Northern Californian Nic Lamb won the prestigious big-wave surfing contest known as the Titans of Mavericks Friday.
Lamb outlasted 23 competitors and a big wipeout to capture the 10th championship at the legendary Mavericks surf break at Half Moon Bay, about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
"I'm over the moon," Lamb said after climbing aboard a chase boat following the competition on the water. Lamb is from nearby Santa Cruz, which is about 60 miles south of Half Moon Bay.
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SIGN UP HERE Waves were breaking at 15 to 18 feet Friday morning but built bigger into the afternoon and into the towering surf of 20-to30 foot waves required for the competition. The surf then petered out during the finals and the six remaining surfers had few large waves to ride at the end.