Epic surfing at Mavericks Invitational contest 2014 - Sacramento Bee

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  Peter Mel catches a wave as Colin Dwyer, left, watches during the second heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Mel is the defending champion of the event.

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  Ryan Seelbach rides a wave during the second heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Nic Lamb rides a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Nic Lamb begins to fall off his board during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Nic Lamb goes tumbling into a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Shane Dorian, left, and Ben Wilkinson, right, catch a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Ben Wilkinson goes tumbling into a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Tyler Fox flies out of a wave during the second heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  People on boats watch the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest with the Pillar Point Air Force Station in the background Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  Contest director and founder Jeff Clark watches the first heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  People paddle out to watch the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

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  A paddleboarder passes a group of surfers waiting to catch a wave in the first heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

  Eric Risberg | AP

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  Crewmen on a U.S. Coast Guard vessel watch the first heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

  Eric Risberg | AP

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  People on a spectator boat try to catch a glimpse of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

  Eric Risberg | AP

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