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Video Recap, Photos: Peter Mel Wins Mavericks Surfing Competition

January 21, 2013, 11:26 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Monster waves met daring athletes on Sunday as Peter Mel of Santa Cruz won the Mavericks Invitational surfing competition. Here are some of the best videos and photos documenting the event, including footage from cameras mounted on the surfers' boards … Continue reading »

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Surfs Up For Mavericks Sunday; First Time Since 2010

January 16, 2013, 4:06 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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HALF MOON BAY (BCN) Surf's up this weekend off the coast of Half Moon Bay, as officials today declared Sunday game day for the Mavericks Invitational, a world-renowned big-wave surf contest. This is a big deal for the coast, as … Continue reading »

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Big Waves Return, But Why Now?

January 6, 2012, 4:36 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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The three-month window in which the annual, spontaneous Mavericks Invitational surf contest will be held has officially opened. A high-surf advisory is in effect for the San Francisco shoreline. Beaches have become danger zones. All signs point to it  … … Continue reading »

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Famed Surfer Sion Milosky Drowned at Mavericks; Web Video Tributes

March 18, 2011, 10:47 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Celebrated Hawaiian big-wave surfer Sion Milosky drowned at Mavericks on Wednesday. From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: Milosky caught at least six waves before he fell when the lip of a wave he was riding collapsed on top of him, (Mavericks … Continue reading »

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