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CBS Sports Network airs the 2012-2013 Mavericks Invitational Presented by GoPro, the world’s premier, high adrenaline, big wave surfing contest on Thursday, Feb. 7 (8:00 PM, PST) from Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay, Calif. For the first time in three years, contest worthy waves hit the legendary surf break … Learn More
There was a sense of inevitability when dawn broke on the much anticipated Mavericks Invitational presented by GoPro. Half Moon Bay was buzzing with activity, but down on the docks salty locals exchanged grim looks as word of the conditions filtered back from the lineup a mile away. The tide … Learn More
PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA — Even if the wave heights didn’t break any records for the 2013 Mavericks Invitational, fans showed their appreciation for big wave surfing and sunshine Sunday by showing up in throngs. Festival grounds with a capacity of about 12,000 sold out Sunday near the Oceano Hotel and Spa, where … Learn More
The Mavericks big wave surf contest is always an eye-catching show. From the colored jerseys to the steep rides on the face of walls of water, the Mavericks Invitational would attract those who even never surfed a wave. Peter Mel took the top honors and raised the title, at Half Moon … Learn More
Roughly 14 years after first competing, California native Peter Mel took home his first Mavericks Invitational victory in intermittent but powerful waves up to 30 feet. The 43-year-old big-wave veteran, who grew up in Santa Cruz, surfed the inaugural event in 1999. “I’m satisfied with just competing at this high of a level at such an … Learn More
For more than 20 years, Peter Mel has been trying to conquer the Mavericks surf break, a monster wave that produces walls of water the size of buildings when the right swell hits. He was 22 when he first started surfing the spot, just up the road from his hometown … Learn More
The famed surf competition near San Francisco attracted the top surfers and thousands of spectators on Sunday. Orange County was well represented at this year’s Mavericks Invitational in Half Moon Bay, with Newport Beach resident Pete Mel taking top honors at the surfing competition that draws the sport’s top riders … Learn More
The world of big wave surfing is far different than it was when the Maverick’s Invitational last ran in 2010. The Code Red swell in Tahiti, two epic Cloudbreak sessions, and mind-bending paddle-in efforts at Peahi have raised the bar far beyond what anyone could have really imagined just a … Learn More
On what can only be described as a gorgeous Northern California Sunday, as the San Francisco 49ers continued their quest towards their sixth Super Bowl, 24 elite big wave watermen gathered in Half Moon Bay, CA to compete in the 2013 Maverick’s Invitational presented by GoPro. The waves were few and far … Learn More
Pete “Condor” Mel makes a triumphant return to NorCal and wins the Mavericks Invitational Presented By GoPro Despite moving to Orange County a few years ago to work at Quiksilver, Pete Mel never turned into a Salt Creek groveler. One of NorCal’s all-time best, Mel returned to his home waters just in time … Learn More
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