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Grant "Twiggy" Baker of South Africa celebrates winning Maverick's Surf Contest Tuesday. He walked away with the $30,000 top prize.
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| Grant "Twiggy" Baker mastered Maverick's Tuesday. The South African is the first surfer from outside of Santa Cruz to win the "Super Bowl" of surfing. He scored a perfect 10 with this action.
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| On his way to the Maverick's title, Grant "Twiggy" Baker of South Africa scores his second pefect 10 of the day with this ride in the finals.
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| Always daring with his deep take-offs, three-time Maverick's winner Darryl "Flea" Virostko wiped out twice in his heat.
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Mike Gerhardt of Santa Cruz tumbles during the first heat at Maverick's Tuesday morning.
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| Evan Slater scrambles up in the wave face as Greg Long goes right and Peter Mel drives left on a Maverick's bomb during Tuesday's contest.
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| Evan Slater of San Diego takes his turn in the second heat at Maverick's Tuesday.
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| South African surfer Grant "Twiggy" Baker rides a wave Tuesday en route to winning the Maverick's Surf Contest.
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Tyler Smith of Santa Cruz competes at the Maverick's Surf Contest Tuesday.
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| Shawn Rhodes, left, of Pacifica, and Ryan Seelbach of South San Francisco ride together on a wave at Maverick's Tuesday.
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| People in boats and waverunners jockey for a better view at Maverick's Tuesday.
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| Santa Cruz surfer Peter Mel is interviewed after his turn on the waves as defending Maverick's champion Anthony Tashnick reflects on his sixth-place finish before his interview.
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Spectators cling to cliffs at Pillar Point Tuesday to get a better look at Maverick's action about a half-mile out to sea.
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| A brave soul tries to take off on a large Maverick's wave Monday. The contest starts Tuesday.
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| Spectators watch Maverick's surfers Monday afternoon from atop a cliff above Pillar Point Harbor, just north of Half Moon Bay.
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| A surfer tries to paddle through a large set at Maverick's Monday.
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