SB Boardriders Club Big Wave contest gets some waves
The South Bay Boardriders Club Big Wave Contest finally made it past the talking stage and into the water last weekend when a solid, overhead swell swept in.
The surfer who is documented paddling into the biggest South Bay wave ridden this winter will be honored at the First Annual South Bay Big Wave Challenge awards dinner in April. Prizes will include $1,000 and a Prime wetsuit from Body Glove. The winner will also be profiled in Easy Reader.
The contest period began Dec. 1 and continues through March 31.
Entrants must present photographic or video evidence of their ride and the wave must have been caught between Indicators in Palos Verdes, on the south, and D and W Jetty in El Segundo, on the north.
The contest is modeled after the Billabong XXL Big Wave Contest. Though local waves don’t match the size of Billabong’s 50-foot-plus winning waves, 20-foot waves are not uncommon at South Bay breaks such as the Redondo Breakwater, Hammerland in El Segundo and Indicators in Palos Verdes
SBBC photographer Mike Balzer said he hopes the contest will provide recognition and encouragement to upcoming South Bay surfers.
South Bay Surf Series
The second of five contests presented by the SBBC will be held Saturday, February 19 at 45th Street in Manhattan Beach. The top point getter in the open and junior men’s divisions will win at trip to either Nicaragua or El Salvador from Adventure Sports Tours (www.asaventures.com) .
For more information on the SBBC Big Wave Challenge and the Surf Series visit SouthBayBoardRiders.com. ER
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