Chris Bertish Crowned Mavericks Champion

After more than three months of waiting, contestants and fans alike were rewarded for their patience with an historic day for big-wave surfing, as Chris Bertish etched his name in Mavericks lore and was crowned champion of the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest® Presented by Sony Ericsson and Barracuda Networks. With waves described by the competitors as some of the biggest they have ever paddled into, and in front of a crowd of approximately 50,000 fans, Bertish outlasted Shane Desmond, Anthony Tashnick, Dave Wassel, Carlos Burle, and Kenny “Skindog” Collins to claim the Jim Beam Jersey and a $50,000 check from prize purse sponsors Moose Guen and Jane Sutherland of MVision and Barracuda Networks. The total prize purse of $150,000 was the largest in big-wave surfing history, with $50,000 going to Bertish, $25,000 to Desmond in second, $15,000 to Tashnick in third, $10,000 to Wassel in fourth, $8,000 to Burle in fifth, and $6,000 to Collins in sixth.
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Mavricks Surf Contest Window Opens Nov 1

The Official 2009/2010 Mavericks Contest Window Opens on November 1, 2009

On just 24 hours notice between November 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, 24 of the world’s best big-wave surfers will be summoned to Half Moon Bay, home of Mavericks, one of the most majestic and infamous surf breaks on Earth. There, they will test their individual skills and vie to be crowned champion of the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest® Presented by Sony Ericsson.

Competitors will face the dangerous elements of the frigid northern California waters in search of the perfect ride on waves reaching heights of 30 to 40 feet or more.
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Mavericks – $24 Million Economic Boost for Half Moon Bay

Save The Waves Releases “Surfonomics” Study on Mavericks Study concludes nearly $24 million per year in economic value at the fabled break

Save The Waves Coalition announced the preliminary results from its second “Surfonomics” study, a measure of the economic value of the world-famous big-wave break at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California. The study found that the surfing site and area has an estimated economic value to visitors of nearly $24 million per year, based on approximately 420,000 annual visitors.
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Mavericks Special Edition T-Shirt Produced from Recycled Plastic

Mavericks and Save The Waves Coalition announced today that a special edition “Mavericks/Save The Waves Collaborative” t-shirt – made from recycled PET plastic bottles – is now available. The shirt is the result of a multi-year partnership between the two organizations and is exclusively available at both www.maverickssurf.com and www.savethewaves.org, with five dollars from the sale of each shirt going directly to Save The Waves. Founded in 2001, Save The Waves is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and defense of the world’s surf spots and their surrounding environments.

Along with the sales of the shirt benefiting the coastal environment, this shirt is also being designed with an eye towards maximizing environmental efficiency and creating a low-impact product. Joao De Macedo, who serves as both Mavericks’ Environmental Manager and Save The Waves’ Program Manager – and who is the surfer who is featured on the shirt – explained, “To make the shirt, we worked with PLAYBACK, a clothing company that specializes in taking plastic bottles and cotton scraps that would normally end up in a landfill and breaking them down into fiber form so that they can be re-spun as yarn and knitted into t-shirts. Therefore, through the production and sale of these shirts, we are working to protect the environment on multiple fronts.” Read more

“The Very Best Of Mavericks” on Fuel TV

Program your VCR, set your Tivo, ask your grandmother to call you, write it down on a sticky note – do whatever you gotta do. But don’t miss “The Very Best of Mavericks” premiering on FUEL TV August 27th, 2009 at 5pm (Pacific). OK fine, we’ll remind you too when the time comes, don’t worry.

Full schedule of showings:

8/27 – 5pm
8/27 – 8pm
8/29 – 7am
8/31 – 5pm
8/31 – 8pm
9/2 – 10am
9/5 – 9am
9/6 – 4pm
9/13 – 7am

First Annual Half Moon Bay Big Wave Surfing Film Festival Opens June 17th

First Annual Half Moon Bay Big Wave Surfing Film Festival Opens June 17th

June 1, 2009

PRESS RELEASE

From the spirit of Jay Moriarity to women’s surfing to the powerful presence of Greg Noll, surfing fans are in for a treat June 17-20 when the first annual Half Moon Bay Big-Wave Surfing Film Festival takes place at the Oceano Hotel in Princeton Harbor. Just a stone’s throw away from the Big Wave Surfing Mecca known as Maverick’s.

The Bull (Greg Noll), the legendary big-wave pioneer, will be on the red carpet Wednesday night and introducing his film, “Search For Surf,.” Greg teamed up with storied filmmaker Bruce Brown to document their experiences in California and Hawaii during the early years of the sport. Read more

Mavericks Closing Ceremony

HALF MOON BAY, Calif., April 15, 2009 – The contest season for the 2009 Mavericks Surf Contest® Presented by Sony Ericsson came to an official close tonight, as several of the world’s best big wave surfers, as well as their friends, family, and members of the media joined to bid farewell to the 2009 season. “Tonight was a special night for everyone who is associated with Mavericks,” said Mavericks CEO Keir J. Beadling. “It gave us a chance to thank everyone who has worked to make this contest possible. We would like to thank the surfers, who have been as as patient as they are courageous. We are also grateful to our sponsors for all they have done to support this event.” Sponsors of the 2009 contest were Sony Ericsson, Jim Beam® Bourbon, Moose Guen and Jane Sutherland of MVision, Barracuda Networks Inc., Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., FLO TV, FUEL TV, myspace action sports, Oceano Hotel and Spa, CLIF BAR & Co., the Bay Club, The Corporate Law Group, Rickshaw Bagworks, Vertical Response, Surfer Magazine, Sam’s Chowder House, Stormsurf.com, Airship Ventures, Capture Technologies, Doc’s ProPlugs, Jeff Clark Surfboards and Mavericks Surf Shop.
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Rider Profile – Colin Dwyer

At only 18 years old, Colin Dwyer has some big shoes to fill as his hometown breeds big wave chargers such as Shawn Rhodes, Matt Ambrose, and Colin’s dad Steve Dwyer just to name a few.  He is on the path to filling those shoes and then some with his skills of being able to surf anything from 2 ft to 20 ft.  Sit down, relax, and read up on Colin as this will be a name that you will definitely being hearing a lot more of in the surfing world!

NCS: Lets start with your stats?
CD: Colin Dwyer, I’m 18 and I live in Pacifica, Ca

NCS: How long have you been surfing and how did you get started?
CD: I think I started when I was like six or something but I wasn’t that into it I thought it was pretty lame. I started surfing everyday when I was like 10 or something, so probably 8 solid years of surfing.
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Mavericks Apparel Line to be Launched at Magic

Paris, Milan, & The Boneyard: Long-awaited Mavericks^TM gear coming to a shop near you.
Today is a BIG BIG DAY at Mavericks, and there aren’t even any surfers in the water. It’s because today we announce that our long-awaited Mavericks^TM brand apparel line will officially debut in just a few short days at the MAGIC Marketplace trade show in Las Vegas, from February 17 through 19.

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