Big Waves and Wipeouts

Jul-5-2010 By admin

Surf Documentary guru Tim Bonython included a couple of Freestate tracks on a promotional DVD he made for Beer maker Toohey’s. Here’s an excerpt from big waves and Wipeouts.

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Big wave tow in surfing at Jaws
Some wave heights at 50′ plus
Pictures at:
www.barr61.smugmug.com

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Ocean surfing the big waves

Jun-27-2010 By admin

surfing the big waves

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Red Bull Young Jaws pits Ian Walsh and a crew of up-and-coming big wave surfers against the world’s most infamous waves and biggest swells to ever hit Hawaii.

Paddle out to http://www.redbullsurfing.com

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BillabongXXL.com There are still five months to go in the 2010 BIllabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards and the shots coming in from the Southern Hemisphere action are all-time. Check out the latest from Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania to Dungeons, South Africa to Puerto Escondido, Mexico to Sydney, Australia. Featuring the surfing of Marti Paradisis, Karl Atkins, Greg Long, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Mark Mathews, Maya Gabeira and Layne Beachley.

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This wave, Belharra, is in the French Basque Country. Seb St-Jean and Fred Basse got the 2nd place in the Billabong XXL Challenge 2003 (Biggest wave of the year).

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Measuring Big Waves

Apr-20-2010 By admin

http://www.discoverynews.com When surfers make the news for riding big waves, how do we know how tall those waves actually are? James Williams finds out by asking Bill Sharp, creator of the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.

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10th Anniversary of the 2nd longest running paddle in big wave surfing contest in the world. This event attracts the top big wave surfers in the world and the title of Red Bull Big Wave Africa Champion has become a sought after Trophy.

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The nominees have just been announced for the 2009 BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS. Regarded as the Oscars of surfing, the BILLABONG XXL AWARDS recognize the athletes who ride the biggest and best waves over the last year everywhere in the world, based on the photographic evidence. The ninth-annual event hands out over $130,000 in cash prizes in an array of categories including the Ride of the Year, the XXL Biggest Wave, Monster Paddle and Monster Tube. Here are the nominees for the Ride Of The Year Category, check all the rides on www.billabongxxl.com

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Huge Wave

Mar-18-2010 By admin

a very big wave…

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