The story of Mavericks

[@The_Triquetra]

Dang crows always have to say something lol. Thanks for sharing some California history.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

They were talkative 🤣. It's such a cool story. At 17 and surfed it by himself for 15 years! Awesome

[@wendingourway]

Great tale-telling...such great stuff! Beautiful walk along the beach, but definitely will be keeping away from the bone yard. Great share! Bruce and Otis

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks Bruce and Otis. Fun to watch but I'd never go out 🤣. Thank you! I updated my editing software and have new skills 😉.

[@TheSRJMcClure]

I have a fond memory of talking about Mavericks and Jay and Mark with Billy on a nearby beach. Crazy we were Jay’s age and that the competitions weren’t going on yet in 95 or 96. Great video!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! Billy would've gotten a kick outta this video. I think about the same stuff! Jay was always training and surfing. This place went unnoticed for so long! Crazy

[@FrequencyHorizon]

An older Santa Cruz Mountains resident shared this video with me. Cheers for making it. Still have yet to surf there. But perhaps one day. Subscribed!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you very much! I only watch this spot 🤣. 8 feet is about as big as I'll go. Awesome to watch. Thanks again and welcome aboard 🙂. I see you have a channel, I'll check it out 🙂

[@AdventuresinMillerland]

Awesome video! Been to Mavericks and walked on the beach (early summer). Looking forward to going one day to see the big waves! Thx!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Winter, on the bluffs and bring binoculars. I'm planning a winter video to show the tips. Thank you! Britt and I are looking at a September disney trip, the hotel prices are insane right now!

[@raja.5920]

Great Video! looking forward to the coming competition season.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you!!🙂🙂

[@hurleycapetown8420]

Would never surf waves that big but one day i want to make a pilgrimage to all the massive spots to watch them go off,there is a similar spot close to where i live called Dungeons(Cape Town) dont know if you have heard of it,its not as gnarly but still has the huge waves,sharks and freezing water.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Awesome! I'll check it out. Thanks! Ya, I'd never surf here either; I like the small surf 🤣. Thanks for the information 🙂

[@hurleycapetown8420]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle Ye check it out its a huge wave when it works, its called dungeons because of how deep you go on a wipeout,the freezing atlantic,sharks and kelp dont help but the scenery to me is the most beautiful on the planet.

[@SheAndHers]

Love the history of the spot and wanna see those massive waves in the winter!!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

It's a trip to see. I should've put it in the video but in order to get a good look; bring binoculars. The break is far out. To see it is so unreal!

[@SheAndHers]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle ooo! good tip!

[@Katakagara]

I have great memories of that beach. It’s a really special beach, and not just for Mavericks. 🌊🌊🌊 I hope you don’t mind my sharing my history of that area. I grew up 3 blocks from Surfer’s beach/Turkey Overflow, which is where the hotel is and about a mile from Mavericks. That’s a small town called El Granada. When Half Moon Bay and Princeton had a smaller population, my friends, sister and I used to ride our 1-speed bicycles over to Mavericks and collect amazing whole shells, because the tide pools over there are huge and know one knew about them and just never went there. I’m talking about being age 7- 10 years old. It was a time when kids could be out playing safely until dinner time. The road was a dirt road. My father used to be the manager of the radar station above Maverick’s, in the 1970’s- 1980’s and my family was allowed inside the gates as civilian visitors. It’s an amazing view from inside and on top of that bluff. My father was also was the first steel boat builder in Princeton and owned the first mustard yellow-colored pre-fab warehouse, that are all over that area now. He built a bunch of 50-foot crab and salmon fishing boats for the professional fishermen. His name was Alex Gaura. He’s deceased since 2011 but we had great memories of that area. And as a teenage surfer-punk rocker growing up there, we used to hang out in our cars at Lower Point, which was next to Maverick’s, and just have a blast and do donuts in the mud! 🛻🍩 Way back before the area was known and asphalt was paved , the 4th of July was a freaking war zone out there with the locals! Ha ha! 🧨🧨🧨 Now I’m far away but also have a KZbin channel and travel a lot with my sound healing show, but I swing by when I can and always make sure to go into Princeton, eat at one of the little restaurants there and stop at the beach. 🌊🌊🌊 I’m so grateful I grew up in HUMBA (as the locals call it). I love my hometown and all the people I grew up with. 💚✨✨

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

That's awesome! Thanks for taking the time to share. I love hearing these stories. I bet the view is amazing inside. That's just awesome!! Thank you. I'll check out your channel too 🙂🙂

[@Katakagara]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle Thank you! And thanks for a great channel. I’ve subscribed! Your video was making its rounds on Facebook. That’s how I discovered it. 😀

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@Katakagara That's awesome! Thank you and welcome aboard! Great having you 🙂. Thank you 😊

[@tbarvich]

Nice, thanks for the history lesson...🤙🏻

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! It's such a cool story. 🙂🙂

[@chevy2die]

This is a masterpiece dude.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! That means a ton coming from you. I plan on going back when it's breaking this winter. Thanks again 🙂

[@chevy2die]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle I want to go too now!

[@alfonindatube]

Good narrative and editing skills. Didn’t know about the Dog story. Good stuff!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you. This was a fun one to put together. Fun history. I'm gonna try and film this winter. 🙂

[@alfonindatube]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle are you going to be filling Ocean Beach also?

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@alfonindatube No. I just did Mavericks. I was in the area and had just enough time to film this.

[@wollertz]

😳 that place looks insane, what a contrast from summer to winter. Great story and storytelling!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! Watching this place break when it's big is unreal!

[@wollertz]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle I bet! It looks amazing, I wouldn’t surf it, but I’d love to be there when people are surfing It looks like the same type of waves that Shore Acres in Oregon gets, except for the deadly shore line with giant rocks that makes the famous splashes

[@maryanneparsons5242]

Interesting and very cinematic !

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you! 😊😊

[@SippyCupAdventures]

I was unaware that surfing is another one of your outdoor pursuits!? This was well done. I have visited a few times, been to the surf shop, etc, but had no idea how the area got its name. What a fantastic rundown on the history. I did notice some of your new editing "bling" as well! 🥤

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thanks! I love this area. I want to stay in the same little place you guys did on the water. This place has such a cool story. Belive it or not I almost became a professional surfer (longboard). I didn't though because I had a major problem; I'm terrified of big surf 🤣. I'm loving this updated software!!

[@SippyCupAdventures]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle ohhh!

[@mikebreeden6071]

I need that sticker! You did a really nice video and I do love Mavericks though I mostly was a Steamer Lane kinda guy. I used to actually bodysurf it when Third Peak was breaking. I may have been there when Jay was there in the 80's, but I'll never know. I also was a diver at Pidgin Point and ... Greyhound rock, the diver's version of Mavericks. Nice video. It is so beautiful there... though the diving is .... well, you know. (By the way, if anyone has any images from Steamer Lane of the bodysurfer with the red belly stripe wetsuit, I'll gladly pay for them.)

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Thank you! Steamer Lane is fun! I only surf there when it's small though 🤣. That's awesome! It's funny, I surf, compete in open ocean paddleboard races but something about diving creeps me out! Jay was such a cool guy! He treated everybody with respect; even if you were clueless about how to surf. He was fearless. I remember talking to him about surfing outside pleasure point, 10 foot faces at night by moonlight, by himself! Terrified me just hearing him talk about it, to him it was pure joy. Awesome person and waterman.

[@YankeeTankerOutdoors]

Did you watch the 100 Ft wave on HBO? SO epic

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

No! I never herd of it. I'll look into it, thanks. Big wave surfing is so fascinating. The places usually come with crazy stories. I'll check it out 😉

[@menks4511]

Top 5 Heaviest wave around. BTW thats a Ozzie slab and the shark is a Ragged tooth.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Nice! Ya it is. And ya I knew, I figured close enough. Still cool visual for the story. Better than looking at me 🤣

[@menks4511]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle awesome ! To me Mavs is the heaviest wave around. When you see guys like Dorian and Healy so gassed you know this is a serious wave

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@menks4511 Agreed! I have so much respect for all those guys and gals. Anything over 8ish feet i dont go out 🤣. I had the talent to go pro with longboarding, just one problem; terrified of waves over 8 feet 🤣.

[@davidramos873]

Yeewww!!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

🙂🙂😁😁