EPIC MAVERICK’S SWELL SUPERCHARGES BILLABONG XXL GLOBAL BIG WAVE AWARDS;
TWO DAYS OF PERFECTION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRODUCE MONSTER ENTRIES

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — (December 3, 2008) — The Thanksgiving weekend at Maverick’s produced an epic feast for many of the world’s top big wave riders during two of the most perfect days ever seen at the legendary Northern California surf break.   The all-time action at Mavs provided a monumental kick-start to the Northern Hemisphere winter season and adds to the record number of entries in the ninth annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy.  While the swell did offer a number of waves big enough for tow-in surfing, it proved to be more of a classic exhibition of paddle-in surfing at the upper limit of what is possible in that highly respected discipline of the sport. (more…)

Western Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, Spain and Puerto Rico Lead the Way

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — (November 6, 2008) — Winter may still be technically a month and a half away in the Northern Hemisphere, but the ninth-annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy is off to an all-time start thanks to numerous major swells all around the surfing world over the last seven months.  The brand-new BillabongXXL.com event website is brimming with both video footage and still photos of some of the biggest waves and best rides in the history of the event.

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Hawaiian Shane Dorian Claims Ride Of The Year

Californian Mike Parsons Surfs Biggest Wave In History at 70ft+

NEWPORT BEACH, CA  –  (April 11th 2008) — The kings of big wave surfing have been crowned at the eighth annual Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards in California.  Regarded as the Oscars of big wave surfing, the 2007/08 awards recognize the biggest and heaviest waves ridden and documented over the past twelve months.

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