Mavericks Volunteer Rescue Team

The Mavericks Volunteer Rescue Team is an amazing group dedicated to ensuring the safety of Mavericks and the local coastal community. The safety team comprises a group of experienced Big Wave Rescue Boat Operators (Jetski), Lifeguards, medics, and cliff spotters. They provide a safety net over the Mavericks line-up and the North Coast on all significant swells and volunteer ocean-related events. The team responds to various S.A.R. (search and rescue) situations, including life-threatening and non-life-threatening rescues and injuries, vessel assistance, shark patrol, and crowd control. Despite putting themselves and their equipment in danger, they are all well-trained and apply the risk management technique of lifesaving.

The Mavericks Rescue Team volunteers their time freely every winter season. It continues to train with some of the best safety teams on the planet, including The U.S. Coast Guard, Cal Fire, Pillar Point Harbor Patrol, B.W.R.A.G. (Big Wave Risk Assessment Group), The Hawaiin Water Patrol, and K38, among others. They are some of the most skilled watermen on the planet who look over the North Coast.

But it doesn't end there; They use social media to alert the public on incoming swell events, and they host an annual safety summit in the Half Moon Bay area, gathering safety professionals from up and down the West Coast to help educate the general public on the hazards of the ocean here on the North Coast and how to prepare yourself to stay safe. The team's efforts to visit and educate the local elementary and high schools on ocean safety are invaluable.

This 2023/24 El Nino season has already been hectic. The team has logged in countless hours since October. The equipment takes a beating, and they must take time off their regular jobs to cover swells.

If you want to support our cause, please consider donating to purchase and maintain new and current equipment. Thank you so much!

Current needs for a potential partnership -

New or almost new Personal Watercraft w/trailer

Tow Vehicle (new or used)

Double Trailer parts