On Saturday, the New Big Wave Challenge held its inaugural awards ceremony in Nazare, Portugal, with Nathan Florence and Justine Dupont winning top honors.
Justine Dupont, France’s premier female big-wave surfer, has made history. At the inaugural Big Wave Challenge awards, held October, 28th in Nazaré, Portugal, Dupont took home the top honors in three categories, including Biggest Wave. The ride came from a strike mission to Cortes Bank, a spooky .
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For the last week or so, footage from the first big swell of the season in Hawaii as been dominating our feeds. It's no surprise that Maui's Jaws, aka Pe'ahi, stole the spotlight. Footage of Kai Lenny's opening day session and his insane wipeout had viewers' minds blown. Albee Layer also .
Last week Kai Lenny was right where he belongs—in the jaws of Jaws—as the first huge swell of the season unleashed in Hawaii. Over the summer, Lenny surfed head-high SoCal, boosted huge barrel roles at Cloudbreak, caught fish with his bare hands (sort of), and worked as a hometown hero. .