Man overboard! Thrilling moment pro-surfer JUMPS into stormy seas as a huge wave comes barreling toward his boat

  • Mark Healey, 33, was at big wave surfing spot Mavericks in California
  • When the part-time Hollywood stuntman saw the wave coming he turned to his friends and said he was going to jump 
  • His friends held on hard to the railing of the boat, which remained upright

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:57 EST, 29 March 2015 | Updated: 15:46 EST, 29 March 2015

This is the thrilling moment a professional surfer jumped ship as a major wave at a California surfing spot crashed into his boat. 

Mark Healey, 33, was at Mavericks, a famous big wave surfing spot near Half Moon Bay, when he saw the wave coming toward him and made the split second decision. 

Healey turned to his friends and said 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm jumping'.

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This is the moment professional surfer Mark Healey, 33, jumped ship as a major wave crashed into his boat at the Mavericks surfing spot in California 

This is the moment professional surfer Mark Healey, 33, jumped ship as a major wave crashed into his boat at the Mavericks surfing spot in California 

'Typically, in a potential maritime disaster, the best idea is to stay with the boat,' Healey told Fox News.  

'But I really didn't feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker.' 

Healey, who is also a free-diver and part-time Hollywood stuntman, sailed over deck and into the sea while his friends held on hard to the railing.

After the wave passed, the boat was still standing upright and Healey got picked up by his friends, who he said were 'basically crying laughing at me'. 

When Healey saw the wave coming toward him he turned to his friends and said 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm jumping'. His friends chose to hold on hard to the railings 

When Healey saw the wave coming toward him he turned to his friends and said 'I don't know about you guys, but I'm jumping'. His friends chose to hold on hard to the railings 

Healey, who is also a free-diver and part-time Hollywood stuntman, said he didn't 'feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker' 

Healey, who is also a free-diver and part-time Hollywood stuntman, said he didn't 'feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker' 

Healey pops back up for air after the wave passes and leaves the boat still standing upright 

Healey pops back up for air after the wave passes and leaves the boat still standing upright 

'I came up pretty much dying laughing, and then I checked to make sure everybody was okay on the boat,' he said. 

'There was some damaged equipment, soaked cameras, but everybody was pretty much in good shape.' 

Healey posted a video of his incredible jump on his official Facebook page in December, writing 'This was the best wave I got at Mavericks Saturday!' 

'That's me flying through the air, trying to put as much space between myself and the potentially doomed boat.' 

The video only recently went viral after it won the 2015 Wipeout of the Year at the XXL Big Wave Awards last week.

Healey posted a video of his incredible jump on his Facebook page, writing 'This was the best wave I got at Mavericks Saturday! 

Healey posted a video of his incredible jump on his Facebook page, writing 'This was the best wave I got at Mavericks Saturday! 

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