Carlos Burle - Red Bull Big Wave Invitee
Finisterre ambassador Carlos Burle has been asked again to take part in the Red Bull Big Wave Event to held at Dungeons, South Africa.
The invitee list includes 24 of the World’s best big wave surfers, and Dungeons is renowned for being a treacherous place to surf, not only because of the wide open swell window, meaning that sets often come in wide, but also because of the prevalence of Great Whites in the line-up.
The event is currently on hold, but we’ll let you know when the swell hits the 20ft+ mark and the heats begin…
Dungeons was the spot where Finisterre tester and lensman Al Mackinon took the photo of Greg Long last year and was awarded the XXL Big Wave award. We’ll be getting an in-depth account of the story behind the shot in the coming months. Below is the winning photo - let’s hope for more of the same in the next few weeks…
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