Anyways, this Saturday there will be the official opening cermony even if it's not surf time yet. Attending will be all the surfers who hope to take part in the surf contest whenever it happens.

There is a bit of controversy this year, however, concerning the contest. Federal authorities are thinking about setting up a jet-ski ban which could affect those surfers who like to take a jet ski out to the hard-to-reach waves. There's actually a bit of a debate in surfing circles about jet skis between those who do jet ski and those who think it goes against the surfing credo. There was also a law suit filed over the year by people who got injured while watching the competition last year. Why did the file the lawsuit? Because they suck.

If you want to check in to see when the competition starts or want to watch the competition, check out the Mavericks page. They'll have a web cam set up to broadcast the competition over the internets. And if that isn't good enough for you, the Giants are showing the competition at one of their Field Club Lounges. Hey, maybe Barry Zito will show up there.

If you want to see our coverage from last year, go here.