Red Bull Big Wave Africa & QuikSnow on Boardriders TV

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Red Bull Big Wave Africa and QuikSnow Highlight Episode 15 of Boardriders TV

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 25 August, 2008 : - - The 2008 Red Bull Big Wave Africa will go down as one of the greatest big wave paddle–in events of all time, and was by far the best big wave event ever held in African waves. Twenty to twenty-five foot surf rumbled through the Dungeons Reef throughout the day for some of the best big wave surfers in the world to attempt.

Watch as 25 big wave surfboards get destroyed by the force of the ocean and competitors suffer broken ribs and burst eardrums. There is even a concussion. In amongst it all are some outrageous waves, including Greg Long’s incredible tube ride and young Hawaiian lunatic Mark Healey’s outrageous wipe-outs. South African Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker wins the event.

We go from big waves of Dungeons to the slopes of Tiffindell Ski Resort for the 2008 Quiksnow SA Champs. Watch as pro surfer Stan Badger and pro skateboarder Puddy Zwennis attempt snowboarding for the first time, both with very different results. With disciplines like Big Air, Slopestyle and Boarder X all of South Africa’s snow athletes were giving it stick for top results.

This year also saw a solid junior contingent competing, which bodes well for the future. We feature some great sessions on the Big Air kicker, with some massive tricks and heavy body slams. Highlights include Marcin Jekot pulling a Backside Rodeo (corked 540 degree rotation) to take top honours in the Big Air division.

Boardriders TV Episode 15 airs tonight (25 August) at 18:00 on SS1.

Date Time Channel
25 AUG 18:00 SS1/SS1A/CSN (PREMIER)
26 AUG 16:30 SS1/SS1A
27 AUG 02:30 SS1/SS1A
30 AUG 19:30 SS1/SS1A/CSN

Boardriders TV is produced by Invisible Cactus Entertainment. Boardriders TV is presented by Virgin Mobile in association with Resolution.

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