Some more coverage of todos santos contest
Check out some video from Noel Robinson on ESPN.go:
Todos Santos contest video by Noel Robinson
Also, Check out a piece on the San Diego News Network:
Writer Shelby Stanger did a nice writeup on the comp:
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-03-06/sports/todos-santos-caps-of-busy-big-wave-winter-season
Drawing done by my brother taylor when we were down in mexico. Check out more art+photos at taylordunfee.com
Here is a photo from my heat in the Todos Santos comp thanks to Fred Pompermyer at theshot.com/br
and another photo pre-comp thanks to Frank Quirarte at maverickssurf.com
The Todos Santos Contest
The Todos Santos contest went off this past weekend!! the waves were pumping, in the 20 foot range, and there was an allstar cast to surf it. It was truly an honor to surf with all my heros and to be apart of such a special experience. there was no prize purse, so this contest was all about having fun and surfing with friends. It was some of the most exciting days of my life, and i cant thank greg long and gary linden enough for all of their hard work. gary and greg put in so much time into making this contest happen, and it showed in this incredible contest. I lost in my first heat, but it was a priceless experience. Hats off to Mark Healy for winning the comp, he is long overdue for a big contest win. Mark is one of the hardest charging surfers i know, and i couldnt be happier for his win.
I brought my brother taylor down to mexico, and he shot of lot of photos and videos,
here are some photos and frame grabs from the trip:
The drive down to mexico for this big wave comp was horrific, pouring rain with no visiblity , crashes and numerous warning phone calls about a possible ‘tsunami’, made it quite a nervous drive.
Thats not a tasmanian devil, thats a car driving through a puddle on the other side of the road.
The competitor meeting
My brother taylor, He was broke, so i told him id pay for everything if he came with me. Here he is 8 beers deep with a Caddilac margarita and the fresh fish plate dinner. Im happy taylor came down to support me.
Waterworld the next morning
Travis Payne and Colin Dwyer getting caught inside before the comp
Alex Grey before the comp-
Alex grey going down hard!
Travis Payne charging before the comp
Travis Payne again
Backsider Will Skudin going for broke before the contest
Will Skudin goin down
greg long heat one
Me-Kickin it in the channel
Mark Healy is a legend, here he is showing why he is the champ!
Gary Linden and Greg Long- This contest would have never happened if it wasnt for the hard work of Gary and Greg. Thank you to Gary and Greg
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