Wipeout

<b>WIPEOUT: </b>Grant Baker of South Africa is worked by the waves. Two dozen surfers challenged one of the world's most dangerous breaks at Mavericks, about 20 miles south of San Francisco.

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WIPEOUT: Grant Baker of South Africa is worked by the waves. Two dozen surfers challenged one of the world's most dangerous breaks at Mavericks, about 20 miles south of San Francisco.

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