Rip Curl Pro SF Thread

[Superstar Punani]

Yeah, but I saw some pretty damn amazing surfing today, especially considering the conditions. I saw a guy pull into a closeout, get barreled, muscle through the curtain, make the section, two big hacks, a rodeo THAT HE STUCK, and surf it all the way inside as it turned to shin-high whitewater.

I paddled out the cove then drifted south and slutted it up in front of the scaffolding and cameras until sunset. Saw Jordy, Taj, CJ, Freddy P, the Gadalphabet bros, and some random brobrah pros. Some good shit going on out there. Haven't been in a WCT-infested lineup since the Quik Pro at Superbank a couple years ago. Seeing them tear it up blows away any video you see.

[BS720]

Hah! I thought that was Taj.

[BS720]

And we're off.

[hop]

Boom! First Yellow I've seen all week!

[Piggity]

Nice and clean, looks fun.

[hop]

Ha! Dusty gets the first shark spook of the contest.

[Ottime]

EDIT^^^^ Missed that. Was there a fish or just a spook? Some dude got chomped on Saturday at Marina during his paddle out. Seems like a lot of sightings around recently. Rio del Mar had one (a sighting) last week.

Nice and clean, looks fun.

Just to make you want to move up here even more, that is a complete junk show out there. Not at all clean. Shifty, warble mess. You should see it when it gets clean.

Boom! First Yellow I've seen all week!

Still, all wind swell. The ground swell has not even shown up yet. 10-11 seconds from Pt Arena south. Off shore buoy and PNW are showing in the 15 second range. When that stuff hits and it begins to combo with the wind swell, Kelly's could get interesting. Hoping the long period fills in before my window at 2:45. I think by then the winds will shift down here and I'll be on a point.

Still, great start to the event. I'm watching. Kind of crazy that their window looks so stormy. This morning's charts put storm coming onshore Friday, Sunday and middle of next week. Can't remember the last November when we had three storms in a week.

[hop]

Dusty gave the "Biggest fin I've ever seen. I've seen a lot of dolphins and that was not a dolphin" talk on the beach and came in w/ something like 6 minutes left on the clock. I'll give it to him.

[supermodel159]

Lots of fins on HI....crazy.

[BS720]

Fucking funny. I left just after Jordy put down his first two big rides. What a shifty, warbly mess. It's great to see such a sick performance in shit waves. Then again, a few blocks south, once you get to the "...L-M-N-O-P..." part of the alphabet song...

[Piggity]

Just to make you want to move up here even more, that is a complete junk show out there. Not at all clean. Shifty, warble mess. You should see it when it gets clean.

I agree, it just looks fun from my computer cause it's 2ft down here.

[Ottime]

No doubt. It looks super fun from my living room as well.

[Piggity]

That slight side/off wind is holding those lefts up nicely. Thinking it over, I've realized I'm a pu$$y and I hate sharks.

[Hugh Conway]

humpback whale watching locally > crappy heats so far

[julesrules]

was there from about 10am to 2pm. i'm impressed. uh the pros are pros for a reason! especially in the afternoon as the wind picked up, the tide came in and it was messy. (the wave count also decreased).

here's a quick set of photos from the event. http://on.fb.me/so0dzI

Also a tweet came out from Surfrider Foundation about an hour ago:
"Wouldn't it be cool if Green Day showed up at your party and played a set. Prepare to have your minds blown."

The party is at 8pm and is at the Mezzanine. Ticket info here - proceeds go to "Save Sloat" program at the SF chapter of Surfrider Foundation.

http://ripcurlprosearchkickoffparty.eventbrite.com/

[supermodel159]

was there from about 10am to 2pm. i'm impressed. uh the pros are pros for a reason! especially in the afternoon as the wind picked up, the tide came in and it was messy. (the wave count also decreased).

here's a quick set of photos from the event. http://on.fb.me/so0dzI

Also a tweet came out from Surfrider Foundation about an hour ago:
"Wouldn't it be cool if Green Day showed up at your party and played a set. Prepare to have your minds blown."

The party is at 8pm and is at the Mezzanine. Ticket info here - proceeds go to "Save Sloat" program at the SF chapter of Surfrider Foundation.

http://ripcurlprosearchkickoffparty.eventbrite.com/

Dusty Payne disagrees with your "outlets"

[supermodel159]

Yeah, but I saw some pretty damn amazing surfing today, especially considering the conditions. I saw a guy pull into a closeout, get barreled, muscle through the curtain, make the section, two big hacks, a rodeo THAT HE STUCK, and surf it all the way inside as it turned to shin-high whitewater.

According to Surflie, you were watching Pat Gaudauskisisus

[userA]

did a spancered pro really quit the event because of shark sighting?
i thought pro's played through the pain.
big sharks are spooky
bobby

[hop]

On again, Bede vs. Dane.

[BraddA]

What do we think... winds gonna hold off long enough for Kelly to clinch the title?

[supermodel159]

What do we think... winds gonna hold off long enough for Kelly to clinch the title?

No, and dropping swell.

This weekend.

Edit: Looks like I was wrong...

[Ottime]

What do we think... winds gonna hold off long enough for Kelly to clinch the title?

yes. cause ill be surfing about then and the winds/swell need to hold. looks fun out there right now. forecast is for SE turning S. this weekend looks more victory at sea

[BraddA]

^^^ Never surfed OB. Are there really as many little peaks as it appears? How much beach is there? Looks like a mile or two at least. I know the wind isn't usually offshore, but is doesn't look half-bad... for one as land-locked as myself.

[Piggity]

What do we think... winds gonna hold off long enough for Kelly to clinch the title?

Kelly's heat is on and he's down early, waves look good.

edit: tide is a little fat but the wind is holding up nicely

Edit edit: Daniel Ross is throwing down and now Kelly just threw down on a wave. Love it!

[BraddA]

Dream-tour conditions? No. Insane action? Nope. Still a nail-biter? You fuckin bet. Rossy looks so unfazed...