Mavericks begins Wednesday

The Mavericks Surf Contest begins Wednesday.  According to the company press release, twenty-four of the world’s best big wave surfers will compete, including three-time contest winner Darryl "Flea" Virostko, Tow-In Surfing World Champion Garrett McNamara, and Peter Mel, long-time Mavericks legend. There is an article about the event in today’s Santa Cruz Sentinel, which was written before it was certain it would take place.

Mavericks takes place at a world-renowned big-wave spot located one-half mile off the coast of Half Moon Bay. Last year, 15,000 spectators and two million television viewers experienced the event.

There will be free parking at Pillar Point Harbor and across from the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company on Capistrano Road. Free shuttles will run throughout contest day beginning at 7:00 am to bring visitors from the parking lots to the top of West Point. From there spectators can walk out to the beach at Mavericks.