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Surfers Dare Mavericks' Waves

Dangerous contest is a crowd-pleaser

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Jan 13, 2008 1:03 PM CST

(Newser) – Hordes of international surfers descended on the rocky shores and treacherous waves of Mavericks beach near San Francisco yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The competition was called 24 hours before the air horn went off—enough time for surfers to fly from Brazil and... Read full story »

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