Calling All Groms to the Maverick's Competitors' Area...

HMB team:

You should all know by now that the Maverick's contest will begin at 8 a.m. sharp on Saturday. It is very hard to see anything from the beach or cliffs and the scene will be pretty mobbed as usual. The best viewing will actually be on the net at: http://maverickssurf.com/

They will also have an interactive Facebook page covering the event as well. That said, Tim West has invited you all to visit him in the competitors' area after his heats and I'm sure would appreciate your support (He is in Heat 3 from about 9:30-10:15 a.m.). You'll probably be able to hang with him and the competitors as well after the event, which is set to wrap up about 3 p.m.

The contest is set to be a very challenging one, with a large bumpy West swell, high tide and south winds conspiring against the first heats. But it should peak at about noon and clean up for some epic semis and finals. See Bruce Jenkins preview in SFGate:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/12/SP0I1C0AQQ.DTL&tsp=1

This should get you all fired up for our longboard trials in Capitola on Sunday and next week's contest!

Mike