Titans of Mavericks surfing competition

Update 3:20 p.m.: Santa Cruz surfer Nic Lamb was crowned the champion of the first-ever Titans of Maverick surf contest on Friday. He's been surfing Mavericks since he was 14 years old, but never had a better day on the water than he did on Friday.

Update 3:20 p.m.: Santa Cruz surfer Nic Lamb was crowned the champion of the first-ever Titans of Maverick surf contest on Friday. He's been surfing Mavericks since he was 14 years old, but never had a better day on the water than he did on Friday.

Two dozen surfers took up the challenge of the prestigious Titans of Mavericks big-wave surfing contest on Friday, Jan. 12, 2016, at Half Moon Bay, about 20 miles south of San Francisco. The surfing event is a one-day, invitation-only competition held

Update 3:20 p.m.: Santa Cruz surfer Nic Lamb was crowned the champion of the first-ever Titans of Maverick surf contest on Friday. He's been surfing Mavericks since he was 14 years old, but never had a better day on the water than he did on Friday.

Collins is a Santa Cruz surfer and a veteran at Mavericks. He was among the surfers who met with media the day before the contest. On a prerecorded interview presented during the Friday broadcast, he was asked his biggest fear at Mavericks. “Dying,” he