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paddle in surfing! nett…
mehr kann man kaum sagen…
Allerdings, da bleibt einem das Wort im Halse stecken! 😯
Wo soll „das“ denn sein?
PEAK SEASON ARRIVES FOR 2005/06 BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS
Surprise Southern Hemisphere Entries, an Early North Pacific Swell
and All-New Event Website Mark „Opening Day“ on West CoastSurfers along the West Coast of North America got an early taste of winter power as the first major northwest swell of the season hit this week. This marked one of the earliest „opening days“ in recent memory and set the stage for the peak months of action in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy.
While top big wave riders have been chasing huge swells in the Southern Hemisphere since April, most have now positioned themselves in Hawaii, California and Europe as the seasons shift and the intense winter storms get underway in the northern reaches of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Waves in Northern California and Oregon earlier this week reached 30 feet on the face in some locations while extratropical storms in the Atlantic are expected to produce sizable surf as they move off toward Europe.
It has been an exceptional year so far for big wave hunting. With the Billabong XXL Awards running on an annual cycle through the end of March each year, entries from Tahiti, Australia and Chile have already been received, setting an extremely high bar in several event categories. Three massive swells at Tahiti’s Teahupoo reef have produced some of the most spectacular barrel rides ever experienced, and the rarely-seen Cyclops break off of Western Australia has likewise produced worthy contenders for the Monster Tube Award. In the Monster Paddle category, a huge swell in Chile resulted in some of the biggest waves yet challenged in the Southern Hemisphere. Currently, the unofficial leader in the Monster Paddle Award division would appear to be Chilean local Diego Medina, who was photographed by Philip Mueller at Punta de Lobos riding a wave on par with the best at more famed venues like Hawaii’s Waimea Bay.
The renovated BillabongXXL.com website for 05/06 is now live with images of these amazing rides, and is being constantly updated as new entries are received. This week’s swell is expected to produce some additional entries in the coming days. Action from the past five years of the big wave competition can also be accessed though the site’s XXL archive feature.
Typically, the biggest waves of the year occur from mid-November through early March. Last year’s unlimited XXL category (which allows the use of jet powered watercraft to tow invited surfers into waves too big to catch by paddling) was won by Dan Moore of Hawaii who caught his 68-footer at Jaws on Maui last December 15. Moore received the Billabong XXL prize of $68,000—or $1000 per foot for the feat. The prior season the same break produced a world record 70-foot XXL winner for Maui’s Pete Cabrinha. In previous years the XXL Award has been won at Maverick’s near San Francisco and at the Cortes Bank 100 miles off Southern California. Other XXL nominees have come from diverse locales around the globe such as Belharra Reef off France and Ghost Tree, a recently-conquered break off the famed golf course in Pebble Beach, CA.
Categories for the 2005/2006 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards include :
Billabong XXL Award (biggest wave of year)
Surfer Prize: $1000 per foot of face height (minimum $60,000)
Photo Award: $5000Monster Paddle Award (biggest wave caught using arm power alone)
Surfer Prize: $10,000
Photo Award: $2000Monster Tube Award (best big wave barrel ride)
Surfer Prize: $5000
Photo Award: $2000Surfline Best Performance Award (Best overall by a male surfer)
Prize: $5000Billabong Girls Best Performance Award (Best overall by a female surfer)
Prize $5000The competition runs through March 31, with the awards ceremony scheduled for April 14, 2006 at The Grove Theater in Anaheim, California. For rules, judging criteria and all event details and particulars, see http://www.BillabongXXL.com.
Ok, let´s go and get that money … !!
Nur $1000 per foot of face height (minimum $60,000) ??
Gottseidank bin ich über den Winter in Portugal… ist schnell verdientes Geld oder? Ich mein, sind ja nur 60ft min verlangt… *gähn* 😉
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und noch ein paar lebensmüde…
man achte auf den kollegen links im bild…
waschgang? paddle in surfing!
Ich bin vor Ehrfurcht vor dem Surfer und bar der Schoenheit doeser Welle voellig hin und weg! Wer ist das?
Mut oder Wahnsinn ? Man sieht hier, beides liegt nah aneinander…
MEINEN RESPEKT ! 😯 ***
die wellen am großen plöner see sind fast genauso! also nichts besonderes 😛
nein echt mal respekt
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