Many of the best surfers in the world refuse to surf in the Mavericks because it is unreasonably dangerous. The big waves are not worth the risk there. Right in front of the Mavericks, there is a reef and a bunch of big rocks; if you do not get out of the wave soon, that would be your last ride. The last surfing contest was limited to local Maverick surfers and others specifically invited. If you surf there a lot, you gain some local knowledge that would keep you in the safe side. However, if you come from outside, surfing in the Mavericks might be equivalent to setting up a picnic table on railroad tracks. - Julio > > Kevin, there's a place along the coast a short distance south of San > Francisco that you ought to check out if you are into surfing. It's > called Mavericks, and as seen in the following (rather incredible) > photo, the waves are sufficiently large that you could easily fit a 30 > foot kayak on the wave face: > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 16 1999 - 08:59:11 PST
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