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| **San Francisco Surfski Natioanals……Day one\\ | **San Francisco Surfski Natioanals……Day one\\ | ||
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| - | Don Keisling, Joost, Mike G., Dean, Larry B. Heather Nelson, Morris & Debbie, Simon, and I headed south for the surfski nationals. We were met down there by Erik Borgnes when he flew in late Thursday night. First of all, if you are looking for some dirt on the guys that went down, there isn't any. Mike behaved himself admirably this year and other than Simon's run-in with the law, almost nothing happened. Larry B. said it best after we discovered that there was only one bed in his and Mike's room, "What happens in San Francisco, stays in San Francisco!" | + | Don Kiesling, Joost, Mike G., Dean, Larry B. Heather Nelson, Morris & Debbie, Simon, and I headed south for the surfski nationals. We were met down there by Erik Borgnes when he flew in late Thursday night. First of all, if you are looking for some dirt on the guys that went down, there isn't any. Mike behaved himself admirably this year and other than Simon's run-in with the law, almost nothing happened. Larry B. said it best after we discovered that there was only one bed in his and Mike's room, "What happens in San Francisco, stays in San Francisco!" |
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| Anyway, back to the races. This years course was changed from last year by taking Alcatraz Island out of the course but there was an additional two miles added to the roughest part. Last year we were supposed to go out to the Point Bonita buoy and turn around before heading back. The buoy sits at the edge of a shallow shoal called the Potato patch, which gets pretty nasty. This year we were to turn at the Point Bonita buoy and paddle across the Potato patch to another buoy that was one mile up the coast. This route put the wind and waves at our beam for two miles so it added a new twist to an already difficult course. Once around that northern buoy we had to paddle back to the Point Bonita buoy before heading for the finish. Total distance was supposed to be 17 miles and all but 6 of it was outside the Golden Gate Bridge. | Anyway, back to the races. This years course was changed from last year by taking Alcatraz Island out of the course but there was an additional two miles added to the roughest part. Last year we were supposed to go out to the Point Bonita buoy and turn around before heading back. The buoy sits at the edge of a shallow shoal called the Potato patch, which gets pretty nasty. This year we were to turn at the Point Bonita buoy and paddle across the Potato patch to another buoy that was one mile up the coast. This route put the wind and waves at our beam for two miles so it added a new twist to an already difficult course. Once around that northern buoy we had to paddle back to the Point Bonita buoy before heading for the finish. Total distance was supposed to be 17 miles and all but 6 of it was outside the Golden Gate Bridge. | ||
| - | While we drove down on Thursday, we got a call from Mike G. on the cell and he said that he had just paddled out to the Point Bonita Buoy and other than some rolling swells, it was calm. There was some hope. The next day we all put in under the bridge and paddled out towards Point Bonita. This time it wasn't calm and getting past Point Diablo was turning out to be a shore in itself. Just this practice session was more challenging than any of our northwest races. However, we were able to paddle safely in the little bit of crap that was there and were back in before the winds really kicked up bad. After we beached, I watched Greg Barton's V-10 roll across the parking lot as a 30 knot gust grabbed it. The forecast for race day was for bigger winds and more swell action. | + | While we drove down on Thursday, we got a call from Mike G. on the cell and he said that he had just paddled out to the Point Bonita Buoy and other than some rolling swells, it was calm. There was some hope. The next day we all put in under the bridge and paddled out towards Point Bonita. This time it wasn't calm and getting past Point Diablo was turning out to be a chore in and of itself. Just this practice session was more challenging than any of our northwest races. However, we were able to paddle safely in the little bit of crap that was there and were back in before the winds really kicked up bad. After we beached, I watched Greg Barton's V-10 roll across the parking lot as a 30 knot gust grabbed it. The forecast for race day was for bigger winds and more swell action. |
| The race was supposed to start at 11:30 AM and the high tide was supposed to be slack at about 12:40. This would mean that we would paddle out against the tide and probably come back in after the tide started to rush back out from the bay. Did you know that there is one hell of a lot of water inside San Francisco Bay at high tide? A difficult race was just about to get worse. The race, like everything else, was delayed and didn't start until 12 noon. We think that this was to allow the winds to kick up really big and add another dimension to this race. There were a lot of big names at this race with Greg Barton, Joost, Erik B., Carter Johnson, Dawid Mocke (South Africa), Robert Clegg, Patrick Hemmens, Ian McKenzie, Mark Sandvold, a Hungarian K-1 paddler named Cszolt, and a bunch of top Wavechaser paddlers that knew the area really well. I think that before the race started, the race of us decided that we would be happy with just being able to finish without becoming a DNF (did not finish) or being rescued. | The race was supposed to start at 11:30 AM and the high tide was supposed to be slack at about 12:40. This would mean that we would paddle out against the tide and probably come back in after the tide started to rush back out from the bay. Did you know that there is one hell of a lot of water inside San Francisco Bay at high tide? A difficult race was just about to get worse. The race, like everything else, was delayed and didn't start until 12 noon. We think that this was to allow the winds to kick up really big and add another dimension to this race. There were a lot of big names at this race with Greg Barton, Joost, Erik B., Carter Johnson, Dawid Mocke (South Africa), Robert Clegg, Patrick Hemmens, Ian McKenzie, Mark Sandvold, a Hungarian K-1 paddler named Cszolt, and a bunch of top Wavechaser paddlers that knew the area really well. I think that before the race started, the race of us decided that we would be happy with just being able to finish without becoming a DNF (did not finish) or being rescued. | ||
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| I started up again and had only 3 miles left and this was supposed to be the calmest section. However, the winds were now going to hit me from my side and they were up to 20-30 knots. The tide was also going out very quickly and there were some rip currents just off Fort Baker that I had to get through to get back to the finish. These rips were so big that there were 3 kayakers with helmets that were surfing the standing waves while I passed them ever so slowly on my ski. The next mile was 1 foot beam waves with high winds so I tried to duck in closer to shore for some protection. I finally made it to the finish line and I think I was the last person to cross the line. | I started up again and had only 3 miles left and this was supposed to be the calmest section. However, the winds were now going to hit me from my side and they were up to 20-30 knots. The tide was also going out very quickly and there were some rip currents just off Fort Baker that I had to get through to get back to the finish. These rips were so big that there were 3 kayakers with helmets that were surfing the standing waves while I passed them ever so slowly on my ski. The next mile was 1 foot beam waves with high winds so I tried to duck in closer to shore for some protection. I finally made it to the finish line and I think I was the last person to cross the line. | ||
| - | Dawid Mocke was the first finisher followed by Greg Barton and Robert Clegg. Cszolt (Hungarian K-1 paddler in an S1-X) was fourth and will become a major contender in next year's race after he spends more time on his ski. I think Joost was 9th and Erik B. bonked on the last leg and lost about 12 places to finish in 20th overall. Dean was 21st and 1st in the Masters division. Larry B was around 41st and got a third. Simon was 29th (awesome job) and Morris was 26th (really awesome work). Don Keisling got 14th and rumor was that he did it in his S1-A with his little rudder. Heather got 3rd in women's after Kathleen Peterit's strong showing (2nd) in an S1-R that Jude loaned her. DeAnne Hemmens got first in women's. Ian Mckenzie snuck in just ahead of Joost to finish 8th. | + | Dawid Mocke was the first finisher followed by Greg Barton and Robert Clegg. Cszolt (Hungarian K-1 paddler in an S1-X) was fourth and will become a major contender in next year's race after he spends more time on his ski. I think Joost was 9th and Erik B. bonked on the last leg and lost about 12 places to finish in 20th overall. Dean was 21st and 1st in the Masters division. Larry B was around 41st and got a third. Simon was 29th (awesome job) and Morris was 26th (really awesome work). Don Kiesling got 14th and rumor was that he did it in his S1-A with his little rudder. Heather got 3rd in women's after Kathleen Peterit's strong showing (2nd) in an S1-R that Jude loaned her. DeAnne Hemmens got first in women's. Ian Mckenzie snuck in just ahead of Joost to finish 8th. |
| Several of the contenders said that this was the most challenging waters that they had ever paddled. Dawid Mocke said the course would make an excellent world cup course. The northwest paddlers will never see conditions even close to this around the Bellingham bay area. Even if we have 50 mile an hour SW winds bouncing 8 foot waves off Clark's wall, we could not simulate the harsh conditions that we encountered in San Francisco. Those of you paddle the Wednesday night races with Dean, Joost, Morris, Heather, Mike, Larry B., and Simon are fortunate just to have these people paddle alongside you, even if it's just for a few seconds.\\ | Several of the contenders said that this was the most challenging waters that they had ever paddled. Dawid Mocke said the course would make an excellent world cup course. The northwest paddlers will never see conditions even close to this around the Bellingham bay area. Even if we have 50 mile an hour SW winds bouncing 8 foot waves off Clark's wall, we could not simulate the harsh conditions that we encountered in San Francisco. Those of you paddle the Wednesday night races with Dean, Joost, Morris, Heather, Mike, Larry B., and Simon are fortunate just to have these people paddle alongside you, even if it's just for a few seconds.\\ | ||
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| Paddlers…..After getting out clocks cleaned by the previous days race, several of us were up for more abuse on day two for the doubles race. Mike G and I had borrowed an old (1976) Twogood Condor and actually bumped into the original owner while we were on the beach at Sea Trek. Larry B. and Dean were in a double Fenn while Morris and Joost had their duckbill whatever. This was not going to be serious race since we were already worn thin and most of us had not paddled together much before. Just before the start of the race, Mike and I switched to the short course along with Larry and Dean. It was hard enough to stay upright in a single boat in those conditions let alone a double. The long course only went out to point Bonita and didn't go into the open ocean like the day before. The short course just went to bridge and back (6 miles). | Paddlers…..After getting out clocks cleaned by the previous days race, several of us were up for more abuse on day two for the doubles race. Mike G and I had borrowed an old (1976) Twogood Condor and actually bumped into the original owner while we were on the beach at Sea Trek. Larry B. and Dean were in a double Fenn while Morris and Joost had their duckbill whatever. This was not going to be serious race since we were already worn thin and most of us had not paddled together much before. Just before the start of the race, Mike and I switched to the short course along with Larry and Dean. It was hard enough to stay upright in a single boat in those conditions let alone a double. The long course only went out to point Bonita and didn't go into the open ocean like the day before. The short course just went to bridge and back (6 miles). | ||
| - | The race started at 11:30 and the conditions were less severe than the day before. The area between point Bonita and the bridge was still a bit choppy but nothing like the day before. However, Morris and Joost did manage to take more than one bath while they were out in this area. Erik B. and Don K. were in my and Shaun's double and were battling against Greg Barton/Dave Jensen and Patrick Hemmens/DeAnne Hemmens. Maybe one of those guys will post more about the long race. The short race was fun and great escape from the day before. The winds did start to kick up again but nothing like the previous day. Dean and Larry won the short course while Mike and I got second in Senior Masters. Our Twogood was slow but solid and we beat this team that had a new South African double ski called the "Dorado". The long course was won by Barton/Jensen followed by Hemmens/Hemmens and then Borgnes/Keisling. This race was followed the awards ceremony and then the booty drawings that included a Huki S1-R, an Epic V-10, and an Oceanpaddlesports Millennium, XT, or Icon. For the first time ever in the history of this race, a Bellingham Paddler did not win one of the boats. | + | The race started at 11:30 and the conditions were less severe than the day before. The area between point Bonita and the bridge was still a bit choppy but nothing like the day before. However, Morris and Joost did manage to take more than one bath while they were out in this area. Erik B. and Don K. were in my and Shaun's double and were battling against Greg Barton/Dave Jensen and Patrick Hemmens/DeAnne Hemmens. Maybe one of those guys will post more about the long race. The short race was fun and great escape from the day before. The winds did start to kick up again but nothing like the previous day. Dean and Larry won the short course while Mike and I got second in Senior Masters. Our Twogood was slow but solid and we beat this team that had a new South African double ski called the "Dorado". The long course was won by Barton/Jensen followed by Hemmens/Hemmens and then Borgnes/Kiesling. This race was followed the awards ceremony and then the booty drawings that included a Huki S1-R, an Epic V-10, and an Oceanpaddlesports Millennium, XT, or Icon. For the first time ever in the history of this race, a Bellingham Paddler did not win one of the boats. |
| - | My goal next year is to do the long race with Shaun. I am counting on Don Keisling to have his double in production by then and I can only hope that his double will be half as stable as the Twogood Condor that Mike and I used.\\ | + | My goal next year is to do the long race with Shaun. I am counting on Don Kiesling to have his double in production by then and I can only hope that his double will be half as stable as the Twogood Condor that Mike and I used.\\ |
| Larry G. | Larry G. | ||
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