Mavericks heralds 2009 dawn of big-wave chasing
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Last week, more than two-dozen of the best big-wave surfers from around the world assembled on the beach at Pillar Point, California to celebrate the opening of the new 2009 contest season.
The only big-wave paddle-in contest on mainland US, Mavericks has a waiting period from January 1st to March 31st. During this window, the 24 invited surfers will be waiting for the “perfect storm” to produce waves 30-40 feet high and for contest director Jeff Clark to give the green light for the event.
Greg Long took the honours last year and more than made his mark on the big wave scene in 2008. Look out for him in the next issue of HUCK. When he and the others get the call, we will keep you up-to-date with the runners and riders as they take on the wave Jeff Clark surfed alone for so long.
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