Mad man, charger, maniac, the Tasmanian devil himself with a heart of gold Marti Paradisis is nominated in this year’s Big Wave Awards presented by Surfing Life and Oakley. With a $35k prize purse up for grabs the Tassie boys are well represented from numerous swells around the apple isle it’s worth checking out what Moose and his crazy mates get up to.

Without a doubt the Tassie crew are leading the charge at this point, you can go watch the videos, check the sequences and vote (without any registration required) by simply clicking on the stars for the three categories, Biggest Slab, Biggest Wave and Biggest Paddle In, they’re all heavy and worthy nominations at the Big Wave Award website. 

Not really cutting it the the BWAs but this little gem pictured is from a slab that lit up after a seven year hunt during a huge swell earlier this winter on a remote, shark infested stretch of coast where Marti and local guru Skeeta paddled into a clean hollow tubes. 

Keep track of Marti’s movements at his website www.mooseontheloose.com.au