Baseball Enjoys Day Off Nov 17, 2009
Team Bonding at Mavericks. Team Bonding at Mavericks ... Just before Half Moon Bay, this coastal town is home of the world famous Mavericks surf break. (Usfdons.com)
The $24 million wave Nov 12, 2009
Surfonomic' experts put price tag on Mavericks ... In one of the first efforts ever to quantify the worth of a wave, a group of academics, surfers and environmentalists have put a price on Mavericks ... The study, conducted earlier this year on the Mavericks parking lot and the beach wrapping around Pillar Point, rendered a report that puts the value of the famed wave break at 23. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Heavy swells expected this weekend Nov 6, 2009
The Mavericks Surf Contest window is open and organizers say they are keeping a watchful eye on conditions offshore. There has been no announcement. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Surfers line up for Mavericks season Oct 31, 2009
Fewer than 48 hours before the season officially opens for the Mavericks Surf Contest, all but a few of the 24 hailed big-wave surfers invited to compete shouldered their boards and marched out to the sacred spot for the customary opening ceremony Friday afternoon. It is the first year since the contest began in 1999 that Mavericks pioneer and El Granada resident Jeff Clark did not lead the ritual ... In his stead, prominent Mavericks photographer Frank Quirarte took up the responsibilities of... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Opening ceremonies for the 2009-2010 contest are scheduled for Friday. Oct 30, 2009
News : Stormy weather bodes well for Mavericks contest : Half Moon Bay Review, California ... Stormy weather bodes well for Mavericks contest ... Head honchos of the Mavericks Surf Contest feel supremely confident that a swell worthy of the Mavericks name will roll into the Coastside during the contest window this year. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Mavericks contest invitees released Aug 28, 2009
Mavericks Surf Ventures Thursday released the names of the exalted 24 surfers invited to the 2009-2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. The list closely resembles the line-up set for last year when no contest was called. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
His recent research shows that the freakish waves may be more prevalent than previously thought Aug 27, 2009
And with Mavericks in his backyard, Janssen may have no better place to view and understand the watery monsters. I have no particular theories or anything [on Mavericks], he said ... Yet, when asked if he ll be taking his chance at Mavericks any time soon, the professor explained a dream he once had. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
RivalsHigh 100: 35-31 Aug 5, 2009
Seven of those starters on defense which should help the Mavericks advance in the playoffs ... The Mavericks return seven starters to their base 4-3 package. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mavericks surfer slides into art world Jul 23, 2009
Everything we did by hand and sandpaper,' said the Mavericks pioneer ... Years later, he earned high marks in the surf community for his signature 'gun' boards, which are modeled on the speed and curl of Mavericks waves ... More than one-third of surfers invited to the 2008-2009 Mavericks Surf Contest sported the guns, he said. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Like it or not, area beaches are not for 'locals only' Jul 23, 2009
Mavericks meets Mayberry. And as such it doesn't speak well of those who speak it. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
'Locals Only:' Graffiti or Coastside pride? Jul 23, 2009
I pretty much think that it is a farce,' said respected Mavericks surfer Ion Banner, who assures that localism was far worse in other places. There is no 'Locals Only' (in Half Moon Bay. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Mavericks pioneer says he was removed from contest Jun 27, 2009
Mavericks Surf Ventures announced last week that the pioneer of Mavericks, El Granada surfer Jeff Clark, would be stepping down from his position as director of the Mavericks Surf Contest ... Mavericks Surf Ventures CEO Keir Beadling declined to elaborate on Clark s separation from the position last week, saying it s important for contest organizers to be democratizing the contest process ... In light of Clark s claims, Beadling sent an e-mail to the Review Friday, stating the fact is, Mavericks... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Clark is recovering from a hip resurfacing procedure and hopes to surf Mavericks again next year. May 19, 2009
News : Mavericks legend beached by surgery : Half Moon Bay Review, California ... Mavericks legend beached by surgery ... Clark looks forward to 35th year at Mavericks. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Mavericks Surf Contest not happening Apr 3, 2009
Mavericks Surf Contest coordinators are calling it quits on the big wave contest this season, according to a Mavericks Surf Ventures press release ... After consulting with a large number of the Mavericks family Contest Director Jeff Clark, longtime Mavericks competitors, agencies focused on environmental protection and public safety, surf forecasters, and our sponsor partners we have decided to conclude the 2009 waiting period and turn our eyes towards next season, said Mavericks CEO Keir J.... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Window closes for Mavericks surfing competition Apr 3, 2009
(AP) - Fans of the Mavericks Surf Contest will have to wait until at least next season to watch the big-wave competition off the California coast ... They say this past November featured some of the best Mavericks surf in a decade. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Clark says '09 Mavericks very unlikely now Mar 27, 2009
Five days before the window for the Mavericks Surf Contest officially closes, contest director Jeff Clark sounds bummed. We re kinda running out of time, basically, Clark said Thursday morning. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
West has been in Mexico training Mar 12, 2009
West hopes to mentor next Mavericks generation ... Recognized as a charging up-and-comer by his big wave colleagues, Montara surfer Tim West is gearing up for his debut splash at the Mavericks Surf Contest this month ... He wants to look at these breaks that he s never been to and he wants to master (them) in his mind and make himself mentally and physically prepared, the best he can be, for Mavericks, said Audrey West, Tim West s mother, of Montara. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Jet Ski regulations take effect Mar 11, 2009
Second, they establish a new fifth zone around Mavericks for seasonal, conditional use only when the National Weather Service-issued High Surf Warning is in effect for the San Mateo County and only during December, January and February, said Mary Jane Schramm, a spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Surfrider Foundation collaborated in creating the new regulations, which were approved in... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Tour of California was a brief, wondrous, wet respite from troubles Feb 19, 2009
We were all inconvenienced just as we are for the annual Pumpkin Festival, the occasional Mavericks Surf Competition and a half-dozen other big events. But the whining over emergency access was just the usual me-first moaning. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
