Mavericks Surf Ventures, Inc. (Mavericks) announced today that the upcoming 2009/2010 big-wave season at Mavericks will honor and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Jeff Clark’s first session at the now world-famous break. In the winter of 1975, then-17 year-old Clark first paddled out to the nautical hazard named after a white haired German Shepherd.Â
In a remarkable personal odyssey, Clark then surfed Mavericks completely alone for 15 years before the news media began reporting on the 50-foot waves, house-sized rocks, and bone chilling waters that characterize this treacherous locale.Â
From those solitary beginnings, Mavericks has become an international phenomenon. The annual Mavericks Surf Contest® brings the world’s preeminent big-wave surfers together on 24 hours’ notice … Details
VIRTUALLY THERE: LIVE AUCTION & ONLINE BIDDING ANNOUNCED | Go to the Vintage Surf Auction Â
Just weeks until Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 June, 2009 : – – Honolulu – Randy Rarick, curator and host of the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection, announced that the auction will be broadcast live and offer online bidding. The announcement follows unprecedented demand from dedicated collectors around the world who are unable to attend in person. The auction will be staged at the Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, July 17 & 18.
As the buzz surrounding the auction continues to build, auction lots for the 100 “main” auction items have been finalized. The entire auction catalog will be unveiled the first week of July. In the meantime, the “Peek of the Week” continues to tantalize both the curious and the serious… Details
Video Surfing – The Present – New Surf Trailer – The title “The Present” and the general under lying theme to the film comes from the idea of the true surreality and great gift that surfing really is. In our modern consumer based society, most pe…
