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Monster Mavericks Up Close

There were two rushes at the Mavericks Invitational on Friday–one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, during the semis and finals. Both saw channels choked with boats and the ocean's thunderous rumbles kept them all perpetually rocking like a metronome needle.

BY Nick Allen |

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    Shawn Dollar on the biggest wave of the afternoon. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Anthony Tashnick gets denied entry. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Ryan Augustein finds a clean drop. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Shane Dorian. To call it "steep" would be an understatement. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Ryan Seelbach taking flight. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Kohl Christensen. You can see Shawn Dollar with his vest inflated paddling over the shoulder. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Grant Baker racking up points. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Raw power. Lots of it. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Shane Dorian handplaning down the face. He made it. Photo: Nick Allen

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    Channel traffic. Photo: Nick Allen

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    You could drive a school bus through this one. Photo: Nick Allen

There were two rushes at the Mavericks Invitational on Friday–one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, during the semis and finals. Both saw channels choked with boats and the ocean’s thunderous rumbles kept them all perpetually rocking like a metronome needle.

I was in the channel during the afternoon rush and saw the semifinals and finals of the 2014 Mavericks Invitational from up close. It’s an incredible sight witnessing the combination of such beauty and raw power mere feet from where you stand.

See more imagery from the Big Wave World Tour’s stop at Mavericks here and here.

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