After a slower-than-normal start to the big-wave surfing season at Mavericks, Thursday delivered a barrage of 40-foot-high waves that drew riders from far and wide to the famous Half Moon Bay break.
At an awards ceremony Saturday night, 24-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir will finally find out if he set a new world record while riding the towering wave at Mavericks last winter — ...