Eleven hours at Mavericks - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

If there's one good thing about the Eddie being cancelled it's that the nine surfers appearing in both the Eddie and the Titans of Mavericks get a few hours reprieve. Rather than a white knuckle ride to the airport and red eye flight to the mainland, they can now afford to take their time. No doubt they'l be wondering what, if anything, will be waiting for them at the other end. Safe to say it won't be anything like the last swell, February 5th, which was called off because of a clash with the Superbowl.

The Peahi contest aside, it hasnt been a great season for big wave comps.

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zenagain Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 1:07pm

2:30 Nick Vaughan- now THAT'S an arse whipping.

These guys are next level.

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Stj Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 1:49pm

Full on. Gotta say that vid is better than the Drone footage.

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stunet Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 2:21pm

Much better than the drone footage which flattens the wave. In waves of that size it's all about the vertical elevation. Lose that, lose the drama.

Speaking of drama, anyone else got a feeling the Titans comp tomorrow is gonna be a dud?

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Lanky Dean Sunday, 14 Feb 2016 at 4:26am

Overall consensus ?

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udo Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 2:50pm

Some nice lines being drawn...lines Albertinelli would be proud of !
Just rewound the Mavs cam ...hmm last light was nothing breaking.

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Coops70 Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 4:36pm

How's the spit on some of em, full detonation effect going on. Could not imagine being caught inside!

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upnorth Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 7:55pm

Check out the little head bobbing around inside about a minute in, imagine seeing that coming towards you having already been pummelled!

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no-eye-deer Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 8:08pm

That Matt Becker wipe out at 2:10 is pretty horrifying as well. That moment after he fell where he is laying on his back skipping along the surface, he'd have been watching all that lip coming towards him and thinking this is gonna hurt.

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crip Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 at 10:35pm

OMG. That barrel at about 1.00 was awesome. In the true meaning of the word.

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udo Friday, 12 Feb 2016 at 2:39pm

So whats the latest on Mavs, swell still on track..........Southey is it gonna happen ?

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chickenlips Friday, 12 Feb 2016 at 7:37pm

That's fucking Awaving!

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caml Saturday, 13 Feb 2016 at 12:46am

Good question the winds looking average in the arvo

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rooftop Monday, 15 Feb 2016 at 2:42am

Am I wrong or was it giving some longer rides than usual? That down to swell direction?