Part of being prepared is being experienced in all kinds of different situations because the circumstances Mavericks can be unpredictable. Without knowing how to surf in just normal conditions, one will go nowhere but down with the tons of water if they attempt to surf Mavericks. Most of the big-wave surfers have been surfing since their teens or even before. Jay Moriarity trained for 4 years before he first took on Mavericks at the age of 16 (Cagnoni). He is undoubtedly one of the youngest watermen to have ever surfed Mavericks. But even Jay had plenty of experience surfing in normal conditions before he even had the dream of surfing the big wave. While anyone who is gifted with determination and dedication could surf Mavericks or any other
