THE 24 BIG-WAVE SURFERS (THAT GENERALLY COMPETE IN THE MAVERICKS SURF CONTEST) WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EVENT RETURN TO ITS ROOTS. TO THAT END THEY ARE CONSIDERING TRYING TO RUN THE EVENT THEMSELVES. THE CONTEST (WHICH SURFER’S SAY HAS BECOME TOO COMMERCIAL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS) HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY MAVERICK’S SURF VENTURES, SINCE 2003.