Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is believed to be the largest wave ever surfed. The monumental wave, ...

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped and floating in the ocean, Alessandro “Alo” Slebir pointed his surfboard ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up ...

Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

A 23-year-old surfer in Santa Cruz, California, is starting the new year on a wave of glory. On Dec. 23, Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a wave that some people believe may be as tall as 108 feet at the ...

At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...

A California surfer shredded a monster wave at Mavericks last week — and may have ridden into the record books. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he caught what ...

23-year-old Alessandro "Alo" Slebir, an experienced surfer who is evidently filled with passion for the water, just shocked the surfing community by catching a colossal wave reaching 108-feet-tall.

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz had two big-wave surfers win titles at the 25th annual Big Wave Challenge Awards celebration at Lido Theater in Newport Beach on Saturday. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir was named the ...

Santa Cruz big-wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, right, holds hands while praying with tow-in partner Luca Padua before they head out to surf during a historic swell at Mavericks, located off the ...