With the 2009 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards just 16 days away, organizers have announced additional nominees in the remaining categories, including the Verizon Wireless Wipeout Award, the Surfline Best Overall Performance Award and the Billabong Girls Performance Award.
For the first time in the nine-year history of the Billabong XXL Awards, the public at large will be able to vote and decide the winner of an event division, the Verizon Wireless Wipeout Award. Video clips of the five most spectacular big wave wipeouts of the last year have been posted on the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards website… Details
One intense, dangerous, mind-bending trip through a Teahupo’o barrel has earned Hawaii’s very own big wave champion Garrett McNamara Hawaii’s only nomination for Ride of the Year and Monster Tube award at the 2009 Billabong XXL Awards.
Over the last 15 years, McNamara has earned a reputation as one of the hardest charging surfers from Hawaii – or anywhere – and for 2009, he is … Pictures and Details
The 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is proud to announce its Action Sports Film Series, an international showcase of films celebrating athletes and filmmakers pushing limits in some of the world’s most challenging and spectacular outdoor playgrounds. Co-produced by ChopShop, Orange County’s leading action sports and lifestyle production company, the Festival’s Action Sports Film Series will spotlight twenty films from around the world, including documentary, narrative, animated and short films. Entertaining and inspirational, the Action Sports Film Series will give filmgoers an opportunity to experience breathtaking cinematography on the big screen and compelling stories exploring the realms of surfing, skiing, snowboarding, motocross and wakeboarding. Highlights include world premieres, X-Dance award winners, filmmaker panels, athlete guest appearances, autograph signings, participation of action sports retailers and an art show… Details
The PacSun USA Surf Team had six surfers successfully advance into the next rounds of the main event and two surfers move on in the Repercharge heats. A rising swell produced four- to six-foot conditions with size forecasted to build through tomorrow.
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“The Big Three – Courtney Conlogue, Conner Coffin and Nat Young – all surfed rock solid,” PacSun USA Surf Team Head Coach, Joey Buran said. “Their experience and top tier abilities were really showcased today.”
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Nat Young, the surfer Buran calls his quarterback, led by example today in his third round heat. The American´s best hope for gold in the Boys Under 18 division surfed tactfully and explosively, winning his heat at the second podium beach break almost effortlessly. If there is a surfer who has displayed the new American approach, it is Young… DetailsÂ