Ideal Bite

Surf Contest

Light as a Feather...

10.30.2009

Submitted by hsnavely on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:12pm.

The Bite:

…stiff as a surfboard. The surfing world will be entranced starting Sunday, waiting for the epic waves of the Mavericks surf contest to reach contest-worthy proportions (last year's contest was canceled due to unsurfable waves). Once the contest is announced, the world's best brahs have just 24 hours to make it down to Half Moon Bay, but take our spectating advice: Head for AT&T Park. You'll get better views on the JumboTron screen, plus skip trampling the delicate shores. Magical.

Why Care?:

At the 2007 event, 1,212 tons of CO2 were offset by wind power sponsored by NativeEnergy, and on top of that, watching at the ball park helps keep the erosion of HMB's cliffs to a minimum.

Best part about the stadium feed: no binocs needed.

Wanna Try:

Keep watch at maverickssurf.com for the official contest call. AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza (415-462-6200). AT&T tickets, $20.

Cocktail Fact

Off the coast of Brazil in 2007, a record 84 surfers caught the same wave.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 SF Biters opt to watch Mavericks via the big screens at AT&T Park instead of driving down to Half Moon Bay, we'll save enough gas to drive from SF to New York and back 5.5 times.

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