Gallery: Shoot the Curl: Catching Fiji's Biggest Waves

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    To broadcast the Fiji Pro surf contest, Uncle Toad’s flies in more than 5 tons of equipment, which is then ferried to the tiny island of Tavarua by barge. | *Photo: Brian Reardon*
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    Crew members transfer camera and wireless gear onto a panga boat for delivery to the offshore control tower. | *Photo: Marc Genin*
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    On the idyllic beach at Tavarua, it's hard to imagine that the world's top surfers will soon be ripping massive 20-foot tubes offshore. | *Photo: Drew Little*
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    The tower at Cloudbreak, 2 miles off the coast. Built on a shallow reef, the structure houses the contest judges and transmission links. | *Photo: Marc Genin*
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    Unloading gear at the tower. A dicey operation on a calm day, it gets a lot dicier when a big swell is slamming the boat against the dock. | *Photo: Marc Genin*
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    Camera operators will circle the action on customized Jet Skis. Wireless transmitters on the back stream hi-def video to the tower. | *Photo: Marc Genin*
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    Jordan Robbins tests the audio feed in the makeshift control room, set up in the beachside gym of the Tavarua Island Resort. | *Photo: Marc Genin*
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