Se vienen los Billabong XXL 2013

Mañana arranca el gran evento anual «Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards» desde California, donde se premiará a la Ride of The Year y Biggest Wave, entre otras 7 categorías. Esta premiación destaca a los mejores surfistas sacando a relucir todo su surf en las mejoras olas del planeta. Sin dudas es un evento para no perderse. Entre los latinos podemos encontrar a los chilenos Ramón Navarro ,entre los nominados a la Pacifico Tube Award, y a Sofía Borquez en Girls Performance. 

Entre los destacados está nuevamente el ya conocido Shane Dorian, que fue nominado a todas las categorías. Las mismas son Ride of the Year, XXL Wipeout Award, Surfline Mens Performance, Girls Performance, Pacifico Paddle, Pacifico Tube y Biggest Wave . Vale recordar que la mayoría de las elecciones pertenece a un swell que entró en Cloudbreak, Fiji.

El evento podrá verse en vivo por acá  desde la 7,30 PM (Pacific Time) .

Te dejamos los nominados en algunas de las categorías:

RIDE OF THE YEAR:

(Surfer prize $50,000 – Video prize $5,000)

Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Cortes Bank, California on December 21, 2012. (Video by Steve Kennedy.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii on October 9, 2012. (Video by Elliot Leboe.)
Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii on October 10, 2012. (Video by Bruno Lemos.)
Reef McIntosh (Kauai, Hawaii, USA) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on June 8, 2012. (Video by Talon Clemow.)
Dave Wassel (Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on June 8, 2012. (Video by Nick Pollet.)

PACIFICO PADDLE:

(Surfer prize $20,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000)

Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa at Cortes Bank, California on December 21, 2012. (Photos by Pat Stacy. Video by Neil Goss.)
Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Cortes Bank, California on December 21, 2012. (Photos by Robert Brown, Rob Gilley, Greg Huglin, Frank Quirarte and Pat Stacy. Video by Jason Murray.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii, on October 9, 2012. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Richard Hallman, Bruno Lemos and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Jace Panebianco/Poorboyz.)
Matt Meola (Haiku, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii on December 31, 2012. (Photos by Bruno Lemos and PhotoBrent. Video by Bruno Lemos.)
Makua Rothman (Sunset Beach, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Maui, Hawaii on October 9, 2012. (Photos by Eric Aeder, Sean Hower, Bruno Lemos, and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Elliot Leboe.)ç

 BIGGEST WAVE:

(Surfer prize $10,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000)

Danilo Couto (Bahia, Brazil) at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on January 27, 2013. (Photo by Laurent Pujol. Video by Sebastian Muller.)
Shawn Dollar (Santa Cruz, California, USA) at Cortes Bank, California on December 21, 2012. (Photos by Robert Brown, Rob Gilley, Greg Huglin, Frank Quirarte and Pat Stacy. Video by Neil Goss.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii, on October 9, 2012. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Richard Hallman, Bruno Lemos and Fred Pompermayer. Video by Bruno Lemos.)
Kealii Mamala (Haleiwa, Hawaii) at Nazaré, Portugal, on January 28, 2013. (Photos by Bruno Aleixo, Luis Bento, Greg Huglin, To Mane, Wilson Ribeiro and Ricardo Bravo Santos. Video by Greg Huglin.)
Antonio Silva (Cascais, Portugal) at Nazaré, Portugal on January 28, 2013. (Photos by Bruno Aleixo, Diogo D’Orey and Ricardo Bravo Santos. Video by Greg Huglin.)

PACIFICO TUBE:

(Surfer prize $5,000 – Still photography prize $2,000)

Peter Conroy (Miltown Malbray, Ireland) at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on January 21, 2013. (Photos by Roo McCrudden.)
Shane Dorian (Kona, Hawaii, USA) at Jaws, Hawaii, on October 9, 2012. (Photos by Erik Aeder, Richard Hallman, Bruno Lemos and Fred Pompermayer.)
Reef McIntosh (Kauai, Hawaii, USA) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on June 8, 2012. (Photos by Fred Pompermayer, Rusty Russell and Tom Servais.)
Ramon Navarro (Pichilemu, Chile) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on June 8, 2012. (Photos by PhotoBrent and Rusty Russell.)
Dave Wassel (Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA) at Cloudbreak, Fiji on June 8, 2012. (Photos by Brian Bielmann, PhotoBrent, Ted Pompermayer and Tom Servais.)