A Surfer’s Dream

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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Ian Walsh shares with us his surf family dynasty, his views on competitive surfing, and his near death experience in treacherous Japanese waters.

For more of the best surfers in the world check out
Http://www.Redbullsurfing.com

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Check out the highlights from the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards

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World champion big wave surfers, Garrett McNamara and Kealii Mamala rode into surfing history last week when they towed into a monster tsunami created by Child’s Glacier in South-Central Alaska.

The creator/producer, Ryan Casey, “disovered” the wave in 1995, while on location shooting in Alaska. Then after finishing his last film, Quest, a documentary on big wave surfing, he showed Garrett the wave… that was six months ago. So after a short scout in June, we went up in August to film this…

For more information contact:

info@deepwaterfilms
or Ryan @ ryanmayrcasey@hotmail.com

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The biggest swell in several years lashed the Hawaiian Islands on December 7, 2009 and Pea’hi (a.k.a. Jaws) on Maui came to life for the cleanest tow-surfing session in ages. An all-star crew was on it, resulting a a number of waves which may figure in the 2009/10 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards. Plus wipeouts, some really good wipeouts. For more see http://www.BillabongXXL.com

Billabong Videos available on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=334910071&id=37

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Real Tsunami

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