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[Chris Bertish taking the drop]

Newquay-based charger Chris Bertish takes third place by George Mojo

28/07/2006:// Newquay-based charger Chris Bertish paddled into some of the biggest set waves to take third place at the Red Bull Big Wave Africa.

The UK Rhino team rider took the drop in waves ranging from 12 to 15ft at the notorious Dungeons break to record one of his best ever contest results.

The 26-year-old spent six months training for the event including being towed-in to some of Britain's largest surf by jetski.

Bertish's tow-in partner is fellow Newquay surfer Ben Granata, who was stoked by his partner's result at the world-renowned event.

Durban's Jason Whittle won the event with Andy Marr in second. Ross Clarke-Jones was the other finalist

Whittle won the eighth edition of the Red Bull Big Wave Africa. in a final that saw a south-easter come up and blow into some giant right-hand barrels,

He picked up set waves and rode them with aplomb to secure the vote from the assembled judges.

"I'm just the favoured son today," said an emotional Whittle after his victory.

The Sensi Threads Biggest Wave Award went to Marr, the Von Zipper Biggest Tube Award went to Jason Ribbink from Durban, and the Billabong Deep Throat Award for the most committed surfer over the event, went to Hawaiian charger Jamie Sterling.

The waves at Dungeons were pulsing thoughout the day, with massive wide sets swinging though and catching some surfers by suprise, but with other surfers making full use of local knowledge and dropping down some of the bombs for high scores.

In 2001 he won the "XL World Big Wave Award". This is a major award given to the person who paddles into and rides the biggest wave in the world that year.

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