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Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Nominees

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:05:06 +0000

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.

Duration : 0:4:34

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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

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Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards – Ride Of The Year

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:41:59 +0000

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

Duration : 0:4:34

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Epic Day at Maverick’s – Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:54:04 +0000

BillabongXXL.com. Two days of the biggest, most perfect paddle waves ever seen at Maverick’s in Northern California rolled in on November 29 & 30, 2008. An all-star cast was there to take it on including Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Rusty Long, Nathan Fletcher, Grant Washburn, Anthony Tashnick and others.

Duration : 0:3:2

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Bra Boys Surf OURS in Botany Bay

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:18:30 +0000

Dangerous surfing at a crazy slab. Insane wipeouts and injuries…..
Bra Boys’ Koby Abberton, Richie Vasculik, Evan Faulks and Mark Matthews take on the “unsurfable” waves in Botany, which break over the rocky headland. Check out some awesome wipeouts and tubes!

Duration : 0:2:56

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Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 09/10 Midseason HIghlights

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:17:48 +0000

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.

Duration : 0:2:9

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Wipeout Nominees – Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:13:58 +0000

The nominees for the Verizon Wireless Wipeout Award include: Australias Dean Bowen for a head-over heels step-jump at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania; Ross Clarke-Jones mission to oblivion at Pedra Branca, Tasmania: Greg Longs eardrum-bursting depth charge at Mavericks; Ramon Navarros twisting somersault into the barrel at Santos del Mar, Chile; and Grant Washburns cockroach-influenced backslide down the face at Mavericks, Northern California. The winner of Best Wipeout honors will receive a Water Resistant GzOne Casio Boulder Phone with one year of free service from Verizon Wireless.

Duration : 0:2:38

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2009 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Highlights

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:48:20 +0000

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

Duration : 0:3:2

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Epic Big Wave Tow in Surfing at Jaws, Maui December 7, 2009

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:42:06 +0000

Epic big wave tow-in riding by Mike Parsons, Luke Egan, Dave Rastovich, Ian Walsh, Torrey Meister, Billy Kemper and others at Jaws, Maui on the morning of December 7, 2009. Featuring the song Hot Pink, Distorted by 50 Foot Wave with Kristin Hersh on guitar & vocals, Bernard Georges on bass and Rob Ahlers on drums, this is some crazy non-stop XXL wave riding action!

Brought to you by: http://MauiNani.com

Duration : 0:3:30

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Tassie Slabs – Big Wave Surfing 2009

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:05:51 +0000

Tasmanian big wave chargers Marti Paradisis, Tyler and James Hollmer-Cross play host to Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones as they surf a newly discovered big wave spot off the coast of Tassie.

Duration : 0:2:58

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