Tag archive for ‘big wave’
2011/2012 Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau
The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau is the most venerated big wave surfing event on Earth, held at Waimea Bay, Oahu, on a single day during the Hawaiian winter when, and if, waves exceed the 20-foot minimum requirement.
“Midseason highlights” Billabong XXL
Billabong have just released a compilation of entries for the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards 2011.
Maya Gabeira wins the prize for biggest wave of the season
For the fourth time in a row Maya Gabeira won last saturday the Billabong XXL award.
Making waves. The story of Maya Gabeira.
A Brazilian is emerging as one of the world’s top big wave surfers – and she’s a woman. Maya Gabeira has journeyed to tackle the most terrifying swells, becoming ‘one of the boys’ with the handful of men who share her passion… She first took to a surfboard as an escape from her own spiralling [...]
