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NSSA Nationals 2008 Highlights Part 3

The Finals went down in overhead surf as the competitors split peaks at lowers and battled it out for the National Champion Title.

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NSSA Nationals 2008 Highlights Part 1

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BRAD GERLACH WINS THE BILLABONG XXL BIGGEST WAVE AWARD

VIDEO: Watch the Winners and Nominees here

His December 21 Todos monster racks up $68,000; Diego Medina from Chile wins the biggest paddle in

Former world runner-up Brad Gerlach enjoyed a new pinnacle in his career Friday night as he was announced winner of the 2006 Billabong XXL Biggest Wave award. The Todos wave, ridden during one of the largest swells to hit the West Coast in decades, measured up at 68 feet -- two feet bigger than his partner, Mike Parsons' 2001 wave at Cortes Bank. He edged out Tyler Fox's Ghost Trees bomb, which came in at 63 feet. While Gerr knew his late-afternoon drop was large, he admitted he wasn't thinking "XXL" when he kicked out. "It wasn't until Greg and Rusty Long paddled up and said it was the biggest wave they'd ever seen out there," says Gerlach. "I was, like, woah. Really?"

68 Feet = $68,000, BRAD GERLACH, Dec 21, 2006, Todos Santos

Strangely enough, SURFING Magazine predicted the winner and the wave height to the exact foot on its May 2006 cover.

Diego Medina from Chile wins for "Biggest Paddle In" with this beast at Puntos Lobos, Chile

Other big prizes included Diego Medina's paddle-in behemoth in Chile, which outsized giant days at Waimea, Todos and Maverick's. The name on the $10,000 check is further evidence that the XXL is truly a global big-wave event.

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Shane Dorian, not surprisingly, won $5000 and the Monster Tube Award for his surreal cave at Teahupoo, while Hawaii's Jamie Sterling, who bounced back and forth from the West Coast and Hawaii and paddled and towed with equal commitment, collected 5 large for the Surfline Best Overall Performance Award. Santa Cruz gnarly girl Jamiliah Star won the Women's Best Overall Performance.

Stay tuned for full details and photos from the Billabong XXL Awards night, coming soon.

Shane Dorian, Monster Tube Award for his surreal cave at Teahupoo

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