No plans Friday night? C atch the 7pm live webcast of the  Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards at BillabongXXL.com. Hosted by Occy, Jeff Clark, Linda Benson and others, see if the rides documented by local photographers & videos by Nikki Brooks, Frank Quirarte and Eric Nelson win.
This event is the surf industry’s Academy Awards and the entire evening’s proceedings — from the fashionable Red Carpet arrivals to the final presentation of the $50,000 XXL Ride of the Year Award — will be seen be surfing fans worldwide.  The biggest and best rides of the last year will be celebrated in a video tribute before 2000 VIP guests. For more info and viewing times around the world, click here. The show will also be aired as a one-hour ESPN2 special 9:30 PST on May 28, 2009.
BELLS BEACH, Victoria (Friday, April 17, 2009) – Joel Parkinson (AUS), 27, has claimed the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by Snickers, defeating fellow Finalist Adam Robertson (AUS), 26, trials winner and event wildcard, in pumping six-foot (2 metre) conditions at Bells Beach.
The second stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach enjoyed pristine conditions for the business end of competition, with capacity crowds turning up to watch the current ASP World No. 1 battle the local Victorian in a historic Final.
Today’s victory marks the second time Parkinson has hoisted the bell (the first being in 2004), and the reputation and acclaim associated with the iconic event is something every surfer dreams of… Details
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