To the untrained eye, the following video looks like it could have gone down around Witsands near Scarborough – but soon you realise that the waves and the wind are just a little insane.

And then you actually read the description:

The toughest windsurfing contest in the world, Red Bull Storm Chase, is back for 2017! Eight of the world’s top windsurfers will be pitted against windspeeds up to Force 10 (89-102kmh), huge waves and intense hurricane conditions, making for an epic battle of Man VS Nature.

Man versus nature, or nature versus technology? If I were to trust anything out there, it would be The Mission.

The waiting period begins January 9th and the contest will hold until the strongest storm of the winter hits the Northern Hemisphere. In anticipation for the event, take a look back at the best action highlights from the last contest.

It is epic:

Yeah, you wanna get on The Mission vibe too? Here are the deets:

[source:gizmodo]