Richie Fitzgerald nominated for "Surfer Poll" Award

SURFER Magazine has announced the Video Award nominees fo the 37th annual SURFER Poll and Video Awards presented by American Suzuki and Ultimate Wave Tahiti. For the first time ever, five of the top Video Awards winners will be selected by a jury of surf film experts including major surf filmmakers, World Champion surfers, members of the SURFER Magazine editorial staff, and additional respected industry leaders.



The awards will take place in California on Tues 15th Sept and Northcore Ambassador Richie Fitzgerald has been nominated under the "Heavy Water" Category. We've not seen the other movies nominated but theres no way they can compared with the final sequence in Waveriders with Richie and tow partner Gabe Davies, tackling a massive Irish swell which defined heavy! (the footage above was from a smaller day!) Good luck guys

Heavy Water Nominees

• Todd Morcom (Storm Surf)
• Nathan Fletcher (Lavese Las Manos)
• Richard Fitzgerald, Gabe Davies, Alstair Mennie, Duncan Scott (Waveriders)
• Dylan Longbottom (Still Filthy)