From Wiki....Origin of the name plus...while living in Santa Cruz is was unaware...ugh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavericks,_California#:~:text=Origin%20of%20the%20name,-2010%20competition&text=With%20them%20was%20Matienzo's%20roommate's,he%20swam%20out%20to%20them.