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Mavericks still lures big wave surfers despite economy

You couldn’t pay me to do what San Clemente’s Greg Long is doing in this photograph — surfing at Mavericks, the infamous big-wave surfing venue. It’s a potentially deadly sport, as The Times’ Pete Thomas reports at latimes.com/sports.

And, in recent months, the economic recession has come crashing down on big-wave surfers, some of whom are in danger of losing corporate sponsorships. You get the feeling that Long and his buddies would surf anyway, but as one big-wave surfer told Pete, “dreams are being crushed” by economic realities.

Pete also blogged earlier today about the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

– Greg Johnson

Photo: Greg Long catches a big wave at Mavericks. Credit: Robert Brown

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