Just got a call from my housemate that the Mavericks big wave contest is today!
I'm on my way and will report back with pictures.
Can't believe it - they haven't done the contest in about 3 years, so the waves must be BIG.
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Thread: Mavericks is ON!!!
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02-27-2004, 11:31 AM #1
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Mavericks is ON!!!
“Within this furnace of fear, my passion for life burns fiercely. I have consumed all evil. I have overcome my doubt. I am the fire.”
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02-27-2004, 11:33 AM #2
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Cool.
Definately get some pics. I was checking out the web cam but have absolutely no perspective as to wave size, but apparently they're big. [/shrugs]
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02-27-2004, 11:49 AM #3
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nice WSD...i am insalely jealous of you also right now!
i had a hard time getting a scale on wave height also, then i saw about a 25-30 foot sailboat go by...waves pretty much as tall as the mast it looked like.
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02-27-2004, 12:57 PM #4
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http://www.surfline.com/surfline/liv...s=maverickscam
You just can't call time out and paddle back to the beach if you don't like the way things are going!
http://cams02.surfline.com/jpeg/cap38/latest0.jpg
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02-27-2004, 04:45 PM #5
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just came back from there. Not nearly as big as I expected, but still fun to watch. I'm guessing waves were about 12-15, though I could be totally wrong. They didn't look very steep - seem to be turning into whitewater fairly quickly. Still scary as hell to see people ride those suckers though!
The place was packed - tons of people watching, and the weather is beautiful.
Pix to follow.“Within this furnace of fear, my passion for life burns fiercely. I have consumed all evil. I have overcome my doubt. I am the fire.”
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02-27-2004, 06:55 PM #6
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There's a really good documentary out there about the guys who pioneered Mavericks, it's nucking futz.
vapor lock - bitch.
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02-27-2004, 07:04 PM #7
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Werd. Jeff Clark surfed that place for 10 years before he told the world that Nor-Cal has the gnarliest big wave spot in the world. He is nucking futz.Originally posted by phUnk
There's a really good documentary out there about the guys who pioneered Mavericks, it's nucking futz.
12-15 ain't that big for a big wave contest. In front of my house in Santa Cruz it was hitting 20-22 feet yesterday. Must have dropped a shit load.
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02-27-2004, 07:12 PM #8
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from the cave at la jolla (san diego county)
http://surfinside.com/Pic's%20Link/S.../surfpic10.jpg
http://surfinside.com/Pic's%20Link/S...n/surfpic8.jpgfine
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02-27-2004, 08:17 PM #9
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Tuffy, that looks like Snake Break.
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02-27-2004, 08:39 PM #10
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...and I thought it was crowded on the High T when it's on at Alta...
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02-27-2004, 08:57 PM #11
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tuffy are those from this storm?
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02-27-2004, 10:15 PM #12
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Fuck me. Double to triple overhead in LJ? You guys think THAT'S crowded, you should see that area on a "normal" day. 20-30 people in the line-up aren't rare anymore.
At least this swell kept some of the wannabe's away.
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02-27-2004, 10:46 PM #13
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If you could look in the eyes of half those guys they would be saying" i'm fuckin shittin a brick I'm so scared" Looks like easy pickens for some XXXTREME La Jolla Cove
I guess airin' into the Top is different but it looks da same.
I suffer from T.O.A.D. syndrome when I surf.
On water that is not snow.Gave up on the bottle, give me the lobotomy.
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02-27-2004, 10:48 PM #14
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Oh and thanks Tuff , I WILL figure out this pic shit soon.
Gave up on the bottle, give me the lobotomy.
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