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Mavericks Surf Contest, Jan 12, 2008 by Deborah Lattimore.. Princeton-by-the-Sea, California. Mavericks, a rock-studded, once-secret surf spot named after a dog, looked for all the world Saturday like the Super Bowl of big wave riding as thousands of people streamed to this fishing hamlet to see two dozen surfers challenge one of the world’s most dangerous breaks. 
Mavericks Surf Contest, Jan 12, 2008 – Grant “Twiggy” Baker by Deborah Lattimore.. With powerful surf and gentle winds forecast, Mavericks pioneer Jeff Clark kicked off the sixth edition of the surf contest by issuing the call late last week to surfers from California, Hawaii, South Africa, Australia and Brazil. They had 24 hours to get here, and all but one—who had just become a father—arrived in time to take on waves forecast to reach 25 feet or higher. Southern California’s Greg Long came out victorious, traversing one of the final heat’s largest waves with savvy beyond his 24 years. But each of the six finalists out of 24 who entered the contest left the water with equal prize money and equally large grins stretched across their sun-splashed faces. Sources: Los Angeles Times & San Jose Mercury News Also, check out articles in New America Media category: Sports |
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