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.
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November 02 2009 |
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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…
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June 29 2009 |
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With $150,000 on the line, organizers of the Mavericks Surf Contest extended the waiting period by a week, then promptly called it of all together. The reason for the sudden flip?
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April 06 2009 |
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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…
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February 05 2009 |
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Apparently that big old purple blob on the swell charts doesn’t cut the Mavericks mustard…
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January 16 2009 |
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Maverick’s Surf Contest organizers announced Tuesday that the payout for the big-wave surf contest has been doubled from $75,000 to $150,000, making it the largest known prize purse in big-wave surfing history.
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January 14 2009 |
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When Contest Director Jeff Clark gives the greenlight, fans can experience “the world’s most dangerous wave” and all the jaw-dropping action from the comfort and convenience of their mobile phones. Beginning at 8 a.m. (PST) on contest day, the mobile broadcast will feature all the epic big-wave surfing action, live interviews with the surfers, up-to-the-minute heat results and the awards ceremony.
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January 13 2009 |
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It’s official – The 2009 Mavericks Surf Contest waiting period has begun. On Tuesday, more than two-dozen of the best big-wave surfers from around the world, along with their families, friends and media, assembled on the beach at Pillar Point to celebrate the opening of the new 2009 Contest season.
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January 09 2009 |
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The Maverick’s surfing contest has been revived by Jim Beam Bourbon…
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December 22 2008 |
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