ENTER TO WIN A $55K TEAM BILLABONG BOAT!

Grand Prize: $55K Super Air Nautique Billabong Team Edition Boat Second Prizes (3): Billabong x Sony Vaio Notebook Third Prize: $500 in Billabong Merchandise

San Clemente, CA.  Want to go fast. We mean really fast? Billabong and SWELL are giving away a $55 Super Air Nautique boat used by the Billabong team in filming Wakeboarding Mag’s Video of the Year…….Out Of The Pond. Not such the scurvy sailor? Take the $10K in cash instead. The stakes are high, but if you’re not first, you’re not last. Second prizes include 3 Sony Vaio x Billabong Notebook and $500 in Billabong merchandise

Entries must be received on or before September 15, 2010

To enter, visit http://boatsweeps.com/swell

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