A new organization calling itself the Half Moon Bay Surf Group Inc. won a permit to produce the world-renowned annual surf contest at Mavericks from the San Mateo County Harbor Commission on Wednesday night, but not without a dose of controversy.

Swell? Check. Surfers? Check. Lawyer from New York running the show? Check. Get the scoop here...

Putting aside backroom politics, Maverick pioneer Jeff Clark appeared “out of the mist” on a stand up paddleboard and into the ceremonial blessing that marks the beginning of the big wave contest.

Thirty-five years after he discovered the heaving surf break off the coast of Half Moon Bay, Clark is out as contest director, according to the company that owns the event...

La Nina is not only pissing in my Cheerios, the big wave bros who crave Mavericks are predicting the cash cow of a contest—the Mavericks Surf Contest—won’t run this year…

Apparently that big old purple blob on the swell charts doesn't cut the Mavericks mustard...

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I picked up a board th other day at Global Glassing in Oceanside and snapped photo of these 9-foot plus boards shaped by Jeff Clark. Ready for winter??