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Aussie big-wave awards down to the wire

12 February, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Biggest Wave, Biggest Slab, and Biggest Paddle-In categories have been decided upon and the countdown to the gala presentation evening at Simmer on the Bay, Dawes Point, Sydney has begun. Huge, crazy rides have been thrown into the mix from renowned big-wave stars, pitched up agai…
Shawn Dollar chatters down a Cortes beast

8 February, 2013 : - VIDEO: Shawn Dollar snags a massive wall at the Cortes Bank, 100 miles of the Southern California coast on December 21, 2012. An entry in the Ride of the Year category of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. Dollar is a standout at Mavericks but journeyed south with compatriots to …
Billabong XXL joins Pacifico, debuts new site

7 February, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards announces Pacifico Beer as the presenting sponsor of the event, as well as the title sponsor of the Pacifico Paddle Award and Pacifico Tube Award. Entries in those XXL categories can be reviewed today on the all-new event website at Billabon…
Slideshow: Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic

6 February, 2013 : - SLIDESHOW: Saturday morning revealed clear skies and glassy conditions. The first heat hit the water at 11:15 am. Waves were in the 25-30ft faces range with perfect conditions for the best big wave surfers in the world to display their modern approach to big wave surfing. The display …
Jamie Sterling wins Nelscott Reef contest

4 February, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE Contest organizers started the event with a pre-contest meeting Friday night as John Forse (Contest Director), Gary Linden (Director of the BWWT), competitors and staff discussed the following day’s contest operations, judging criteria and start time for maximizing peak swell …
Nelscott Reef Classic ON for Saturday

1 February, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic has been called on for Saturday, February 2nd. The forecast calls for building, medium-sized surf with good wind and weather conditions. The Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic is part of the Big Wave World Tour and Oregon's only big wave event. Accord…
Finalists named in Aussie big-wave awards

1 February, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The finalists have been announced in Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards. Huge, crazy rides have been thrown into the mix from renowned big-wave chargers like former Awardees Tyler Hollmer-Cross and Marti Paradisis, South African international Big Wave hero, Grant &lsq…
Local Pac NorWest video crew air webisode

1 February, 2013 : - VIDEO: The Pacific Northwest crew had been watching this storm develop under Japan for about 10 days and it was really geared up to send some monster surf their way. Veteran big-wave riders and 2011 Billabong XXL Nominee Eric Akiskalian and his tow partner keith Galbraith were thinking this …
Garrett McNamara: 100ft Nazaré photos & Video

30 January, 2013 : - VIDEO/PHOTO: It is believed Garrett McNamara may have again broken the Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Authorities are waiting for an impartial analysis on the wave-height. The mayor of Nazare has advised the photographer has sent the photo to XXL experts to confirm the si…
Who's ready to claim it? Biggest ever?

29 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Nazaré, Portugal was hit by a massive north-west swell which lit up the reef at praia do norte in perfect south-east wind conditions. Garrett McNamara was charging the maxing conditions and now a huge global audience can see one of the biggest swells to date. Garrett …
Mighty Mullaghmore explodes on Sunday Jan 27

29 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Some of the top big wave surfing talent enjoyed the 'day that almost never was' at Mullaghmore in Sligo on last Sunday. Competitors in the long-delayed Billabong Tow-In Session finally got a chance after two amber alerts in a week. New Yorkers Kurt Rist and Dylan Stott, along with a solid …
Natxo Gonzalez wins Basque big-wave event

29 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Natxo Gonzalez, a local from Bizkaia, captures the Arnette Punta Galea Challenge 2012/13, the first ever Big Wave World Tour Qualifying Event. With a victory at hand, the 17-year-old charger obtains a BWWT Wildcard to compete at the next BWWT Southern Hemisphere Event (Chile or Per…
Where was Eric Akiskalian this winter?

29 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: It doesn't take a lot of convincing. Only the tiniest fraction of a percent of human beings ride gigantic waves. Even then, of those who do, only a small determined handful travels the world chasing these monsters. But that is what my friend and fellow Salem-News.com writer Eric Ak…