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Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards – 2009 Event Highlights

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:53:02 +0000

All the winning rides and champion surfers from the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. From South Africa to Australia to Tahiti to Mexico to California and beyond it was an amazing year for big waves. Check out Grant Baker, Greg Long, Derek Dunfee, Mark Healey, Ross Clarke-Jones, Maya Gabeira and more on the greatest rides of the year from all around the world.

Duration : 0:5:1

Technorati Tags: baker, big, billabong, grant, GREG, long, Monster, Noll, paddle, surfing, Tow, tubes, twiggy, wave, wipeout, XXL

Longest Big Wave Tow Surfing Monster Wave

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:24:51 +0000

Keali’i Mamala (Garrett MnNamara’s tow partner) surfs this monster wave for 58 Seconds during the 2006 North Shore Tow In surfing Championships.
Video by Alex Reinprecht – Hawaiian Xtreme Sports TV – HawaiianX.com

Duration : 0:1:41

Technorati Tags: giant, hawaii, longest, Mamala, reinprecht, surf, surfing, Tow, wave

Big wave surfing Nelscott Reef

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:11:02 +0000

big wave surfing contest held in Nelscott Reef Oregon Presented by Liquid Militia

Duration : 0:3:25

Technorati Tags: alladio, big, in, k38, Liquid, Militia, Nelscott, Oregon, reef, Shawn, surfing, Tow, wave

Big Wave Surfing Ireland: Aileens and More

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:45:07 +0000

Taken From the Site: “Driven’ is one of the most exciting and interesting surfing stories ever to come out of Britain and Ireland and will fascinate surfers and non-surfers alike. Focusing on 2 experienced surfers Alastair Mennie and Andrew Cotton as they come together to tackle the giant waves of Ireland’s West coast, which in the last couple of years has been exposed as legitimate big wave surfing territory on a world scale. The film follows the 2 surfers through all their highs & lows from their first experiences as a tow team, training sessions, big waves: both ‘tow’ and ‘paddle in’, one of the most incredible wipeouts in world surfing and many huge wave sessions since. Experience the work, preparation, motivation and total commitment it takes to surf big waves in Ireland.”

Duration : 0:1:59

Technorati Tags: aileens, Alastair, Andrew, big, Coast, Cotton, dolphins, Epic, huge, in, ireland, Mennie, out, surfing, Tow, wave, west, Wipe, wipeout

MAUI JAWS : BIG WAVE SURFING

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:08:52 +0000

Big wave riders surf 40-60 foot waves that break off the North Shore of Peahi, Maui, Hawaii. December 15, 2004 was considered the official day of OVEREXPOSURE for the famous surf break. log on to www.pdmaui.com to see more.

Duration : 0:7:12

Technorati Tags: big, Extreme, in, jaws, maui, ocean, peahi, surf, surfing, Tow, waves

Mark Visser Big Wave Surfer 2:20m -ve Breath Hold Swim 50m

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:59 +0000

big wave surfing Training !! He Blows out all his air. Then sits on the bottom of the pool for 1 min 30 – then swims 50 meters underwater with no flippers !!
This is his training in preparation for catching massive waves and potentially being held under for a set of 3 or 4 waves.

Duration : 0:2:56

Technorati Tags: Action, Amazing, big, Breath, Dive, Extreme, Free, Hold, Lungs, Scuba, sport, surf, surfing, Tow, wave