A surf contest like no other, the Nixon Surf Challenge this year brought together a dozen of the best surfers from Europe and further afield for five days of exploration in Ireland. The event had a flexible mobile format, giving the surfers the best possible chance of scoring some quality waves. In the end, the riders decide themselves who deserves the win based on Nixon’s distinct method of team voting.

After a week on the road in Ireland, driving south from Lahinch all the way down to the small, picturesque fishing town of Dingle in County Kerry, Chippa Wilson was able to claim his maiden Nixon Surf Challenge.