What did South African surfer Chris Bertish win today?”
Chris Bertish, South Africa surfer, wins Mavericks Surf competition. He wins the price amount $150,000 which is the largest grand price in this sport ever. There were three surfers in the final round of the game: Shane Desmond, Anhtony Tashnick and Kenny “Shindog” Collins. The second place in the contest was Shane Desmond of Santa Cruz The waves were reportedly topping 40 feet off the piller point in Half Moon Bay, the location where the contest was held. The event has been running now for seven year since it began in early 1990’s. The contest was put on half when dozen of spectators were swept from the beach by unexpected waves.
South African surfer Chris Bertish won the 2010 Mavericks Big Wave Surf Contest today. Announcers claims that the waves were among the biggest ever contested in a ‘paddle in’ contest. The Mavericks big wave surfing contest awards $150,000 in prize money. It is one of the most lucrative big-wave contests in the sport. The Mavericks event is held only when swell and waves are ‘big enough’ to test the skills of the world’s best big wave riders. Competitors voted to hold the contest because forecasts called for record-breaking waves.
