MAVERICKS INVITATIONAL SURF CONTEST TOOK PLACE TODAY FRIDAY) WITH WAVE FACES APPROACHING 40 FEET, AND SOUTH AFRICAN 40 YEAR-old GRANT “TWIGGY” BAKER WAS THE EVENT CHAMPION. IT IS THE 2ND TIME THAT BAKER HAS CAPTURED THE TITLE. HE JOINS 3 TIME WINNER, DARRYL “FLEA” VIROSTKO OF SANTA CRUZ AS THE ONLY 2 SURFERS TO HAVE WON THE EVENT MORE THAN ONCE.
