Mavericks
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Mavericks
Now that winter is coming, it is almost time for the mavericks Invitational happening at Pilar Point in the bay Area. In this picturesque seaside village of Princeton-By-The-Sea, just a few miles north of Half-Moon Bay is the menacing Mavericks for the serious big wave surfer. It routinely crests at 25 feet and top out at over 80 feet! Big wave surfing seems fun but with one wrong calculation at Mavs, a mountain of water from the Pacific Ocean crashes on you. The resulting turbulence shakes your wits out. If it isn’t scary enough, the thundering waves spin and turn you over, and scrape you towards rock bottoms and hard corals. Your red blood will stain the blue sea. You gasp for air. You are smothered. Then you die. It’s a sport no more. It’s suicide! But I didn’t think so until I have seen the monster myself with my own two eyes. It’s scary as hell! I prefer the friendly waves of La Union. When the time is right, there will be swells and offshore winds churning out 5-foot glassy waves for the ultimate afternoon session long enough to catch some stokes chased at night by beach party and cold beer!
