Wilem Banks | Mavericks XXL | SearchGPS 2

Towards the end of December 2018, while the World Title race was going down at Pipeline, the Pacific Ocean was brewing a storm that showed red and purple blobs crashing into America's northwest. Mavericks was set to be all-time, close to maxing out – and local California big wave charger Wilem Banks wasn't about to miss it. Armed with a safety vest, a nine-foot gun and his new SearchGPS 2 watch, he and our content crew jumped on a boat and headed out to the channel. He did not hold back.