Thanks to Liam McNamara, the winter wave returned
It will award $100.000 in prizes and $10.000 for filmmakers and photographers; there will be monthly prizes, and the period begins today.
Jamie O'Brien won the wave of the winter and the best overall performance of the season
Chumbinho Chianca won the award for best newcomer, Moana Jones won best female performance and Reef McIntosh the wave of the decade
Miguel Tudela's tubazo in Pipe made it into the top 10 finalists of The Winter Wave
The Peruvian made it to the final of one of the most prestigious events on the planet; he was surprised that Joaquín del Castillo's shot was not part of the list
Top 10 waves surfed this Hawaiian winter
Wave of the Winter judges Gerry Lopez, Pancho Sullivan, Shawn Briley and Ross Williams chose their finalists
