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Nic Von Rupp goes big in Ireland

28 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Nic switched flights last minute from hawaii to Ireland in the hunt for some big waves and to prepare for upcoming Pipe contest in Hawaii. Drop in on the action and check out some other European chargers in full bloom. As Nic puts it: Last minute change of plans made me postpone my Ha…
Giant swell lights up Euro hot spots

28 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Garrett McNamara returned to Nazareth directly from Hawaii to surf Nazareth. This week some large waves are on tap all week at Praia do Norte, and expected to be the largest recorded in recent years (reference site windguru.cz). This visit, Garrett is accompanied by Kealii Mam…
Punta Galea Challenge is GO for Monday

25 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The big wave championship event known as the Arnettte Punta Galea Challenge has been called on for Monday January 28 at Punta Galea, Getxo. Given the favorable forecast of wave and wind for that day, it was decided to make the 'Go' call…
Swell bears down on Ireland, comp gets keen

24 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The Billabong Big Wave event in Ireland has been given an Amber warning alert again for a possible start this coming Sunday. It's the second Amber alert in the space of one week due to a series of giant storm swells crossing the North Atlantic and bombarding the Irish coastline. Bu…
Mike Parsons cracks vertebrae, nearly drowns

23 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Mike Parsons, who grew up in Laguna Beach and lives in San Clemente, is the latest to have a brush with death after he wiped out on a triple overhead wave in San Francisco. Parsons told Surfline it was an amazing morning, with everyone getting waves. After about four hours, a nice …
Sack of the Irish! Nutcase threads big one

22 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Peter Conroy (Miltown Maybry, Country Claire, Ireland) tows into a truck-sized barrel at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on January 21, 2013. Video by Conor Conlon. (Unknown driver blocking the view briefly...) An entry in the Ride of the Year category of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big W…
Peter Mel crowned Mavericks champion

21 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: For the first time since 2010, the Mavericks Invitational surf contest went down. It was Peter Mel taking the win in small-for-Mavericks sized surf plagued by long lulls. But when the sets did roll through it was Santa Cruz's Peter Mel edging out Zach Wormhoudt, Greg Long, Alex Mar…
Irish big wave comp goes back on hold

20 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: The Billabong Big Wave Tow-Surfing Contest scheduled for Mullaghmore in Ireland has been put back on hold until further notice. The event was given the 'amber light' for a possible start this coming Monday, but unfortunately the large swell forecast has began to dissipate with the …
Dorian & crew paddle-into HUGE Portugal

18 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Billabong Adventure Division’s latest project to the Portugal’s big-wave spot of Nazaré has resulted in Shane Dorian, Eric Rebiere and Benjamin Sanchis surfing some of the biggest waves ever paddled into in Europe. On Friday 11th January, all three surfers caught so…
Jeff Clark's Mavericks story to premiere

18 January, 2013 : - FILM: Joshua Pomer, well known and respected filmmaker newest film has been selected to have its World Premiere at the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival. His latest feature, Discovering Mavericks, ventures into a new realm for this talented award winning artist. This is n…
Southern Hemi's big wave show nears end

18 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: January 26 is officially the last day in the waiting period for Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards. With just over a week to go in the southern hemisphere’s biggest and most prestigious big-wave surfing competition, organisers are alerting latecomers: get your entrie…
Amber light for Irish big wave contest

18 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Some of the world’s best big wave surfers are hurriedly making their way to Ireland to compete in the third annual Billabong Tow-In Session at Mullaghmore in county Sligo. Event organisers today gave the amber light for the one-day event on the strength of a giant swell forec…
Mavericks event greenlighted for Sunday

17 January, 2013 : - BIG-WAVE: Contest organizers for the Mavericks Invitational 2012-2013 presented by GoPro, have confirmed that the world’s premier big wave surf contest will take place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, CA. 'The waves are going to be insane, the weather is goin…