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Mavericks is one of those purists type spots. Ross Clarke surfed this spot for many years alone because he couldn't find anybody else that had the balls to paddle out there with him. It is like a 3/4 mile paddle from the rocky shoreline. The watercrafts that you see in the pics are "taxis" for the surfers and camera people when they are doing photo shoots. On a regular day most of the guys out there are paddling in to these waves. Although i have not seen this wave in person, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that the amount of water just falling from the top of these waves could kill you upon making the slightest mistake. We are talking about thousands of gallons of water being heaved at a rapid rate. It definitely takes a skilled and confident surfer to ride giants like these. As far as the foam industry goes, loosing Clark Foam was a devastating blow to the surfboard builders. Their production was unmatched by others in the industry. This just gives the other foam blank buliders a chance to step it up and collect on the other 90% of the market that Clark had locked down for decades
posted by madchad at 03:03 PM on February 09, 2006
Not to mention the very cold water and great white sharks that lurk in the waters at Maveriks. Very scary place indeed. I believe this is a paddle-in and not a tow-in event based on the "gun" sized surfboard Peter Mel is riding. An even more difficult task to paddle into one of these monsters.
posted by madchad at 02:28 PM on February 08, 2006
Oh, Those Wacky Snowboarders (SPOILER)
there is no way she would have tried for a method in a closer race. this "showboating" mistake cost her a gold medal. I watched some of the mens races last night and not 1 single boarder went for a grab. She was definitely showboating based on trying to do a method in a boarder X event with the substantial lead that she had