Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition Opens Nov 9 -March 31st!

The copetition window this year will be from nov 9 - March 31st the biggest window Mavericks has ever had.Ideal conditions failed to materialize last season, just like in the 2010-2011 season, and the contest was not held. Mavericks Invitational is a big wave surfing event. The one-day, invitation-only surfing competition is held at the legendary Mavericks surf break.Where 24 of the best big wave surfers are given 24 hours notice to arrive and go big, once competition is called on by the Mavericks commitee.

In Beautiful Half Moon Bay, Ca.


Last year the event had a festival on the last day of the event that was filled with great entertainment at Harbor Village and this year the group hopes to do it when the event is called on!





Information from Half Moon Bay Patch

The opening of the big-wave surfing contest at Mavericks is scheduled for Nov. 9, surfer and organizer Jeff Clark said.

"The opening ceremony is a special ceremony to gather the tribe, this family and community of surfers, to join hands and bless the event," said Clark. "It's a chance to bring the competitors and Mavericks community together on a non-contest day, away from the spotlight and commotion of a contest. It's a time for us to come together in the spirit of family and remember why we do what we do."

According to Mavericks Big Wave Invitational organizers, the contest waiting period will officially run through March 31, 2013.

Clark and fellow surfers are hoping for big waves this season at the spot known for its massive swells less than a mile off the San Mateo County coast near Pillar Point Harbor.

Ideal conditions failed to materialize last season, just like in the 2010-2011 season, and the contest was not held.


The 24 competitors, among them Chris Bertish, of South Africa, Matt Ambrose, of Pacifica, 2005 champion Anthony Tashnick, of Santa Cruz, and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, have been selected to be judged on how they can handle the Mavericks.

The opening of the contest season coincides with last week's release of the film "Chasing Mavericks" starring Gerard Butler as legendary big-wave surfer Jay Moriarty's mentor Rick "Frosty" Hesson.

The movie, originally titled "Of Men and Mavericks," was shot throughout Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay last fall and winter, including at Mavericks, where Butler was briefly trapped underwater during filming in December 2011.

He was rescued by emergency responders from the Coastside Fire Protection District and suffered minor injuries.

Tour des Fleurs - A Unique Experience Awaits You on the Coastside

Participating Nurseries Half Moon Bay, CA
(650) 726-8380

The Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce & Visitors’ Bureau presents their 21st Tour des Fleurs on Saturday, July 21st.



On the Coastside, we are always eager to show off our amazing flowers and plants, and Tour des Fleurs offers the public a once-a-year opportunity to tour our local nurseries/greenhouses, harbor, and farms. Many of these businesses are not ordinarily open to the public and during Tour des Fleurs they invite you for a “behind the scenes” tour of their facilities and operations. Some will share helpful tips to pruning and caring for flowers, others will share their key to an efficient operation whether it’s a nursery or winery, and some will share their colorful and fascinating family history and how it shaped their businesses today.

Special flower gardens, calla lilies, dahlias, oceans of roses and hydrangeas, organic herbs and field greens, California native plants surrounded by streams and waterfalls, a working dairy farm, grass fed livestock, a horse farm, a Coastal Farmer’s Market tour, Pillar Point Harbor and sustainable fishing, and an abundance of potted plants of every variety await you on this year’s Tour des Fleurs.

Each tour package takes you to three different nurseries. You drive yourself to each nursery in your package and enjoy a one hour guided tour. There are six different tour packages to choose from, and each tour package of three nurseries costs only $20.00. That’s right…a whole day of learning about nature for just $20.00!

Make a weekend of it! There are over 25 lodging facilities on the Coast and a wonderful variety of restaurants. Tour Half Moon Bay and the Coast, stroll our beaches, hike our trails, shop our Main Street . . . we're an unspoiled place that would love to spoil you!

For further information, please call the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors' Bureau at (650) 726-8380 x100.

Get a behind the scenes tours of local nurseries, wineries and farms. This unique ecotourism opportunity is sponsored by the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce.