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1237: 597: 537: 381: 419:, Tony Ray, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt, and Matt Ambrose in second through sixth places. In 2004, Virostko placed first, with Ambrose, Evan Slater, Anthony Tashnick, Mel, and Grant Washburn rounding out the top six. Tashnick won first place in 2005. In 2006, South African surfer Grant Baker won first place, with Tyler Smith and Brock Little finishing second and third. The 2007 contest was canceled due to a lack of suitable waves by the end of March, which was the usual cutoff time for the competition. In 2008, 389: 1111: 961: 891: 799: 1227: 1215: 1205: 1193: 1165: 1153: 1143: 1133: 1093: 1061: 1051: 1039: 1011: 981: 971: 933: 923: 913: 879: 851: 841: 831: 811: 781: 771: 761: 751: 739: 729: 711: 699: 689: 679: 669: 657: 629: 619: 607: 573: 549: 527: 515: 585: 278: 1123: 1083: 991: 903: 821: 176: 74: 1247: 1073: 1001: 33: 350: 1550: 435:
In the fall of 2010, a group of surfers, community leaders, and contest organizers formed the Half Moon Bay Surf Group, Inc., with the intention of managing the contest. In October of that year, the San Mateo Harbor Commission granted them the permit to organize the event, leading to the planning of
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surfers were invited to compete in the one-day event, which was only held if wave conditions were favorable during the competition season. The event featured waves that could reach heights of up to 60 feet (18 m).
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announced that the Titans of Mavericks contest had been indefinitely canceled, citing "various logistical challenges" and "the inability to run the event the last two seasons." The competition has not been held since.
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won the Mavericks Championship, with Baker in second place and Jamie Sterling in third, followed by Smith, Washburn, and Evan Slater. The contest was canceled again in 2009. In 2010, South African surfer
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subsequently took over the event but indefinitely canceled it in 2019, citing "various logistical challenges" and the inability to hold the competition during the previous two seasons.
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The first surfing contest at Mavericks, later known as the Titans of Mavericks, was held in 1999 and occurred ten times, with the final contest taking place in 2016. Each year, 24
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the inaugural "The Jay at Maverick's Big Wave Invitational" (as it was then called). Invited competitors included 11-time ASP World Champion
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taking second, third, and fourth places, respectively. In the following year, Virostko secured first place again, followed by
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and 23 others. However, due to a lack of waves, the contest was not held in 2011 and 2012. The 2013 contest was won by
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proposed banning personal watercraft from Mavericks, leading to disputes within the surfing community.
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took first place, winning a prize purse of $ 150,000, sponsored by Moose Guen, Jane Sunderland, and
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in San Francisco hosted live broadcasts of the event on its 110-foot-wide video display.
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The following is a list of past Mavericks invitational competitions and winners.
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In 2019, following two consecutive years of canceled competitions, the
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