De nuevo los surfistas vascos han dejado el listón alto al ser seleccionados para el certamen de olas grandes Billabong XXL Awards que ya anunciabamos.
Tras un año de olas enormes, fotos y videos de película, se acaba de celebrar en California la gala y se han otorgado premios a los mas valientes. Las olas surfeadas por nuestros chicos no han resultado finalmente ganadoras pero ahí queda el papelón realizado por ellos y el reconocimiento internacional. Felicidades a Asier Muniain, Ibon Amatriain. y Adur Letamendia.

Foto: Shane Dorian


BILLABONG XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD
(Surfer prize $50,000 - Video prize $5,000)

1st: Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on November 1, 2007.
(Video by Gustavo Camarao)

2nd: Manoa Drollet (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on November 1, 2007.

3rd: Carlos Burle (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Ghost Tree, California on December 4, 2007.

4th: Ian Walsh (Paia, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on November 1, 2007.

5th: Michael Brennan (Tasmania, Australia) at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on January 14, 2008.

WINNER BILLABONG XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD
(Surfer prize $15,000 and a Honda Aquatrax watercraft with HSA sled - Photo/video prize $4,000)

Mike Parsons (San Clemente, California, USA) at Cortes Bank off California on January 5, 2008.
(Photo by Robert Brown)

WINNER MONSTER PADDLE AWARD
(Surfer prize $15,000 - Photo/video prize $4,000)

Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Todos Santos, Mexico on December 5, 2007
(Photos by Jeff Flindt)

WINNER MONSTER TUBE PHOTO AWARD NOMINEES
(Surfer prize $5,000 - Photography prize $2,000)

Manoa Drollet (Tahiti, French Polynesia) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on November 1, 2007.
(Photo by Jeff Flindt)

WINNER BEST MALE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD
(Surfer prize $5,000)

Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA)

WINNER BILLABONG GIRLS BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD
(Surfer prize $5,000)

Maya Gabeira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)