Mavs Monsters

Friday, 06 January 2012

Photos and caption: Ryan Craig

Mavericks, the epic and dangerous wave two miles off California's Half Moon Bay, is not for the faint of heart. Although amateur surfer and Hollywood actor Gerard Butler (of 300-fame) had the nerve to paddle out, get dumped and cop a two-wave hold-down just before Christmas.

But Sparta's King was not out there a couple of days ago when a bunch of the Mavs chargers paddled into some real-sized winter waves. Santa Cruz surf photog, Ryan "Chachi" Craig was out with all the madmen capturing the action and sent through a series of images.

You can find out more about Ryan "Chachi" Craig at his website (which is being rebuilt) and see a portfolio on Surfline.

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