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Maverick's or Mavericks is a world-famous surfing location in Northern California. It is located approximately one-half mile (0.8km) from shore in Pillar Point Harbor, just north of Half Moon Bay. After a strong winter storm has occurred in the northern Pacific Ocean, waves can routinely crest at over 25 feet (8m) and top out at over 50 feet (15m). The break is caused by an unusually-shaped underwater rock formation. Northern California, sometimes abbreviated NorCal, refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
Half Moon Bay is a town located in San Mateo county, California, USA, the town had a total population of 11,842 as of the 2000 census. ...
Mavericks is a destination for some of the world's premier big wave surfers. Very few riders become big wave surfers; and of those, only a select few are willing to risk the hazardous conditions at Maverick's. An invitation-only contest is held there every few winters, depending on wave conditions. Big wave surfing is a discipline where riders paddle into waves which are a couple of times overhead, on boards known as guns. ...
The name In early March of 1961, three surfers, Alex Matienzo, Jim Thompson, and Dick Knottmeyer, decided to try the distant waves off Pillar Point. With them was a white-haired german shepherd named Maverick, owned by a roommate of Matienzo. Maverick was used to swimming out with his owner, or with Matienzo, while they were out surfing.
The trio left Maverick on shore, but he swam out and caught up with them. Finding the conditions too unsafe for the dog, Matienzo paddled back in and tied Maverick to the car bumper, before rejoining the others. The riders had limited success that day, surfing the tail end of the break and generally deeming the conditions too dangerous.
They decided to name the point after Maverick, who seemed to have gotten the most out of the experience. It became known as "Maverick's Point", and later simply "Maverick's".
Discovery Jeff Clark, growing up near Pillar Point, learned about Maverick's at an early age, that it was too dangerous to surf. He spent time watching the break, and saw the possibility of riding Hawaii-sized waves right there in Northern California. One day in 1975, with the waves topping out at 10 to 12 feet, the safest conditions possible for trying out the surf, Clark paddled out alone to face Maverick's. He was successful, catching a number of left-breaking waves, the first person to tackle Maverick's head-on. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
For the next 15 years, Clark continued surfing Maverick's alone. Other than a few close friends who had paddled out and seen Maverick's themselves, no one believed in its existence. The popular opinion of the time was that there simply were no large waves in California.
The next two people to surf at Maverick's, on January 22, 1990, in the company of Clark, were Dave Schmidt (brother of big wave legend Richard Schmidt) and Tom Powers, both from Santa Cruz. John Raymond, from Pacifica, and Mark Renneker, from San Francisco, surfed Maverick's a few days later. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Location of Santa Cruz, California Downtown Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ...
Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, with a total population of 38,390 as of the 2000 census. ...
Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Popularization In 1990, a photo of Maverick's taken by Steve Tadin, a friend of Clark, was published in Surfer magazine. This event triggered a flood of interest in Maverick's as surfers realized that world-class big waves could be found in California. Over the next couple years, more photos of Maverick's began showing up in surfing magazines, and before long, filmmaker Gary Mederios released a movie about Maverick's, Waves of Adventure in the Red Triangle. As news of Maverick's spread, many big-wave surfers came and surfed the new break. This article is about the year. ...
Unfortunately, the occasion is remembered for its tragic outcome. In 1994 Hawaiian big-wave legend Mark Foo died when he caught an edge on a midsize wave and fell. A few hours later his body was found floating just under the surface. Foo's death gave Maverick's more publicity and also prompted the formation of the Maverick's Water Patrol. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Mark Foo was a professional surfer born in Singapore in 1958, relocated to Hawaii at age 4, where he spent his early childhood surfing the South Shore of Oahu. ...
The first big-wave surfing contest at Maverick's was held in 1999. The competition resulted in Darryl Virostko ("Flea"), Richard Schmidt, Ross Clarke-Jones, and Peter Mel taking first, second, third, and fourth places, respectively. The second competition was held the following year and put Darryl Virostko, Kelly Slater, Tony Ray, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt, and Matt Ambrose in first through sixth places. In 2004, with Darryl Virostko, Matt Ambrose, Evan Slater, Anthony Tashnick, Peter Mel, and Grant Washburn placing in spots first through sixth. The 2005 winner was Anthony Tashnick. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Kelly Slater (born Robert Kelly Slater on February 11, 1972) from Cocoa Beach, Florida is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport. ...
Tony Bruno Rey is a guitarist who has played in several bands including Danger Danger and Saraya. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Maverick's in film The first video images were shot by Eric W. Nelson in February of 1990. On that sunny day Jeff Clark paddled out with Dave Schmidt and Tom Powers. Eric was shooting for his community access television show 'Powerlines Surf-Spots'. This would be the genesis of the Powerlines Productions empire that showcases big wave surfing around the Globe.
Eric's first movie was 'High Noon at Low Tide' 1994/2005. In 1998 he produced another big wave documentary 'Twenty Feet Under'. Meanwhile Curt Myers, another local filmmaker, had produced 'Shifting Peaks' and 'Heavy Water' 94/95.
On December 11, 1998, during a big Northwest open ocean swell reaching 20-25 feet, Curt Myers was shooting from the water and Eric was shooting from land. On this memorable swell they joined forces and produced the mini documentary 'twelveleven'. On this day Powerlines Productions was born. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Jeff Clark and Maverick's are featured in the 2004 film Riding Giants, which documents the history of big wave surfing. Directed by skateboarder turned documentary producer Stacey Peralta (best known for the skating documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys), Riding Giants includes interviews with many of the surfers mentioned in this article. This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ...
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Stacy Peralta (born October 15, 1957 in California) is an American director, as well as a former professional skateboarder, team surfer and entrepreneur. ...
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002) is a documentary about the history of skateboarding. ...
References - Matt Warshaw: Maverick's: the story of big-wave surfing, Chronicle Books, ISBN 081182652X
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