itself for the hellish onslaught. In a continuation of his quest to traverse the globe in search of undiscovered, challenging waves, Australias renowned big-wave charger, Ross Clarke-Jones, sets out to harness that energy and surf a super typhoon generated swell off the coast of Japan. The team set out on a mission 'Red Bull Tai Fu' ... this is their story.