Photo: Paolo Marchesi

When not snagging action shots (like this one of Luke Rieker), Marchesi attempted to catch waves of his own, but soon found himself earning the record for most time held underwater. "Of course, the rookie had to have the record," Marchesi says. "I was under, being pushed by the current and as much as I pulled on my leash, to use the board's buoyancy to come up, nothing happened. The current didn’t want to let go."