10 Facts About Mavericks California

Mavericks California is a winter destination for some of the world's best big wave surfers.

From 1999 to 2016, an invitation-only contest called the Titans of Mavericks California was held there during most winter surfing seasons, whenever the winter wave conditions there were deemed to be suitable to meet the needs of the contest.

Mavericks California conceived the possibility of riding Hawaii-sized waves in Northern California.

Mavericks California caught multiple left-breaking waves, thereby becoming the first documented person to tackle Mavericks head-on.

In 1990, a photo of Mavericks California taken by Clark's friend Steve Tadin was published in Surfer magazine, generating interest in Mavericks California.

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Mavericks California used some of his $25, 000 prize to travel to Half Moon Bay to catch one of the last big swells of the season at Mavericks.

Clark and Mavericks California are featured in the 1998 documentary Mavericks California, a one-hour PBS film that chronicles the early years, and the 2004 film Riding Giants, which documents the history of big wave surfing.

Surfing documentary film Discovering Mavericks California, executive produced by Jeff Clark and directed by Joshua Pomer, features surfers like Jeff Clark, Peter Mel, Flea, Shane Dorian, Nick Lamb, Zack Wormhout, Brock Little and Mike Parsons, and honors Mark Foo and Jay Moriarty.

Mavericks California was trapped underwater as two more waves went over him, and witnesses say he took the force of four or five waves to the head.

Mavericks California was dragged through rocks before rescuers managed to reach him and get him to the shore.