As reported by veteran sports and surf writer Bruce Jenkins at SFGate.com, the 2009 Maverick’s Contest has found sponsorship and the contest window will be from Jan. 1, 2009 through March 31, 2009.
The usual 24-hour notice will be provided to invited contestants and the public.
The contestant list, as reported by Mr. Jenkins:
“The entry list looks quite familiar to anyone who keeps up with Maverick’s lore. Virostko, Tashnick, Washburn, Zach Wormhoudt, Peter Mel, Shane Desmond, Matt Ambrose, Kenny (Skindog) Collins, Ryan Seelbach, Josh Loya, Ion Banner and Shawn Rhodes have been regulars in the lineup for years. The out-of-town representation includes Brazil (Carlos Burle), South Africa (Chris Bertish), Hawaii (Sterling and Brock Little) and Southern California (Long, Slater and Nathan Fletcher). For years, Banner was the only competitor from Half Moon Bay (Clark runs the contest but does not compete), but Banner now has company in the person of Tim West, among the best of the new, up-and-coming generation.
It’s rare that any of the 24 invitees miss the contest in a given year, so only the top-rated alternates have any chance to get in. This year, the top three alternate slots (in order) have gone to San Francisco’s Alex Martins, Brazil’s Danilo Couto and Hawaiian standout Mark Healey.”
As with last year, if the contest goes off, it will be webcast live (this time in HD) and can be viewed at AT&T Park on the large scoreboard screen.
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alex martins will take all comers if he gets into this contest, and the judging is fair to the unsponsored hell chargers (which it usually is not). Xmas wishes