The Mavericks, Everest of the Seas Exhibition has unveiled its latest gallery featuring some of the most heart-stopping images from the epic El Niño-fueled 2010 Big Wave Season. This year’s lineup will include the finest new images from Award-winning photographers Frank Quirarte, Doug Acton, Seth Migdail, Ed Grant and Art Gimbel along with a multimedia slide show and a video recap of the 2010... [read more]

The Mavericks, Everest of the Seas Exhibition has unveiled its latest gallery featuring some of the most heart-stopping images from the epic El Niño-fueled 2010 Big Wave Season. This year’s lineup will include the finest new images from Award-winning photographers Frank Quirarte, Doug Acton, Seth Migdail, Ed Grant and Art Gimbel along with a multimedia slide show and a video recap of the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest, one of the greatest days in surfing history.

Eric Nelson and Curt Myers of Powerlines Productions have come on board to bring the gallery images to life by presenting both water and cliff angles of the historic Mavericks competition. The Mavericks crew will transform the Longboard Vineyards tasting room into a virtual cauldron of twenty-five foot waves, glorious rides and heinous wipeouts. As you stand under the colorful Tibetan Prayer flags, tasting some of Longboard Vineyards libations you’ll be hard pressed not to become immersed in the real life drama, energy and stoke that surrounds Mavericks, the surfers and the photographers who put it on the line every time they head out to the legendary lineup.

Mark “DOC” Renneker put it best in his description of the appeal of Maverick’s: “Every time you leave the shore you head out into the wilderness…”

“We’re coming off one of the most phenomenal big wave seasons to date,” said Frank Quirarte, long time Mavericks lifeguard and master lensman. “This season we witnessed so many great rides by so many different surfers from so many different countries. Mavericks is still the number one all-around spot for big wave surfing.”

Oded Shakked, a longtime surfer who founded Longboard Vineyards, will be unveiling his latest release in his Mavericks Signature Series, The Ken “Skindog” Collins Syrah. Shakked along with guest vintner, Kenny Collins, will blend this signature wine.

Veteran big wave charger Ken “Skindog” Collins (Santa Cruz, CA) is hands down one of the most recognized and respected big wave surfers today. With his recent trip to the podium at the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest or his epic twenty-foot Puerto Escondido barrel that earned him top honors at the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. Collins has traveled the world mentoring up and coming crop of big wave chargers -- and has himself pioneered and ridden the biggest waves on the planet.

“I can’t think of a better person to honor with our next Mavericks label then Kenny Collins,” said Shakked. “A true icon of the sport”

Oded Shakked, along with the featured photographers, videographers, surfboard shapers and wine makers will be on hand at the Longboard Vineyards Tasting room in beautiful Healdsburg California for the Saturday night reception on May 22nd The reception will begin at 5pm and run until roughly 9pm.

“Everest of the Seas” first made its debut at the Coastal Arts League Gallery in Half Moon Bay, drawing large crowds and an enthusiastic response. The show has finished successful runs at San Francisco’s world class Museum and Gallery, SFMOMA, The Fillmore, The Half Moon Bay Big Wave Surfing Festival and now a return engagement at Longboard Vineyards.