Two massive waves face off! Hurt feelings are sure to fly!
How good was that Jaws event? The best, no? Well, guess who got its feelings very hurt by a spectacular moment of dragon slaying? Mavericks!
Dat right, bitches (Sorry…I’ve already started drinking) Mavs is pissed/jealous/sad/jealous/sad about that fine day in the sun. The acclaimed San Francisco Chronicle wrote a story today detailing what a tough act it will be for Mavericks to follow.
In case you’ve been living under a rock/Paul Speaker’s basement the Titans of Mavericks event is not part of the Big Wave World Tour because of infighting. The men who conquer giants, who slay dragons, can be, apparently, very petty. Both Grant “Twiggy” Baker and Peter “The Condor” Mell have been banned from surfing California’s freakiest freak. Weird. Hurt feelings abound. Etc. And the Chronicle rubbed salt in those hurt feelings today by writing:
The Mavericks big-wave surf contest has a tough act to follow.
A bit of history was made Sunday on the island of Maui, where the spot known as “Jaws” staged a paddle-surf contest for the first time. The waves were giant, the wipeouts were spectacular, and a spot once believed to be unrideable reached the next stage in its remarkable evolution.
The event was won by local standout Billy Kemper, and it was a stunning triumph for the World Surf League, an organization that has been at odds with Mavericks officials for the past two years. A serious feud developed when the WSL tried to acquire the Mavericks contest permit, and the ongoing animosity was a major reason why Grant (Twiggy) Baker, a two-time Mavericks contest winner, was suspended from this winter’s event because of his conspicuous loyalty to the WSL and its big-wave tour.
“Today we reached the pinnacle of our sport,” said Maui’s Dave Kalama, for years one of the world’s great watermen, on the WSL webcast. “Our Super Bowl. It doesn’t get any better than this.”
Ouch! Ooooooooouch!
How will the Titans of Mavericks respond to this clear and present affront from across the Pacific? Stay tuned for Blood Feud II!
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the quality of the WSL live feed with all the camera angles replays was one if not the best live surfing I have ever seen , Dave Kalama was epic, all the boys on the commentary were up and had something real to talk about. An incredibly quality , entertaining and Mavs…well it needs the WSL as they have lifted the bar so high.
How many comps at Pe’ahi could we watch each season? everybody I have spoken to here in SoCal the last few days , was buzzing,
Super Bowl? Whats that?
For me jaws reigns, mavs tends to be more of who can go straight the bestest. Plus it’s not as easy on the eyes with the cold dingy sort of dirty look. Course having said that, I suppose that makes it more ominous. ..well dang now I’m waffling
Feudiest blood feud yet. A modern day Hatfileds and McCoys. I am on in the edge of my seat!
I gotta say, while I loves me a Blood Feud(tm), this might be my least favorite. Does the WSL actually come (gasp!) the better in this one?
What about Pipe? That is the wave that did the most damage yesterday did it not, Jaws vs Pipe!
who banned Twiggy?