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New swell ignites the 2012 Mavericks Invitational

VIA – SURFER TODAY New swell ignites the 2012 Mavericks Invitational   Anxiety is building at Half Moon Bay. A medium-sized NW swell is hitting the shores of California and the 2012 Mavericks Invitational may be called on, in the next days, if all weather conditions meet properly – wave face, tide, wind and wave … Continue reading New swell ignites the 2012 Mavericks Invitational

Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Santa Cruz native Nate Lawrence named Transworld Surf's top photographer

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Santa Cruz native Nate Lawrence named Transworld Surf’s top photographer Posted:   02/05/2012 01:30:29 AM PST Nate Lawrence’s epic and expansive surf photography career started with a cold. Like most kids growing up here, Lawrence enjoyed skateboarding and surfing, and liked mixing the two with … Continue reading Neil Pearlberg, The Perfect Write: Santa Cruz native Nate Lawrence named Transworld Surf's top photographer

VIDEO: Skin Dog SNAPS On NOAA Officials at Mavericks

NOAA Officials attempt to “educate” big wave surfers on the ban against the life saving vehicles that assist the surfers. The vehicles are supposed to represent a “threat to wildlife”, even though other craft with the same engines are not banned. click here to watch video http://vimeo.com/35779682

Mischaracterization of surfers

VIA – VC STAR   Mischaracterization of surfers   Posted January 30, 2012 at 9:28 a.m.   Re: Colleen Cason’s Jan. 29 column, “Surfs up in senate constest”: As a lawyer, environmental activist and lifelong surfer who grew up in Santa Barbara during the historic Unocal oil spill, I was both offended and shocked by … Continue reading Mischaracterization of surfers

The incredible real-life story behind Gerard Butler's new surf movie

VIA – MIRROR UK   The incredible real-life story behind Gerard Butler’s new surf movie by Dennis Ellam, Sunday Mirror 29/01/2012 Decrease font size Increase font size Gerard Butler filming Of Men and Mavericks (Pic: Splashnews.com)Arms outstretched and perfectly poised, a tiny ­figure rides a wave as tall as a five-storey building. Surf hero Jay … Continue reading The incredible real-life story behind Gerard Butler's new surf movie

Festival planned for Mavericks Surf Contest

VIA – KLIV Festival planned for Mavericks Surf Contest HALF MOON BAY — Fans of the Mavericks Surf Contest will find a big party going on in Half Moon Bay while surfers take on the largest waves in the Bay Area. The contest organizers have decided to hold a festival on the day that the … Continue reading Festival planned for Mavericks Surf Contest