A selection of the most iconic moments of the past quarter-century at the Billabong Pro J-Bay are showcased in Webisode 7 on www.billabongpro.com, the official website of Africa’s premier surfing event.

Defending event champion Joel Parkinson, South African surfing super star Jordy Smith, ‘uber-wildcard’ Sean Holmes and a host of fresh-faced rising stars and grizzled local veterans share their favourite moments while the world’s best surfers perform on the revered 300 metre liquid runway known as Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay.

Relive the phenomenal waves of last year; the dramatic last-second, title-winning ride in 2005; Parko’s shark story; the elation of hearing the crowd react to a 10 point ride and a variety of other happenings that are indelibly etched into the folklore of one of the planet’s marquee annual surf gatherings.

The 2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay starts on Thursday 15 July with a waiting period that runs until Sunday 25 July. It is stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the series of events that determines the annual ASP World Surfing Champion. The field comprises the world’s top 45 ranked professional surfers along with three wildcards.

The www.billabongpro.com website features heaps of content including background information, news, photos and videos and will provide LIVE coverage of all the action during the event using multiple camera angles, slow motion replays, real-time scoring, commentary in English and Portuguese, email messages to the commentators, interactive competitions and video-on-demand highlights of every wave ridden.

The 2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay is proudly supported by Eastern Cape Tourism, Virgin Atlantic, Monster Energy, Vida e Caffe, Corona and Tavcor

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