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World Service,15 Feb 2015,9 mins

Surfing Mavericks

Sporting Witness

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In 1975, teenage Californian Jeff Clark became the first person to surf the dangerous Mavericks waves near San Francisco. Nearly two decades later, the waves killed Mark Foo, one of the most famous surfers in the world, and gave the Mavericks a legendary reputation in the sport. Jeff Clark talks to Sporting Witness. (Photo: Waves. Credit: BBC)

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