BILLABONG XXL AWARDS MONSTER SWELL, TEAHUPO'O TAHITI

Dare devil surfers from around the globe have converged on the small Pacific island of Tahiti to ride the swell of the year at the famed Teahupoo (Cheo-poo) reef break.

A handful of die hard chargers including Hawaiian Big Wave legend SHANE DORIAN, local Teahupoo specialist MANOA DROLLET (Drol-Lay) and Australian ace DYLAN LONGBOTTOM (Gold Coast) conquered monstrous 6m waves in ideal conditions.

The heaving left hander which is recognised as the heaviest wave on earth, breaks over razor sharp coral reef and due to the velocity of the swells, surfers must be towed in with the assistance of Personal Water Craft (PWC).

While a number of crews descended on the break, it was the local experience of DROLLET coupled with the mind blowing antics of DORIAN who dominated the session, riding the biggest and deadliest waves.

The surfers are all vying for contention in the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards which recognise the biggest and most challenging waves captured on film and imagery in a 12 month period and carry a $USD 92,500 total prize pool.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• BILLABONG
• XXL
• AWARDS
• SHANE
• DORIAN
• TEAHUPOO
• TAHITI

[hylassatyr]

that last wave.. so heavy!! unbelievable!

[Rissoleking]

Man, that chick took a monster drop... respect. No fear.

[CheeseBon]

that last wave sent shivers all over my body! ive still got goose bumps while i type this

[blubizz]

@Lantho650 Mark Foo died at Mavericks



[secretguyoz2]

1:55 geez..

[Shzero0]

what game is this? graphics are stunningly great, better than crysis!

[primoknoxville]

SHANIZAL !

[MyNameIzLucas]

Wow, wille some guys are surfing this huge waves, and other watching on their boats, there are still some people just sitting on boats and fishing

[keflakev]

Yo no puedo creer lo perfecta que es esa ola, increible no deja de volarme la cabeza cada vez que la veo.... ojala algun dia pueda estar arriba de esos botes todo el dia viendolas!

[bluesbrrd]

The way that lip fans out at the end is so cool!

[maalaea]

Maya eating like a man!