The waves at Mavericks ranged between 35- and 45-feet in height.
Garrett McNamara (right) rides Mavericks.
Jamie Mitchell
Ken "Skindog" Collins
Nic Vaughn
Shaun Walsh
Nic Lamb
More than 65 of the world's top big wave surfers descended on Half Moon Bay, Calif., to ride the fabled Mavericks big wave. Very few riders become big wave surfers; and of those, only a select few are willing to risk the hazardous, sometimes deadly conditions at Mavericks.
Garrett McNamara
Jamie Mitchell has a laugh after riding Mavericks and breaking three boards on the day.
Pillar Point Harbor, the departure point to get out to Mavericks Surf break.
Koa Rothman and a crew of Big Wave Surfers from Hawaii on the way out of Pillar Point Harbor.
