Is Benas Surf Journal

FIVE BILLABONG XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES (Surfer prize $50,000 – Video prize $5,000) Brian Conley (San Diego, California) at Boca Grande, Mexico on October 22, 2008. (Video by Brian Conley) Ryan Hipwood (Gold Coast, Australia) at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on October 11, 2008. (Video by Tim Bonython) James Hollmer-Cross (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania on October 11, 2008. (Video by Dave Otto) Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Dungeons, South Africa on July 26, 2008 (Video by Fixerfilm/RedBull BWA) Garrett McNamara (Sunset Beach, Hawaii, USA) at Teahupoo, Tahiti on April 8, 2008 (Video by Simon Saffigna) FIVE BILLABONG XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD NOMINEES (Surfer prize $15,000 and a Honda Aquatrax watercraft with HSA sled – Photo/video prize $4,000) Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa) at Tafelberg Reef, South Africa on August 9, 2008. (Photos by Nic Bothma and Alan Van Gysen. Video by Fixerfilm/Hutchmotion.) Mark Mathews (Maroubra, N.S.W., Australia) at Cow Bommie, Western Australia on September 20, 2008. (Photo by Jamie Scott. Video by Tim Bonython.) Axi Muniain (Basque Country, Spain) at Belharra, France on January 16, 2009. (Photo by Greg Rabejac) Benjamin Sanchis (Hossegor, France) at Belharra Reef, France on January 18, 2009. (Photo by Stephane Salerno) Damien Warr (Yallingup, Western Australia) at Cow Bommie, Western Australia on September 20, 2008. (Photo by Jamie Scott) FIVE MONSTER PADDLE AWARD NOMINEES (Surfer prize $15,000 – Photo/video prize $4,000) Grant Baker (Durban, South Africa) at Maverick’s, California on November 30, 2008. (Photos by Nikki Brooks, Robert Brown, Todd Glaser, Seth Migdail, Fred Pompermayer and Frank Quirarte. Video by Eric Nelson) Derek Dunfee (San Diego, California, USA) at Maverick’s, California on November 30, 2008. (Photos by Robert Brown, Todd Glaser, Fred Pompermayer and Frank Quirarte) Nathan Fletcher (San Clemente, California, USA) at Maverick’s, California on November 30, 2008. (Photos by Robert Brown, Seth Migdail, Fred Pompermayer and Frank Quirarte) Axi Muniain (Basque Country, Spain) at Belharra Reef, France on January 9, 2009. (Photo by Greg Rabejac. Video by Fred Berho) James Taylor (Cape Town, South Africa) at Dungeons, South Africa on July 26, 2008. (Photos by Nic Bothma, Jeff Flindt and Alan Van Gysen. Video by Fixerfilm/Red Bull BWA)