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    'We're Starting To See The Tides Change': Women To Compete In Mavericks Surf Contest For First Time

    The Mavericks Challenge in Northern California is one of the most extreme competitions in the world. And for the first time, women have a chance to compete.
    Jan 10, 2018 4 minutes
    Bianca Valenti walks on the beach after surfing waves at Mavericks, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP)

    Professional big wave surfers are getting ready for the Mavericks Challenge in Northern California, one of the most extreme competitions in the world. And for the first time, women have a chance to compete.

    Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with one of the six women competing, Bianca Valenti (@beesoftheseas), co-founder of the Committee for Equity in Women’s Surfing.

    Interview Highlights

    On anticipation leading up to the contest

    “Really excited right now. We see a couple of huge storms starting to develop in the Northern Hemisphere so it could be happening, if all the conditions hold together, could

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