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MAVERICKS BIGGER WEDNESDAY - 4 GENNAIO 2006
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Mavericks Bigger Wednesday
Half Moon Bay, Calif.
4 January 2006
Bigger Wednesday at Mavericks an epic day on 4th January 2006
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 8 January, 2006 : - - It all started with a voice mail from Shane Desmond Tuesday evening screaming some ridiculous buoy numbers into my phone. I called him back and got the word. It was on. It being MAVS. I knew the drill. Up at 4AM, out the door by 5. I woke up at 3am and immediately heard the thunder from the beaches, more than a mile away.
It was WAY louder than I had heard it in a long time. There would be no more sleeping for me after that. I was amped. Checked the Half Moon Bay buoy — 22’ @ 20 seconds. Bombing. SE wind on the buoy wasn’t a good sign though. Got up to the launch ramp just as the sun was starting to come up. An epic sunrise to start the day. You could see white wash out at Mavs from down at the ramp.
It wasn’t as crowded as it should have been. It was an almost all Santa Cruz crew with the exception of Chris Brown and Nate Fletcher. The usual suspects; Flea and Barney, Desy and Ruffo, Pete Mel and Tasi, Broggie and Rich Schmidt, Loya, Zack Wormhoudt and more. I was hoping to poach a space on a ski, but with a smaller crew and a punishing season taking its toll on some skis already this year, it wasn’t in the cards. Off to the cliff.
The cliff was mostly empty. The first bomb set comes through. A few gems ridden with someone going down for the count in a harsh manner. Shortly after, Mike Brummet gets dropped off on the beach yelling at the cliff to call 911. Richard Schmidt had apparently been sliced open, a bad one, on the thigh, and was bleeding heavily. The initial word was that he cut an artery. It was a heavy way to start the day.
There were probably only a total of 6-8 teams out at any time during the day and everyone was getting their share of insanity. The winds died down and it was on. Flea took the prize for deep barrels today. Pulling into sections from hell and getting spit out when it looked like all hope was lost. I can only imagine the view from the channel, watching enviously on the cliff.
All the boys were getting the waves of their lives while putting on an insane spectacle for everyone lucky enough to watch. Even though it was a fairly minor crowd on the cliff, the buzz was huge. With every wave ridden there were hoots for sick rides and moans when someone went down.
All the surfers out that day got waves they will never forget. It was all smiles back at the ramp when the teams started filtering back to the harbor. Just another day at the office for a select few freaks that like to super size it. After a long, rainy winter up here so far it was that much more sweet.
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