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Cape Town Welcomes Red Bull Big Wave Africa back home in the arms of its almighty Dungeons!
After a nine-year on-off relationship, Red Bull BWA and Dungeons are about to embark on their celebratory ten-year anniversary in true big wave surfing style.
The best surfing event in Africa has kept its ardent followers in awe for years, and plans on making year ten the best yet.
This year Red Bul Big Wave will keep The World’s Best Big Wave Surfers trailing the South Africa’s best Big Wave surfers after the best surf spots of Cape Town for the waiting period.
One thing is for sure - when the Dungeons call is given, they all know where to find it.
The list surfers who have been invited to compete in the tenth anniversary edition of the Red Bull Big Wave Africa event have been chosen.
Full list of invited surfers in no particular order:
1. Sean Holmes (ZA)
2. Greg Long (USA)
3. Grant Baker (ZA)
4. Carlos Burle (BRA)
5. Jason Ribbink (ZA)
6. Grant Washburn (USA)
7. Chris Bertish (ZA)
8. Peter Mel (USA)
9. Andrew Marr (ZA)
10. Paul Paterson (AUS)
11. John Whittle (ZA)
12. Jamie Sterling (HAW)
13. David Smith (ZA)
14. Ross Clarke-Jones (AUS)
15. Mickey Duffus (ZA)
16. Tyler Smith (USA)
17. Simon Lowe (ZA)
18. Mark Healey(HAW)
19. Ian Armstrong (ZA)
20. Anthony Tashnick (USA)
21. James Taylor (ZA)
22. Ramon Navarro (CHILE)
23. Charles Reitz (ZA)
24. Ian Walsh (HAW)
There is a mix of young and old, local and international, experienced Dungeons surfers and rookies.
The local line up of surfers include the Durban trio of Twiggy Baker, Jason Ribbink and 2006 Red Bull BWA winner John Whittle, Cape Town chargers Mickey Duffus, Andy Marr and Simon Lowe who know their way around Dungeons, and event rookies like James Taylor and Charles Reitz.
International surfers include event stalwarts Grant Washburn and Greg Long from California, Carlos Burle from Brazil and Ross Clarke-Jones from Australia. Mark Healey and Ian Walsh from Hawaii are two of the international rookies, as well as Ramon Navarro from Chile.
Red Bull Big Wave Africa 2008
Date: 24 July – 31 August 2008
Venue: Dungeons, Hout Bay
Location: Hout Bay, Western Cape
Molo Says: This is one of the highest anticipated event for surfers world and remember, it is in it’s 10th year, so the believe us, it will be mayhem on those rolling clouds of thundering water…!!
Great video online: Watch a compilation Big Wave video online. It’s an awesome overview of the first few years of Red Bull Big Wave Africa with excellent music as well.
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