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Name:	Grant Baker
Nickname:	Twiggy
Lives In:	Durban South Africa
Gender:	Male

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Surfing

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News

Surfers celebrate a historic year of big-wave riding achievements

Contributed by Chris Mauro

Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:00am

"I'd like to thank El Nio," a cheerful Grant Baker said while accepting his Ride-of-the-Year honor during Friday night's 10th Annual Billabong XXL Big-Wave Award Show in Anaheim, Calif. The renowned big-wave surfer from South Africa won $50,000 for making an incredible drop on a 50-foot wave.

The show is the Oscars of big-wave surfing. Friday's ceremony recognized the biggest and heaviest waves ridden and documented over the past 12 months. Thanks mostly to the aforementioned..

Top big-wave surfers to earn recognition for remarkable year of highs and lows

Friday, April 23, 2010 11:43am

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Monday, April 20, 2009 7:22am

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About

Twiggy burst on to everyone's radar by winning the 2006 Mavericks Surf Contest. Before that no one had ever heard of him, except for in his homeland of South Africa. Now, he's a big wave star and always a threat to win any big wave event.