Jeff Clark
Jeff Clark (born March 26, 1957 in Redwood City , California ) is an American big wave surfer . He was best known for discovering the Mavericks Wave in Northern California , where he surfed alone for 15 years before other surfers ventured there.
Life
Jeff Clark was born in Redwood City, but his family moved to Miramar Beach on Half Moon Bay in 1966 . It was there that he started surfing , which soon made him look for bigger and stronger waves along the Northern California coast. In winter, from the hills of Half Moon Bays, he and his friends could see the big waves break off Pillar Point at the north end of the bay. After a long review of the local conditions, Clark surfed the Mavericks for the first time at Pillar Point in 1975. He surfed there alone for the next 15 years before he could convince other surfers to surf with him on the massive waves there. Clark continued to manufacture his own boards that were tailored to the local conditions, which is why his name is now inextricably linked with Mavericks.
In 1994 he was selected by the magazine surfer named as one of the world's best big-wave surfers. As a result, Clark and the Mavericks surf scene made appearances in films such as Riding Giants and Adventures in Wild California . He is the only surfer in the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame .
In 1998 he organized the first Mavericks Surf Contest .
He also made a name for himself as a surfboard shaper . Today he owns a surf shop where he sells his own boards and clothing line.
literature
- Matt Warshaw: Maverick's: The Story of Big-Wave Surfing , Chronicle Books, ISBN 0-8118-2652-X
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Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clark, Jeff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American surfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redwood City , California |