Big-wave surfers to make a splash at 2018 Wavescape Festival in Cape Town
Cape Town's annual Wavescape Festival, from November 15 to December 9, is a collection of events that take place around the city, all centred on surfing and the ocean.
We spoke to co-founder of the festival Steve Pike about what he's got planned for the year of the big wave.
What is the theme of this Wavescape festival?
We have a theme every year and this year the idea of big waves jumped out at us after we noticed that we were premiering a big-wave movie while also partnering with an amazing project to document the big-wave spot Dungeons near Hout Bay.
Part of our partnership was an exhibition of 60 big-wave boards, which are up to 11ft [3.35m] long, as well as a Big Wave Night during which we hosted a panel discussion with top big-wave surfers and their surfboard shapers...
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