Big Surf Pics

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2006

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47 +0100

A contestant drops in at Mavericks during the 2006 Mavericks Surf competition. Mavericks is Northern California's biggest surf competition held near San Francisco in Half Moon Bay, California. Winter swells bring in the big waves and the contest is usually held around February or early March every year. Surfers are notified that contest is imminent, and are then given a 24-hour notice to get to half moon bay for the start of the contest. The Mavericks contest was founded by Jeff Clark, a local and pioneer surfer who helped establish the Mavericks reef as a serious big wave break.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2006

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47 +0100

A contestant carves a bottom turn during the 2006 Mavericks big wave surfing contest. The name of the rider is unknown.

Some background on Mavericks: Mavericks is Northern California's biggest surf competition held near San Francisco in Half Moon Bay, California. Winter swells bring in the big waves and the contest is usually held around February or early March every year. Surfers are notified that contest is imminent, and are then given a 24-hour notice to get to half moon bay for the start of the contest. The Mavericks contest was founded by Jeff Clark, a local and pioneer surfer who helped establish the Mavericks reef as a serious big wave break.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2006

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47 +0100

A surfer carves a turn at the base of a massive wave at Mavericks during the 2006 Big Wave Surfing contest held there. The name of the rider is unknown.

Mavericks is Northern California's biggest surf competition held near San Francisco in Half Moon Bay, California. Winter swells bring in the big waves and the contest is usually held around February or early March every year. Surfers are notified that contest is imminent, and are then given a 24-hour notice to get to half moon bay for the start of the contest. The Mavericks contest was founded by Jeff Clark, a local and pioneer surfer who helped establish the Mavericks reef as a serious location for big wave surfing.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2006

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47 +0100

Big whitewater from a very big wave almost engulfs a surfing contestant at Mavericks, 2006. Contestants come from around the world to compete at Mavericks, the biggest surfing wave in California, and possibly the west coast. Mavericks is an international big wave surfing contest founded by pioneer big wave surfer, and Northern California local, Jeff Clark.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:47 +0100

A helicopter filming the big wave event sweeps near the rocks at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay. The helicopter was filming the big wave contest in 2005. Mavericks is a big wave break located near Half Moon Bay, CA. The waves only break when the swell is very large. Waves at Mavericks challenge big wave surfers from all over the world.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46 +0100

Surfer drops in at Mavericks.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46 +0100

Surfer get a little air dropping in at Mavericks 2005

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46 +0100

A surfer is dwarfed by huge whitewater at Mavericks 2005

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46 +0100

Paddling back out at Mavericks.

Mavericks - Half Moon Bay - 2005

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:45 +0100

Two contestants duel at the 2005 Mavericks Contest.