Every winter when the ocean buoys start to read 10-, 15-, and
20-feet, the coast of Half Moon Bay, California, is transformed by
an enormous wave called Maverick's. Recognized as one of the
most dangerous big wave surf breaks in the world, Maverick's is
big, cold, and sickeningly powerful. It's the best show in
town, but until now you could only see it through a pair of
binoculars. "Inside Maverick's" brings you right onto
the sickening ledge of a 75-foot wave with jaw-dropping photographs
and gritty insider accounts of what it's really like out there.
Sports columnist Bruce Jenkins and Maverick's surfer Grant
Washburn have interviewed top big wave surfers Peter Mel, Zach
Wourmhoudt, Evan Slater, and others to discuss every aspect of the
freakish wavefrom the paddle out to the terrifying drop to the
inevitable and brutal wipeouts. Covering fifteen years of
incredible surfing with photos that have never before been
published, "Inside Maverick's" grants unparalleled
access to this legendary wave and the elite core of big wave
surfers that are obsessed with challenging it.
Doug Acton lives in Half Moon Bay with his family. When he's not shooting at Maverick's, Doug is surfing, playing golf, or coaching his kids' baseball teams. Bruce Jenkins is a San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist and a senior writer at Surfer Magazine. Grant Washburn is a writer/filmmaker/surfer who has worked on hundreds of surfing projects. He has competed in all of the competitions at Maverick's, and lives with his wife and two daughters in San Francisco.
