Mavericks Surf

MAVERICKS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESENTING SPONSOR, BARRACUDA NETWORKS; RENEWED PRIZE PURSE AND ZEPPELIN TOURS

HALF MOON BAY, Calif., December 1, 2009

Mavericks Surf Ventures, Inc. (Mavericks) today announced a presenting sponsorship agreement with Barracuda Networks for the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest®. Already having contributed half of the $150,000 prize purse last year, Barracuda Networks will increase its support for this season's event, joining Sony Ericsson as a Presenting Sponsor for this year's competition

Barracuda Networks Steps Up its Support.
"We are pleased to take our relationship with Barracuda Networks to the next level," said Mavericks CEO Keir J. Beadling. "By strengthening this partnership and its support of this season's contest, Barracuda Networks has further pledged its commitment to the athletes who surf Mavericks."

"Mavericks is globally-recognized as one of the world's ultimate big wave surfing events and we are thrilled to support the contest and the athletes again this year," said Michael Perone, executive vice president and CMO of Barracuda Networks.

$150,000 Up for Grabs.
This season, the invitees will again be competing for a prize purse that totals $150,000, with $50,000 going to the Champion. Last season, Mavericks benefactors Moose Guen and Jane Sutherland of MVision personally funded the prize purse, and then Barracuda Networks doubled it. With no event during the 2008/2009 season, both partners agreed to "roll over" the purse to this season as a show of support for the amazing athletes who lay it all on the line on Contest Day. "We believe Mavericks and the Contest to be a unique event that captures the essence of achieving the impossible. The surfers competing in the event have experience and maturity to manage through a number of challenges, and will share with us some of the most wondrous and impressive exploits. Like Mavericks fans the world over, Jane and I are inspired by this and very proud to be a part of it," commented Moose Guen.

Along with this year's Champion receiving $50,000, $25,000 will be given for second place, $15,000 for third, $10,000 for fourth, $8,000 for fifth and $6,000 for sixth. In the democratic spirit of Mavericks, the remaining 18 competitors will each receive a $2,000 appearance fee.

Mavericks Partners with Airship Ventures.
Fans will have the unique opportunity to view this year's event from the world's largest airshipÑAirship Ventures' Zeppelin Eureka. The "Eureka" is a 246-foot airship that accommodates 12 guests per trip, and, weather-permitting, will run 30-minute passenger trips in the sky throughout this season's Contest Day from Half Moon Bay Airport. "We're elated to be able to continue such an innovative partnership," said Beadling. "Working with Airship Ventures allows fans to experience Mavericks from an entirely new perspective." Added Airship Ventures CEO Alex Hall, "We're thrilled to be able to combine two once-in-a-lifetime experiences: watching these athletes challenge the world's most dangerous waves and taking flight on the world's largest airship."

The spacious cabin comfortably accommodates the pilot, flight attendant, and up to 12 passengers with luxury features including oversized panoramic windows, an onboard restroom with window, and a unique 180-degree rear observation window and "love seat" that wraps the entire aft end of the cabin. More details are available at www.airshipventures.com or by calling Airship Ventures at (650) 969-8100, ext. 111.

About Mavericks™ and The Mavericks Surf Contest®
Every winter season, Mother Nature offers up the ocean's harshest conditions and the giant, unpredictable waves that characterize Mavericks and the annual Mavericks Surf Contest®. Frigid waters, dangerous currents, jagged rocks and the ever-present threat of the great white shark. When weather conditions are just right, the 24 chosen surfers will make the official contest call. Once the call is made, they will have only 24 hours to arrive in Half Moon Bay to face the extreme conditions, thunderous waves and each other. Coined as "the wave beyond," the Mavericks™ brand inspires hardcore athletes to face the unpredictably raw power of Mother Nature, and stirs the souls of those who aspire to challenge their own limits. Mavericks remains true to its core: a cold, mysterious and foreboding place that demands respect from everyone who goes there and inspires them to attempt the extraordinary. 2009/2010 Contest Sponsors include Sony Ericsson, Barracuda Networks, Jim Beam® Bourbon, Moose Guen and Jane Sutherland of MVision, Facebook, the Bay Club, The Corporate Law Group, Gnarly Head Wines, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Airship Ventures, Vertical Response, Surfer Magazine, Oceano Hotel & Spa, Stormsurf.com, Rickshaw Bagworks, and Capture Technologies. For more information, including photos, surf conditions, Official Mavericks™ gear, and contest highlights, visit Mavericks online at www.maverickssurf.com.

About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks Inc. built its reputation as the worldwide leader in content security solutions by offering easy to use and affordable products that protect organizations from email, Web and IM threats. Barracuda Networks has leveraged its success in the security market to offer networking products that improve application delivery and network access as well as world-class solutions for message archiving, backup and data protection. More than 85,000 organizations protect their networks with Barracuda Networks' solutions. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its headquarters in Campbell, California. For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com.

About Airship Ventures Inc.
Founded in 2007 in California, Airship Ventures, Inc., operates the only passenger airship operation in the United States, featuring Eureka, the world's largest airship. The Zeppelin's spacious cabin comfortably accommodates one pilot, one flight attendant, and 12 passengers, with luxury features including oversized panoramic windows, an onboard restroom with window, and a 180-degree rear observation window and "love seat" that wraps the entire aft of the cabin. Using the inert gas helium for lift, and vectored thrust engines for flight, Zeppelin NTs have been flying in Germany and Japan since 1997 with an unparalleled safety record. www.airshipventures.com