Red Bull Big Wave Africa
Red Bull Big Wave Africa Pumps For 10-Year Anniversary
Sat 26 July 2008 1530h- Red Bull Big Wave Africa 2008 is done and dusted. What an insane contest, the 15 to 20 foot sets and clean conditions a fitting way to celebrate the event's 10th year. The unofficial results are Twiggy Baker (RSA) in first, Carlos Burle (BRZ) second, Greg Long (USA) third, James Taylor (RSA) fourth, Anthony Tashnick (USA) fifth and Mark Healy (HI) in sixth.
South Africa's Baker, who hails from Durban, dominated the half hour final with two bomb waves, scoring 8.2 and 9. Burle spent the latter half of the heat chasing Twiggy's scores but couldn't quite find the big sets he required. Same counted for 2003 BWA victor Long, who scored a perfect 10-point tube ride earlier in the day and caught the first wave of the final, taking off deep on a massive wall and riding it high and critical in the pocket, but spent the rest of the time scratching around trying to find a back-up wave.
