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Here are the crazy 2008 XXL Billabong Monster Paddle Award Nominees. These brave surfers will also be honored at the eight-annual awards ceremony at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, CA. Over 500 entries from around the world and 12 months of swell hunting turned out the top five nominees. The surfers and the photographers had to narrow down the field to only five. That limited decision was a difficult one. Think of all the possible waves that could have won and then only choose five.

Believe it or not, but four of the five paddle-in wave nominees came from the same epic day at Todos Santos. Todos Santos Island is located nine miles off the coast of Ensenada, Mexico. With the odds in favor of a Todos Santos wave, the overall winner will pull in a nice $15,000 payday.

The five nominees include:

• Ben Andrews (San Francisco, California, USA) at Maverick’s, California on February 9, 2008.
• Mark Healey (Sunset Beach, Hawaii, USA) at Todos Santos, Mexico on December 5, 2007.
• Greg Long (San Clemente, California, USA) at Todos Santos, Mexico on December 5, 2007
• Jamie Mitchell (Gold Coast, Australia) at Todos Santos, Mexico on December 5, 2007.
• Rodrigo Resende (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at Todos Santos, Mexico on December 5, 2007.

Post a comment on who you think will win the Monster Paddle Award this year!