On Feb. 13, 2010, the finalists at Mavericks (Princeton by the Sea) near Half Moon Bay prepare to take to the waves for the final show down. The purse on this event is $150K, the largest sum of money for any big wave contest.
Finalists as of 1.10 p.m. were: Anthony Tashnick, Dave Wassell, Shane Desmond, Carlos Burle, Kenny Skindog Collins, and Chris Bertish.
While maverickssurf.com site was experience slow service due to viewer overload, you could go directly to ustream.tv to watch the event online, where over 32,000 viewers tuned in at any given time to see the contest where up to 50 foot waves sometimes challenges the world's strongest and best surfers. The majority of surfers in this year's event came from Santa Cruz. Finalists represented Hawaii, South Africa, San Francisco and three surfers from Santa Cruz. We'll post winners as they become available around 4 p.m. or earlier, most likely.
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