On 2021 May 7, , dsi1 wrote
(in >):

> Mavericks was discovered by Jeff Clark in the mid-seventies. He had found a
> big wave spot that rivals the winter swells of Hawaii's North shore from his
> back yard in Half Moon Bay CA. Nobody believed that such a thing was possible
> so he surfed the spot for over a decade alone or with a few friends. These
> days, people know about Mavericks alright.

I´ve been to Half Moon Bay. I didn´t know about Mavericks until Tim Cook
named a full version of the Apple OS after it. Half Moon Bay is also famous
for pumpkins. I didn´t have to look that up.
By the way, what do Hawaiians know about surfing, anyway?<winkey>