Maverick's: The Story of Big-Wave Surfing

Matt Warshaw explores the secrets behind the legendary big wave surf break of Mavericks, located in Half Moon Bay, Northern California.

Mavericks is a punishing wave. On December 23, 1994, the spot claimed the life of Hawaiian legend Mark Foo.

But to understand why this happened, Warshaw takes the reader back to the origin of big wave surfing.

Book Details

Author: Matt Warshaw
Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Updated edition (November 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811841596
ISBN-13: 978-0811841597
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.3 x 10.4 inches