In early March 1967, Alex Matienzo, Jim Thompson, and Dick Knottmeyer surfed off Pillar Point, now known as Mavericks. With them was a white-haired German Shepherd. They left the dog on shore, but he swam out to them… Matienzo tied the German Shepard up before rejoining the others to surf overhead peaks about 1/4 mile from shore. The bigger outside waves were too dangerous. The surfers named the location after the dog… Maverick
Go to. Strip off your clothes that are a nuisance in this mellow clime. Get in and wrestle with the sea; wing your heels with the skill and power that reside in you; bit the sea’s breakers, master them, and ride upon their backs as a king should
“A Royal Sport” is a chapter in Jack London’s 1911 book, The Cruise of the Snark
and was first published in 1907 in The Lady’s Home Companion.