Hi Roger,

I'm guessing its a fake photo......however, do a google search for
"Cortes Bank". Its an underwater ridge approx 100 mile offshore from
San Diego which rises to within a few feet of the surface at spots and
when the conditions are right produces really huge waves. In recent
years "extreme" surfers have organized trips to the site to ride the
waves, which move much faster than the surfers can paddle, so they use
jetskis to tow them up to speed necessary to catch the wave. It could
be the photo was taken at Cortes bank....anyway its an interesting
read.

Rich A.
Roger Long wrote:
I've run across this picture a couple places on the net and am
wondering if it is real or a digital paste up.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/...b__430x275.jpg