The new "BOP" Pacific Paddle Games at Doheny

[supdiscobay]

No real info yet, except the dates.

https://www.facebook.com/pacificpaddlegames

http://www.supthemag.com/pacificpaddlegames/

[PonoBill]

Very cool. Same date as the BOP. I hope they use a similar paddle trophy. I have two spots left on my wall hanger. The benefits of being old and having weird boards.

[capobeachboy]

Ok the PPG reg is open.  Who's in?

https://paddleguru.com/races/PacificPaddleGamespresentedbySaltLife

[surfcowboy]

I'm in Hawaii that week. Try not to be too bummed for me.

[TallDude]

Definitely a watered down version of BOP as far as the courses go, but nice to have the race void filled. A 6 mile distance race, is not what I consider a distance race. 10 or 14 miles is a distance race IMO. In order to keep things moving event wise, I'm sure 6 miles makes more sense. I think if they can keep it simpler and manageable financially, they might make it work. I always thought that the Big Stage aspect of BOP was unnecessary, and the Ohana was exclusive.   

[PonoBill]

Hey Chris, I'm going to come down and surf even if I don't do the PPG (I probably will). So please reserve the condo for me. Week before as usual, leaving the Sunday after.

[capobeachboy]

Certainly 0- it will be good to have you one the paddle & party circuit Pono!

[supsurf-tw]

Will be interesting to see how it works out with both events on the same weekend.

[PonoBill]

they aren't, the BOP is dead.

[SUPcheat]

Wonder if I should go down and witness the carnage first hand.

Honey, can I do another field trip in the burning hot sun?

[supsurf-tw]

they aren't, the BOP is dead.

Ahhhhhhhhh, OK then

[PonoBill]

Won't be any carnage to speak of, it's Doheny. If they do the giant demos there will be a lot of bodies in every wave--that yields some interesting moments, but it's not salt Creek.

I did sign up. $237 to do both events. They seem to have changed their minds about the 12'6" race class for men and 14' class for women--at least you can register for that. Weirdness persists though. there's age classes for "technical" which is the course race, but none for distance. I guess distance races are easier for geezers. A six mile distance race isn't much of a distance. I do more than that pretty much every day, sometimes three times that.

Well, it's their first rodeo, though there certainly is the pattern of many before this to follow.

[SUP CPA]

Ok the PPG reg is open.  Who's in?

https://paddleguru.com/races/PacificPaddleGamespresentedbySaltLife

I went to register but hesitated when I saw the entrance fee is $115 for the same open race for which BOP charged $85. At least with the BOP you got some Rainbow Sandals with the entrance.  PPG is including some kind of knock-off sandals, I see.  Still mulling it over.

[capobeachboy]

CPA = Olukai are not knock offs !!  Probably the most expensive surf co. sandal you can buy: https://www.olukai.com/about/

Remember how many were bummed about missing the BOP?  Here's your chance to get in to an inaugural event and they are gonna go all out.  I just checked the vendor expo stuff and the rates are very good and there's gonna be demos galore at the Boneyard. 

[kayadogg]

They did add a 12'6 division for the Open men but not as many age groups as the 14' division. They also just added a combined entry fee today for the open distance and technical race, $175 total for both. Some think this is pretty steep but if you're in the first 250 registrants, you get a pair of Olukai sandals (very nice), a mesh race tank, t-shirt, hat and more. Rumors had Rainbow shelling out upwards of 400K a year to run the BOP. If this entrance fee hike will keep it running and allow them to make it better and better, I'm ok with that.