Watersports blog

It seemed like the audience inadvertently took part in the surfing competition – literally.

Spectators of a surfing competition at Half Moon Bay, California, located in the southern part of San Francisco were swept off their feet by waves over six feet high. The waves reportedly pushed some spectators off the sea wall.

The police and firefighters, who immediately responded to the incident, moved the spectators back by a hundred yards. Earlier in the day, the public was already informed of strong and high waves but some couldn’t resist taking a closer look of participants showing their surfing skills in the contest.

Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident. However, there were about 13 people who suffered broken legs and hands. Some have minor bruises and were treated at the beach.

The contest, called Mavericks Surf Contest has a cash prize of $150,000 which makes it one of the sought after surfing competitions among surfers.