Ben catching the best view on a Maverick Wave
Photo: Curt Meyers, Powerlines | January 2018.
News
Ben's Jan 11th wave at Mavericks has been nominated for Men's Biggest Paddle by World Surf League. This is Ben's fifth nomination over the years. Winner will be announced in early July!
Ben's Jan 11th wave at Mavericks has been nominated for Men's Biggest Paddle by World Surf League. This is Ben's fifth nomination over the years. Winner will be announced in early July!
Ben's Jan 11th wave was nominated twice - Male Ride of the Year and Male Biggest Wave - at the Mavericks Big Wave Awards this past May.
Ben's Jan 11th wave at Mavericks has been nominated for Men's Biggest Paddle by World Surf League. This is Ben's fifth nomination over the years. Winner will be announced in early July!
Mavericks Opening Day Jan 11, 2022
Mavericks Opening Day Jan 11, 2022
Ben's Award-Winning Ride
Mavericks Opening Day Jan 11, 2022
https://www.surfer.com/videos/ben-andrews-big-wave-award-nominated-ride/
https://www.worldsurfleague.com/bigwaveawards/251734/ben-andrews
World Surf League: Ben Talks about his wave:
https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/251827/ben-andrews-talks-through-his-50000-wave
Powerlines Interview:
Santa Barbara Independent Article
Santa Barbara Independent Article
About Ben
Ben won two awards in 2017 at WSL's Big Wave Awards!
Ben Andrews paddled into the wave of the year Maverick's on November 9, 2016. Video link below by WSL Video Team. He was the winner of the Biggest Paddle Award Wave category of the 2016 WSL Big Wave Awards. Here he is accepting his award.
All-around waterman
A Cal Poly University graduate, and fisheries and marine expert, Ben has been navigating our oceans and waterways since the age of nine.
Check out Ben's commercial fishing website: www.cleanopenocean.com
On his 40 foot fiberglass fishing boat Wieda,
Captain Ben fishes sustainably in the San Francisco
Bay Area for King Salmon and Dungeness Crab!