Surfer gave Maverick’s a formal introduction in 1992, with a cover story titled “Cold Sweat.” A second coming-out of sorts took place two years later, after a long, photogenic, and ultimately tragic run of winter surf. The Hawaiians by that time had figured out that a nice big-wave bonus could be picked up by chasing waves east, from Oahu to the West Coast, after the bulk of the swell had already passed Hawaii. Brock Little, Mark Foo, and Ken Bradshaw—three of the top Waimea riders—were all i...
Chapter 8:
The Ride of Your Life
- Is Surfing Hip? /
- Lisa Andersen Surfs Better Than You /
- Killer Cute /
- Kelly Slater is Just Warming Up /
- Rebel for Hire /
- I Believe I Can Fly /
- A Monster in Half Moon Bay /
- Mark Foo's Last Ride /
- Open Throttle /
- Laird Means Lord /
- Tahitian Scream /
- A Webcam for Every Wave /
- Last Call for Print Media /
- Taylor Steele Likes it Rough /
- Searching for the Perfect Phrase /
- Hollywood Tries Again /
- Thirty is the New Twenty /
- Andy Irons' Poetic Fury /
- The Beast and Beyond /
- A Dance with the Past /
- Foam is Dead, Long Live Foam /
- Nature Gets a Makeover /
- Surf in a Box /
- The End of History /
