mavericks | TheWave. Never in the history of the sport of surfing, and particularly big wave surfing, has one person been so closely tied to a surf spot, especially for so long. Having first paddled out as a teenager in 1975, Jeff Clark has continued to surf this legendary spot to this day.

Does Jeff Clark still surf?

While Jeff continues to surf and perform water rescue in big wave spots around the world, he is inspired by his three children and two grandchildren. He shares his motivational life lessons with fans and audiences across the country and through all industries.

When did people start surfing Mavericks?

Mavericks is surfed (kinda) 1960's

in the early 1960's a trio of surfers would surf waves on the inside of the rocks off pillar point. They were sometimes followed by a white haired german shepherd known as maverick (this is how to the break was named) on a good swell waves would reach the 10ft mark.