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 Just after we all rang in the New Year, a run of enormous swell smashed into California. It lasted for a few weeks and lit up Maverick’s. By the end of it, everyone who surfed there was exhausted and full of war stories. None, though, stack up to Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker’s Maverick’s wipeout. It was January 10, 20201. The buoys were hovering around 20 feet at 20 seconds — incredibly big. It was just a few days after Peter Mel caught the wave of a lifetime, and the adrenaline was run...

Behind the Lens During A Banner NorCal Winter With Sachi Cunningham Local photog on this wild season, shooting around home at Mavs and Ocean Beach Photo: Krista Brenner Photography Local photog on this wild season, shooting around home at Mavs and Ocean Beach Link copied to clipboard Editor’s note: In honor of International Women’s Day, we’ll be rolling out a week’s worth of stories — one each day from March 8-14 — that celebrate and showcase contributions women have made to the spo...

Bay Briefing: Bay Area sees first confirmed cases of variant that reduces effectiveness of some vaccines FacebookTwitterEmail Lab technician Jason Tran processes COVID-19 test samples at UCSF Microbiology Laboratory in San Francisco.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Thursday, Feb. 11, and a friendly rivalry is pushing forward the world of competitive surfing. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. ‘A very limited picture’ Two cases of a coronavirus v...

Dissecting the Dream: An Inside Look at the Best Six Weeks in Maverick’s History When the North Pacific went into overdrive -- Mav’s led the charge Photo: Billy Watts Link copied to clipboard The problem with a couple months straight of North Pacific swell overdrive is just that — so many crazy sessions, epic stories, unforgettable waves, bad wipeouts, enraged partners, confused bosses…the whole thing becomes kind of a crazed blur. One, oversized lump of collective surf memory. Which i...

Bay Briefing: New coronavirus variant on rise in California, tied to Kaiser ER outbreak FacebookTwitterEmail Don and Carol Franklin, ages 75 and 73, wait 30 minutes during their post-vaccination observation in Lafayette.Nina Riggio / Special to The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, Jan. 18, and today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are some ways to mark the day in our region. New variant raises concerns; vaccinations pick up pace Officials on Sunday said another coronavirus v...

Staff If we had to give credit, it was probably Mark Healey who first brought attention to the beefy, but short, left that comes off California’s most famous big wave. But others have worked at making it a wave we watch, too. And this week, while his dad blew minds on the right, John Mel started to open them on the left, as he reportedly caught numerous barrels on the not-so-overhyped section near Half Moon Bay. Powerlines Productions was on hand to capture the glory. View Comments

Chuck Patterson enjoys epic wave skiing session at Mavericks January 14, 2021 | Surfing Chuck Patterson is probably the worlds most famous wave skier. But he had never surfed Mavericks. Until this day. On January 10, 2020, Patterson was at Half Moon Bay, ready to take one of the finest swells of the century at the infamous Northern California surf break. He had always dreamed of skiing down Mavericks - it was on his to-do list. Having grown up in Tahoe, Chuck Patterson is an accomplished mounta...

Did Pete Mel Just Catch the Wave of the Decade at Mavericks? Many in the channel say, "hell yeah!" Photo: Audrey Lambidakis Link copied to clipboard Earlier today, Peter Mel, who already snagged one of the best waves of the year at Maverick’s on December 8th — and was towed into a bomb and then rescued by his son last Saturday — just upped the ante. Again. See below for video and Mel’s take on the wave, and stay tuned here for our realtime updates on this series of swells. All photos: ...

Surfer Peter Mel took on pinnacle Mavericks for a ride that will become the measuring stick for all others.

Mavericks Half Moon Bay | Riding the wave of the decade While San Diego has been seeing big waves, nothing compares to the surf at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, where the waves have been 40 to 50 feet. Author: Shawn Styles (Weather) Updated: 5:49 PM PST January 11, 2021 San Diego has had plenty of big waves this past week. Monday morning the Ocean Beach Pier was closed and so was Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach. In La Jolla, the swell was more focused and waves were ...