ARE YOU READY?
Hotline is proud
to announce that it is an Official Sponsor of
The 2007 Mavericks Surf Contest
presented by Ask.com, alongside Clif Bar, Surfer Magazine, and Capture
Technologies. On just 24 hours notice between January 1 and March
31, 2007, Hotline team riders Darryl "Flea" Virostko, the 3-time
Mavericks champion, and Zach Wormhoudt are two of the twenty-four
world-class big wave surfers who will make the pilgrimage to the Half
Moon Bay, California surf break to compete for the famed title.
This year, the contestants will compete
for an impressive $75,000 prize purse. The purse breakdown awards
$30,000 for first place, $12,000 for second place, $7,500 for third
place, $3,500 for fourth, $2,500 for fifth and $1,500 for sixth place.
Flea and Zach Wormhoudt will be vying for the title amidst a deep field
of some of the most accomplished big wave warriors on the planet.
Contest Director Jeff Clark's invitees include Matt Ambrose, Grant
Twiggy Baker, Ion Banner, Ross Clarke-Jones, Kenny Skindog Collins,
Randy Cone, Danilo Couto, Shane Desmond, Brock Little, Greg Long, Josh
Loya, Garrett McNamara, Peter Mel, Shawn Rhodes, Ryan Seelbach, Evan
Slater, Tyler Smith, Russell Smith, Jamie Sterling, Anthony Tashnick,
Grant Washburn, and John Whittle. Although many hail from the San
Francisco Bay Area, the regions of South Africa, Brazil, Hawaii and
Southern California are well-represented.
Also named were the 15 alternates, which
include: Ryan Augustine, Eraldo Gueiros, Carlos Burle, Mike Gerhardt,
Dan Malloy, Chris Bertish, Mike Brummett, Lawton Smith, Alex Martens,
Noah Johnson, Jake Wormhoudt, Tim West, Doug Young, Yann
Kazabjian and Rusty Long.
According to Mavericks' organizers, this
years contest aims to accommodate the tremendous audience interest
while respecting the break's fragile surroundings by implementing a
number of soon-to-be announced initiatives. These include a
groundbreaking live webcast on CBS SportsLine.com, a unique webcast
viewing event at baseballs perfect address and the home of the San
Francisco GiantsAT&T Park, and a greenlight alert SMS campaign for
Mavericks fans. Surfers and fans alike can track the waves and stay
informed on contest announcements at the official website,
www.maverickssurf.com.
Stay tuned for more news
about Hotline's involvement with this fantastic big wave event.
For more contest information, visit
www.maverickssurf.com
Sign up
here for contest updates & alerts.
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