Official Event Site
EVENT WINDOW: Northern Hemisphere (October 15-February 28)
LOCATION: Isla Todos Santos, Baja California Norte, Mexico
TIME DIFFERENCE: GMT -6
COORDINATES: 23.4486° N, 110.2233° W
BAGGAGE CLAIM: Los Cabos Airport, Los Cabos (SJD)
Mark Healey at Todos Santos. Healey is the defending champion of the Challenge. - WSL
THE WAVE: Power, boils and bumps. Isla Todos Santos is home to the notorious Killers pointbreak. Protected by a large horseshoe bay, Killers pulls in swells from the Northwest as they approach the Baja peninsula. The point protects the incoming swells from onshore winds, which allows it to build in height without losing any of its power. It's known to rise to heights of more than 60 feet.
"Being farther away from the winds that create the swells allows Killers to handle the biggest waves the West Coast of North America has to offer," said Big Wave Tour (BWT) Vice President Gary Linden. "With a deep water channel to anchor in and great visibility from the island, Todos Santos is without a doubt a big-wave photographer's paradise."
A thick wave approaches. - WSL
NOTABLE: The Todos Santos Challenge hasn't run since 2010. That event was won by Mark Healey (HAW). Drawing off the energy of the Pacific Northwest, Todos Santos needs the right swell from the Gulf of Alaska to make Baja pump.
2015/2016 TODOS SANTOS CHALLENGE COMPETITOR LIST
WSL Big Wave Tour Top Ten Seeds
Makuakai Rothman (HAW)
Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Nic Lamb (USA)
Anthony Tashnick (USA)
Greg Long (USA)
Nathan Fletcher (USA)
Grant Baker (ZAF)
Natxo Gonzales (EUK)
Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Carlos Burle (BRA)
Injury Wildcard
Alex Gray (USA)
Video Invitees
Trevor Sven Carlson
Mark Mathews (AUS)
Event Invitees
Derek Dunfee (USA)
Rusty Long (USA)
Nic Vaughan (USA)
Coco Nogales (MEX)
Diego Pertusso
Vincente Yazbeck
BWT Invitees
Shane Dorian (HAW)
Mark Healey (HAW)
Josh Kerr (AUS)
Kelly Slater (USA)
Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
ALTERNATES LISTS
Video Invitee Alternates
James Taylor
Jamie Sterling (HAW)
Event Invitee Alternates
Chapman Murphey
Dane Gudauskas (USA)
Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
BWT Invitee Alternates
Damien Hobgood (USA)
Will Skudin (USA)
Diego Medina (CHL)
Check back at WorldSurfLeague.com for the latest information regarding Big Wave Tour calls. Plus, download the WSL App and sign up to receive event alerts.
BWT Event Guide: Todos Santos
WSL
Official Event Site
EVENT WINDOW: Northern Hemisphere (October 15-February 28)
LOCATION: Isla Todos Santos, Baja California Norte, Mexico
TIME DIFFERENCE: GMT -6
COORDINATES: 23.4486° N, 110.2233° W
BAGGAGE CLAIM: Los Cabos Airport, Los Cabos (SJD)
THE WAVE: Power, boils and bumps. Isla Todos Santos is home to the notorious Killers pointbreak. Protected by a large horseshoe bay, Killers pulls in swells from the Northwest as they approach the Baja peninsula. The point protects the incoming swells from onshore winds, which allows it to build in height without losing any of its power. It's known to rise to heights of more than 60 feet.
"Being farther away from the winds that create the swells allows Killers to handle the biggest waves the West Coast of North America has to offer," said Big Wave Tour (BWT) Vice President Gary Linden. "With a deep water channel to anchor in and great visibility from the island, Todos Santos is without a doubt a big-wave photographer's paradise."
NOTABLE: The Todos Santos Challenge hasn't run since 2010. That event was won by Mark Healey (HAW). Drawing off the energy of the Pacific Northwest, Todos Santos needs the right swell from the Gulf of Alaska to make Baja pump.
2015/2016 TODOS SANTOS CHALLENGE COMPETITOR LIST
WSL Big Wave Tour Top Ten Seeds
Makuakai Rothman (HAW)
Gabriel Villaran (PER)
Nic Lamb (USA)
Anthony Tashnick (USA)
Greg Long (USA)
Nathan Fletcher (USA)
Grant Baker (ZAF)
Natxo Gonzales (EUK)
Patrick Gudauskas (USA)
Carlos Burle (BRA)
Injury Wildcard
Alex Gray (USA)
Video Invitees
Trevor Sven Carlson
Mark Mathews (AUS)
Event Invitees
Derek Dunfee (USA)
Rusty Long (USA)
Nic Vaughan (USA)
Coco Nogales (MEX)
Diego Pertusso
Vincente Yazbeck
BWT Invitees
Shane Dorian (HAW)
Mark Healey (HAW)
Josh Kerr (AUS)
Kelly Slater (USA)
Jamie Mitchell (AUS)
ALTERNATES LISTS
Video Invitee Alternates
James Taylor
Jamie Sterling (HAW)
Event Invitee Alternates
Chapman Murphey
Dane Gudauskas (USA)
Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
BWT Invitee Alternates
Damien Hobgood (USA)
Will Skudin (USA)
Diego Medina (CHL)
Check back at WorldSurfLeague.com for the latest information regarding Big Wave Tour calls. Plus, download the WSL App and sign up to receive event alerts.
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