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Maverick's Surfing Contest Winners List

From the perspective of Surf City Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Last updated Feb. 13, 2010

Here is a list of all six of the Maverick's Surf Contests that have been held to date, along with the list of winners (top 6 finishers) for each contest. I have also listed all the invitees (competitors) for Jeff Clark's 2009/2010 Maverick's Surfing Contest at Pillar Point, Princeton by the Sea, Half Moon Bay, CA.
Maverick's Contest Winners by Year

Maverick's Contest Invitees for 2009/2010
Maverick's Contest Invitees for 2008/2009
Maverick's Contest Invitees for 2007/2008

The Most Top-6-Finishes by Competitor

Nelscott Reef Classic Tow-in Winners, Lincoln City, OR

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WINNERS List - Maverick's Six Surf Contests
Half Moon Bay, CA
1st Contest
1998/1999 Contest
Feb. 17, 1999
2nd Contest
1999/2000 Contest
Mar. 3, 2000
3rd Contest
2003/2004 Contest
Feb. 7, 2004
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown

1. Darryl Virostko

Santa Cruz

1. Darryl Virostko

Santa Cruz

1. Darryl Virostko

Santa Cruz

2. Richard Schmidt

Santa Cruz

2. Kelly Slater

Cocoa Beach

2. Matt Ambrose

Pacifica

3. Ross Clarke-Jones

Australia

3. Tony Ray

Australia

3. Evan Slater

San Clemente

4. Peter Mel

Santa Cruz

4. Peter Mel

Santa Cruz

4. Anthony Tashnick

Santa Cruz

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-

5. Zach Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

5. Peter Mel

Santa Cruz

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-

6. Matt Ambrose

Pacifica

6. Grant Washburn

San Francisco

4th Contest
2004/2005 Contest
March 2, 2005
5th Contest
2005/2006 Contest
Feb. 8, 2006
6th Contest
2007/2008 Contest
Jan. 12, 2008
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown

1. Anthony Tashnick

Santa Cruz

1. Grant Baker

South Africa

1. Greg Long

San Clemente

2. Greg Long

San Clemente

2. Tyler Smith

Santa Cruz

2. Grant Baker

South Africa

3. Tyler Smith

Santa Cruz

3. Brock Little

Hawaii

3. Jamie Sterling

Hawaii

4. Zach Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

4. Matt Ambrose

Pacifica

4. Tyler Smith

Santa Cruz

5. Shane Desmond

Santa Cruz

5. Grant Washburn

San Francisco

5. Grant Washburn

San Francisco

6. Matt Ambrose

Pacifica

6. Evan Slater

San Clemente

6. Evan Slater

San Clemente

7th Contest
2008/2009 Contest
cancelled, 2009
7th Contest
2009/2010 Contest
February 13, 2010
8th Contest
2010/2011 Contest
January ??, 2011 - ?
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown

Cancelled due to lack of waves.

1. Chris Bertish

South Africa

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2. Shane Desmond

Santa Cruz

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3. Anthony Tashnick

Santa Cruz

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-

4. Dave Wessel

Hawaii

-

-

5. Carlos Burle

Brazil

-

-

6. Kenny Collins

Santa Cruz

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-

 

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2009/2010 INVITEES List (24)

Maverick's Surf Contest Invitees - The Contestants
Feb. 13, 2010 - The Seventh Contest

Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

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Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

.Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

Matt Ambrose (x)

Pacifica

Nathan Fletcher (x)

San Clemente

Tyler Smith (x)

Santa Cruz

Ben Andrews (x)

San Francisco

Brock Little (x)

Hawaii

Jamie Sterling (x)

Hawaii

Grant Baker (x)

South Africa

Greg Long (x)

San Clemente

3 - Anthony Tashnick (x)

Santa Cruz

Ion Banner (x)

Half Moon Bay

Josh Loya (x)

Santa Cruz

Darryl Virostco (x)

Santa Cruz

1 - Chris Bertish (x)

South Africa

Peter Mel (x)

Santa Cruz

Grant Washburn (x)

San Francisco

5 - Carlos Burle (x)

Brazil

Shawn Rhodes (x)

Pacifica

4 - Dave Wassell (x)

Hawaii

6 - Kenny Collins (x)

Santa Cruz

Ryan Seelbach (x)

San Francisco

Tim West (x)

Half Moon Bay

2 - Shane Desmond (x)

Santa Cruz

Evan Slater (x)

San Clemente

Zack Wormhoudt (x)

Santa Cruz


Note that this year's invitees are IDENTICAL to last year's,
except that Danilo Couto and Alex Martins are not mentioned.

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2008/2009 INVITEES List (26)

Maverick's Surf Contest Invitees - The Contestants
March ??, 2009 - The Seventh Contest
Due to a lack of waves, the 2008/2009 contest has been cancelled.
March 2, and March 3, (2005 & 2000) are the latest that the contest has ever occurred before.

Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

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Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

.Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

Matt Ambrose (x)

Pacifica

Nathan Fletcher (x)

San Clemente

Tyler Smith (x)

Santa Cruz

Ben Andrews (x)

San Francisco

Brock Little (x)

Hawaii

Jamie Sterling (x)

Hawaii

Grant Baker (x)

South Africa

Greg Long (x)

San Clemente

Anthony Tashnick (x)

Santa Cruz

Ion Banner (x)

Half Moon Bay

Josh Loya (x)

Santa Cruz

Darryl Virostco (x)

Santa Cruz

Chris Bertish (x)

South Africa

Peter Mel (x)

Santa Cruz

Grant Washburn (x)

San Francisco

Carlos Burle (x)

Brazil

Shawn Rhodes (x)

Pacifica

Dave Wassell (x)

Hawaii

Kenny Collins (x)

Santa Cruz

Ryan Seelbach (x)

San Francisco

Tim West (x)

Half Moon Bay

Shane Desmond (x)

Santa Cruz

Evan Slater (x)

San Clemente

Zack Wormhoudt (x)

Santa Cruz

Late Additions --->

Danilo Couto (x)

Brazil

Alex Martins (x)

San Francisco

NEW THIS YEAR = Ben Andrews, Chris Bertish, Carlos Burle, Nathan Fletcher, Dave Wassell, Tim West.

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2007/2008 INVITEES List (24)

Maverick's Surf Contest Invitees - The Contestants
Jan. 12, 2008 - The Sixth Contest

Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

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Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

.Contestant (heat)

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Hometown

Matt Ambrose (2)

Pacifica

Brock Little (1)

Hawaii

Russell Smith (1)

Santa Cruz

2 - Grant Baker- (4)

South Africa

1 - Greg Long (1)

San Clemente

4 - Tyler Smith (4)

Santa Cruz

Ion Banner (1)

Half Moon Bay

Josh Loya (2)

Santa Cruz

3 - Jamie Sterling (1)

Hawaii

Ross Clarke-Jones (3)

Australia

Garrett McNamara (3)

Hawaii

Anthony Tashnick (4)

Santa Cruz

Kenny Collins (2)

Santa Cruz

Peter Mel (4)

Santa Cruz

Darryl Virostco (4)

Santa Cruz

Randy Cone (3)

San Francisco

Shawn Rhodes (1)

Pacifica

5 - Grant Washburn (2)

San Francisco

Danilo Couto (2)

Brazil

Ryan Seelbach (3)

San Francisco

John Whittle (2)

South Africa

Shane Desmond (3)

Santa Cruz

6 - Evan Slater (3)

San Clemente

Zack Wormhoudt (4)

Santa Cruz

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IT'S ALL OVER FOR 2008 - WINNERS POSTED ABOVE.

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"Most Maverick's Finishes" in the "Top-6-Positions" - Over All Contests Held to Date
Top 6
Fin-ishes
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Maverick's Surf Contest Number
1st
Feb.
1999
2nd
Mar.
2000
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
3rd
Feb.
2004
4th
Mar.
2005
5th
Feb.
2006
2
0
0
7
6th
Jan.
2008
2
0
0
9
7th
Feb.
2010

Matt Ambrose

4

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Sixth

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-

-

Second
Sixth
Fourth

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-

-

-

Darryl Virostko

3
First
First

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-

-

First

-

-

-

-

-

-

Peter Mel

3
Fourth
Fourth

-

-

-

Fifth

-

-

-

-

-

-

Evan Slater

3

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-

-

-

-

Third

-

Sixth

-

Sixth

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-

Grant Washburn

3

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-

-

-

-

Sixth

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Fifth

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Fifth

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-

Tyler Smith

3

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-

-

-

-

-

Third
Second

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Fourth

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-

Zack Wormhoudt

2

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Fifth

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-

-

-

Fourth

-

-

-

-

-

Anthony Tashnick

3

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-

-

-

-

Fourth
First

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-

-

-

Third

Grant Baker

2

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-

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-

-

-

-

First

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Second

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-

Greg Long

2

-

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-

-

-

-

Second

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First

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Blue above = from Santa Cruz

There was no Maverick's surfing contest in 2000/2001, due to sponsor delay, and poor late (March) waves.
There was also no Maverick's Contest in 2001/2002 and 2002/2003, due to a lack of sponsorship.
There was no Maverick's Surf Contest in 2006/2007, due to a lack of waves.
UPDATE: There was no Maverick's Surf Contest in 2008/2009, due to a lack of waves.

48% (13/27) of all the "Top 6" Maverick's finishes, overall, are by surfers from Santa Cruz, CA.
50% - Stated another way, 5 out of the 10 multiple top-6 finishers are from Santa Cruz, CA.

For 2009, Grant Baker and Greg Long are looking pretty good.
Awesome recent records. Is Tyler Smith our Great White Hope?
Or will a dark horse spring forth? Stay tuned.

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WINNERS List - Nelscott Reef Surf Contests
Lincoln City, OR
1st Contest
2005/2006 Classic Tow-In
Dec. 12, 2005
2nd Contest
2006/2007 Classic Tow-In
Dec. 10, 2006
3rd Contest
2007/2008 Classic Tow-In
Jan. 13, 2008
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown

1. Jake Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

1. Garrett McNamara

Hawaii

1. Adam Reprogle

Santa Cruz

    Zack Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

    Kealii Mamala

Hawaii

    Alistair Craft

Santa Cruz

2. Shane Desmond

Santa Cruz

2. Brad Gerlach

S. California

2. Yuri Soledade

Brazil

    Tyler Fox

Santa Cruz

    Mike Parsons

S. California

    Rodrigo Resende

Brazil

3. Peter Mel

Santa Cruz

3. Adam Replogle

Santa Cruz

3. Eraldo Gueiros

Brazil

    Anthony Tashnick

Santa Cruz

    Alistair Craft

Santa Cruz

    Everaldo Pato

Brazil

4. Jeff Clark

Half Moon Bay

4. Raph Bruhwiler

Canada

4. Osh Bartlett

Santa Cruz

    Mike Brummet

Santa Cruz

    Keith Malloy

S. California

    Tyler Fox

Santa Cruz

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-

5. Greg Long

San Clemente

5. Homer Henard

Santa Cruz

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-

    Rusty Long

San Clemente

    Matt Rockhold

Santa Cruz

4th Contest
2008/2009 Classic Tow-In
Dec. 1, 2008
5th Contest
2009/2010 Classic Tow-In
Oct. 23, 2009
6th Contest
2010/2011 Classic Tow-In
Nov. ?, 2010
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Finish Order
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Hometown
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Finish Order
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Hometown

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1. Adam Reprogle

Santa Cruz

1. Adam Reprogle

Santa Cruz

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    Alistair Craft

Santa Cruz

    Alistair Craft

Santa Cruz

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2. Jeff Schmucker

Australia

2. Ross Clarke-Jones

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-

-

    Josiah Schmucker

Australia

   Ian Walsh

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-

-

3. Russell Smith

Santa Cruz

3. Ikaika Kalama

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    Tyler Smith

Santa Cruz

    Kainoa Havanio

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-

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4. Jake Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

4. Jeff Kafka

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    Zack Wormhoudt

Santa Cruz

    Travis Payne

-

-

-

5. Brad Gerlach

S. Calif.

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-

-

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    Mike Parsons

S. Calif.

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Surf City Santa Cruz

DISCLAIMER
Although the author has tried to be as accurate as possible, errors are possible.

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