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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Pro surfer Aaron Gold is recovering back home in Hawaii fresh from taking on the monster waves at Mavericks-- thrilling but not easy. "It landed right on me and gave me ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Will the Mavericks big wave surf competition happen in 2019? If the competitions' founder legendary surfer Jeff Clark has his way, it could. On Friday Clark posted a ...

It was the first set of the day at Mavericks, a once-secret surf spot near San Francisco, and Andrea Moller was out charging big waves when her surfboard hit her in the cheek. It was a shock. It hurt.

A 23-year-old surfer in Santa Cruz, California, is starting the new year on a wave of glory. On Dec. 23, Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a wave that some people believe may be as tall as 108 feet at the ...

For years Jeff Clark used to watch a giant wave that appears on a California beach known as Mavericks after a winter storm. Then, one day in 1975, he decided to surf it. Here he describes that moment ...

I don't know if you have to be a surfer to fully appreciate Chasing Mavericks, but it certainly wouldn't hurt. When every frayed plot device you've predicted makes its inevitable appearance, at least ...

All surfing movies have one preoccupation: from Gidget to Endless Summer, everybody wants to ride the big wave. Chasing Mavericks is no different. Based on the life of teen surfing legend Jay ...

Shawn Dollar of the U.S. rides in a barrel during the final round of the Mavericks Invitational surfing competition in Half Moon Bay, California in this January 20, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Stephen ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Gerard Butler is OK after being held underwater by some big waves while filming for a movie about a surfer at Mavericks, a famed Northern California surf break known for ...