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"\"&lt;h2&gt;Pete Mel Wins The 2013 Mavericks Invitational&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pete &amp;#8220;Condor&amp;#8221; Mel makes a triumphant return to NorCal and wins the &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/mavericksinvitational.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Mavericks Invitational&lt;\\/a&gt;\\u00a0Presented By &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/gopro.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;GoPro&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDespite moving to Orange County a few years ago to work at Quiksilver, Pete Mel never turned into a Salt Creek groveler. One of NorCal&amp;#8217;s all-time best, Mel returned to his home waters just in time to wax the competition at the 2013 Mavericks Invitational\\u2014one of the pinnacles of big wave surfing. And while the lulls were long enough to make spectators and competitors alike fall asleep, when the waves did come through they were picture perfect 12-15 foot peaks. Mel&amp;#8217;s casual style and long swooping turns were enough to get past fellow finalists Zach Wormhoudt, Greg Long, Alex Martins, Mark Healey, and Shawn Dollar. And in a move that has become tradition in big wave surfing events, Pete decided to split his $50,000 pay day with his fellow finalists. Congrats Condor!&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;*Correction: As Josh Loya so eloquently pointed out below, the total purse was $50,000 and Pete Mel pocketed $12,000, which he shared.&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2013 Mavericks Invitational Results&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Pete Mel ($50,000)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Zach Wormhoudt&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Greg Long&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n4. Alex Martins&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n5. Mark Healey&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n6. Shawn Dollar&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000156469\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/01\\/Peter-Mel-Mavericks-Invitational.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000156469\\\" title=\\\"Peter Mel Mavericks Invitational\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/01\\/Peter-Mel-Mavericks-Invitational.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Peter Mel Mavericks Invitational\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Peter Mel (left) and Zach Wormhoudt at the 2013 Mavericks Invitational. Photo: Ryan Craig&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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