to get. >> cooper: that's what makes nazareÉ so exciting.cotton got hurt, a brazilian surfer named rodrigo koxa caught the ride of his life on this wave that some observers thought might have broken garrett mcnamara's record. >> maya, you are officially amazing. >> cooper: and just a few months later, another brazilian surfer, maya gabeira set a new women's world record on a wave that measured 68 feet. >> cooper: who do you think will be the next surfer to set a world record here? >> cotton: there's a lot of capable people to set the next world record. >> cooper: we wanted to see these world-famous waves up close. so, we rigged mcnamara's jet ski with three mini-cameras, and attached another to the end of a stick i could easily carry. we also placed three cameras with high-powered zoom lenses on the cliffs overlooking where the waves break, and hired another cameraman, jorge leal, to follow us. with eight cameras rolling and two jet skis, we took off from the harbor in nazareÉ. so this is the area you try to surf in? >> mcnamara: yeah. >> co