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Some of the best -- and scariest -- moments from one of the biggest -- and scariest -- Maverick's days in years

Peter Mel set a dream line on this beast. Photo: Tanner Olthoff Throughout the course of surfing history, there have been those whose performances have redefined what collectively was thought possible. The bold California crew who left first tracks at Waimea Bay in 1957; Gerry Lopez, and later Shaun Tomson inventing modern tube riding at Pipeline in the 1970s; Christian Fletcher’s aerial assault at Lower Trestles; Shane Dorian’s paddle-in push at Peahi; Kai Lenny’s recent big wave blitzkrieg. Quite different, though, are those singular rides that in their sheer outrageousness have tran...

Surfing: World reacts to mind-blowing 'wave of the decade' at Mavericks 9 Jan, 2021 08:35 PM 2 minutes to read Surf world reacts to huge wave at Mavericks. Video / Powerlines news.com.au When surfers in the channel are immediately calling out "wave of the decade" and "best wave ever at Mavs", you know you've just seen something special. Veteran big wave surfer Peter Mel snagged the wave of his life at Mavericks on Saturday (AEDT), leaving his colleagues in awe. Surfing at the Mavericks surf break off the coast of northern California, Mel tucked in to a heavy barrel before coming out with the ...

Late Drop - The Big Wave Podcast: Maverick’s Swell of the Decade Roundtable Jamie Mitchell, Pete Mel, Kai Lenny and Twiggy Baker: Mav’s, slabs, outer boils and bean burritos Presented By Link copied to clipboard Welcome to Episode Seven of Season Two of Late Drop – The Big Wave podcast. The series was created to showcase conversations with some of the best big-wave surfers in the world — hosted by one of the best big-wave surfers in the world. New episodes will drop on Surfline every other week — upcoming guests include, Bob Pearson, Buzzy Kerbox and others. Stay tuned here for mo...

Day of the Decade? A Comparative Look at Three XXL Maverick's Swells Here's where December 8th, 2020 lands, from the numbers December 8th, 2020. Photo: Jeremiah Klein Kevin Wallis Link copied to clipboard *** There have been a lot of superlatives thrown at the session that went down at Maverick’s two weeks ago: Best Ever, Day of Days, All Time, etc. While it wasn’t the biggest swell at Mav’s by any means, it was amongst the largest paddle swells we’ve seen in the past decade with absolutely pristine conditions. This most recent swell was big enough to get the Maverick’s Outer Bowl ...