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Is This the Biggest Paddle Wave Ever at Maverick’s? A closer look at Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker’s early morning mountain Photo: Fred Pompermayer Link copied to clipboard *** After a day like Tuesday at Maverick’s – when there were so many momentous waves ridden, so many magic moments throughout a full-day of XXL surfing – it’s easy to fall into a sort of fugue state. Call it, big-wave blackout, if you’d like. But a handful of rides will stand the test of time beyond Tuesday’s marathon super session; one of them being Grant “Twiggy” Baker’s early morning paddle bomb, which...

Kai Lenny is Next Level at Maverick's Maui charger raises level during Tuesday's epic swell Photo: Billy Watts Link copied to clipboard *** No, there was no official contest at Maverick’s today. In fact, most surfers coming in this beautiful, sunny, warm, NorCal afternoon kept talking about the camaraderie, consistency, and how special the day was. Beaming sunburnt smiles all around. Again: it was the most anti-2020 thing we’ve seen this year. Then — from old crusty locals to newbie groms — they’d roll their eyes and say: “Kai Lenny. Did you see that shit?” Kai Lenny. Photo: Bil...

Wave of the Day, Maverick's: Peter Mel Big-wave veteran and Mav's pioneer finds gold during XXL swell Dashel Pierson Link copied to clipboard Vid: Dom Padua Amidst the glory and mayhem at Maverick’s on Tuesday, Peter Mel snagged a steep and deep morning bomb – chipping in from the outside peak, racing through the inside bowl section, and coming out clean into the channel. By many accounts, it was the Wave of the Day. (On the Day of Days.) Beyond stoked, Pete explained to Jamie Mitchell via Surfline’s Instagram Story what went down in the channel, moments after the ride: “It was all K...

Maverick's: Day of Days Full coverage from arguably the best dawn-to-dusk paddle day ever at Mav's Photo: Kenan Chan Link copied to clipboard *** Yeah, we love superlatives when it comes to big waves, probably to a fault. (Of course we get excited about this kind of stuff. Waves are rad. Especially big, glassy, all-day waves.) But upon consulting an expert, certain claims can be warranted. In this case, it’s Mav’s grandfather Grant Washburn, who’s been keeping a daily journal of Maverick’s sessions for almost 30 years. Kai Lenny from above. Photo: Billy Watts “Of course there’ve b...

girls back to a hotel in colombia as well where they were doing safety prep for a visit by president barack obama. secret service spokesman said it happened on wednesday. the agents were relieved of their duty and sent packing on thursday before the president arrived on friday. he's in colombia this weekend for the summit of the americas. within the last hour, they have learned that the five military service members who were backing up these agents in colombia are in trouble, too, and the united states southern command said they violated curfew and nay have been involved in inappropr...