Exactly one year ago, Maya Gabeira leaped from obscurity straight into the spotlight when she won the 2007 XXL Awards. And just as swiftly as she made her entrance, Maya swept the world of big wave surfing throughout the year by stepping up the standard. She trekked the globe, from her homebase of Oahu, to Maverick’s in Cali, Dungeons in South Africa and Mainland Mex, in search of her next challenge.
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