Rusty Chile's Christian Merell along with Ramon Navarro, Diego Medina, and Khol Christenson go head to head with a uncharted Chilean super slab... Have a look at a few bombs from Merello below and to check out more waves from this day visit Surfline.com:
All photos: Alfredo Escobar
Rusty Chilean team rider Cristian Merello won the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Punta De Lobos, Chile yesterday. The event was held in huge 15 – 20ft waves at the famous big wave spot Punta De Lobos, Chile.
Cristian overcome a world class field including Mark Healy, Grant Baker, Peter Mel, Greg Long (who won last years “In Memory of Eddie Aikau” event at Waimea Bay, Hawaii), and Rusty's own Jamie Sterling to take the win.
Also, a big congratulations to Jamie for taking to the podium in this prestigious, invitation only event. To see more from the event check out here.
