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Title: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Beasho on October 15, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
The race is supposed to be on this Friday.  Should be a good one:

https://www.appworldtour.com/post/red-bull-heavy-water-2019
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Beasho on October 15, 2019, 06:12:51 AM
The 24 Men stepping up to do battle at the 2019 Red Bull Heavy Water include some of Ocean Sport's most celebrated legends and both current and rising stars, as the event will challenge every single skillset these incredible athletes possess and then some. The environment is like no other, as XXL surf will be thundering through the race course to provide the most spectacular racing the sport has ever seen. Here are the 24 athletes set to take part in the 2019 edition:

1) Michael Booth (AUS)

2) Arthur Arutkin (FRA)

3) Casper Steinfath (DK)

4) Connor Baxter (HI)

5) Mo Freitas (HI)

6) Lincoln Dews (AUS)

7) Zane Schweitzer (HI)

8) Travis Grant (AUS)

9) Danny Ching (USA)

10) Itzel Delgado (PER)

11) Slater Trout (USA)

12) Tyler Bashor (USA)

13) Christian Anderson (DK)

14) Kai Lenny (HI)

15) Martin Vitry (FRA)

16) James Casey (AUS)

17) Bernd Roediger (HI)

18) Ryan Funk (HI)

19) Kody Kerbox (HI)

20) Fernando Stalla (MEX)

21) Kenny Kaneko (JP)

22) Riggs Napoleon (HI)

23) Chuck Glynn (USA)

24) Mark Alfaro (USA)

PS: Mark Alfaro is the lone mortal of the bunch.  He is a Half Moon Bay, California legend.  Rips on the short board.  A Jedi of the SUP art.  Charges Mavericks and most recently has been terrorizing us on his prone foil board at Goons.  Go Mark!
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Beasho on October 15, 2019, 06:14:12 AM
It will be exciting to see the Women step up in 2019 to take on what is without doubt the most challenging race course in the World for the sport of Stand Up Paddling. With an incredible cast of characters set to take part, we are anticipating a specatcular show at this year's Red Bull Heavy Water, as some of Ocean Sport's most well rounded talents step up to be counted.

Here are the Women slated for the 2019 edition of Red Bull Heavy Water:

1) Yuka Sato (JP)

2) Annie Reickert (HI)

3) April Zilg (USA)

4) Terrene Black (AUS)

5) Fiona Wylde (USA)

6) Izzi Gomez (USA)

7) Annabel Anderson (NZ)

8) Jordan Mercer (NZ)

9) Andrea Moller (BRA)

10) Shakira Westdorp (AUS)

Red Bull Heavy Water will feature a full broadcast of the Race: stay tuned for timings of the broadcast once race day is called
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Tom on October 15, 2019, 07:46:06 AM
That is an awesome lineup ,  both men's and womens
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: southwesterly on October 15, 2019, 08:20:21 AM
Giant Ocean Beach on a race board?

Sounds like fun.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: SUPJorge on October 15, 2019, 08:39:36 AM
Where/how do we catch the broadcast?
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: 805StandUp on October 15, 2019, 09:21:25 AM
Awesome!  And awesome that they are going to do a full broadcast this year as opposed to us having to rely on our friends on StandupZone to live stream... hopefully they will have on the boat and on the shore perspectives.  Looking forward to watching.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Dusk Patrol on October 15, 2019, 12:19:14 PM
Where/how do we catch the broadcast?

Not sure of the details, but the following was in the article:


"Stay tuned for exact timings of this race and watch it all go down at www.appworldtour.com and @appworldtour"

Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: JEG on October 15, 2019, 01:23:32 PM
what line up and soo many legends on that list and good luck to your local boy Beasho - Mark Alfaro. Bring on the big kahuna sets  ;D :o

can't wait to see Annabel Anderson (NZ) in action come back and see what she's got!
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: 805StandUp on October 15, 2019, 02:51:53 PM
Where/how do we catch the broadcast?

Not sure of the details, but the following was in the article:


"Stay tuned for exact timings of this race and watch it all go down at www.appworldtour.com and @appworldtour"



This article (https://www.totalsup.com/news/participants-red-bull-heavy-water-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3E6b3_9aNt6RDXycZys0V_NAXwe603az3VcLmTckZWTToDMqS_X-NbPL4) says: "

Red Bull Heavy Water will feature a full broadcast of the Race on TotalSUP’s Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/totalsupofficial) – stay tuned for timings of the broadcast once race day is called
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: NEplay on October 15, 2019, 07:54:31 PM
Certainly something to think about....

https://standupjournal.com/articles/events/race-events/can-the-app-world-tour-pull-off-red-bull-heavy-water-safely/?fbclid=IwAR3rcVK_ElP0Uq_PrHg6TY5mcZ_vCRmwSbkMMVbL2wDgsaqWMUGqS4F3sGg
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: PonoBill on October 15, 2019, 09:22:28 PM
I was talking to Fiona about this a few days ago. I wanted to try my new fatboy foil wing, so even though the wind sucked and it was nasty cold and grey I rigged and suited up to go out at Jensen. There was no one else around. While I was dragging all my windfoil crap down to the water Fiona showed up with the board she's using (sheesh, it's skinny) all suited up with an impact vest under her wetsuit. She wanted to make sure it wasn't going to shift around, so while I was dragging my butt slowly across the river I saw her paddle out and then climb up on the pylons near the event center and jump off to see how it held up. It's about a 15 foot drop. She seemed satisfied.

She seemed excited, but also a bit more serious than she usually is. Tough race. Tough kid.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: tautologies on October 17, 2019, 09:22:10 AM

This year they have turned the race around...it will be absolutely epic!!! They will start at Crissy and finish at OB.

Forecast right now looks like 3x overhead and wind. So they will paddle against the wind and the tide surge (can be up to 5 knots of current) from Crissy around the point to OB, then zigzag in and out of the waves at OB. Wave forecast is looking like 16ft surf, which can provide some real monster waves at OB even if the wind is blowing 30knots side  /onshore. Right now it will come up in the afternoon, but you never really know at OB.

Last competition some of the competitors did not even make it past the first paddle out...it was that hard. Lenny lost because he misjudged the paddle out. Even competitors that are 30 minutes after the lead have a chance in this competition because of the current and waves.

I'm amped. I think I might test it out this afternoon.   
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: 805StandUp on October 17, 2019, 09:39:32 AM

This year they have turned the race around...it will be absolutely epic!!! They will start at Crissy and finish at OB.

Forecast right now looks like 3x overhead and wind. So they will paddle against the wind and the tide surge (can be up to 5 knots of current) from Crissy around the point to OB, then zigzag in and out of the waves at OB. Wave forecast is looking like 16ft surf, which can provide some real monster waves at OB even if the wind is blowing 30knots side  /onshore. Right now it will come up in the afternoon, but you never really know at OB.

Last competition some of the competitors did not even make it past the first paddle out...it was that hard. Lenny lost because he misjudged the paddle out. Even competitors that are 30 minutes after the lead have a chance in this competition because of the current and waves.

I'm amped. I think I might test it out this afternoon.   

So cool!  And reverse direction should actually make for a more exciting on the water portion with the athletes not tired out from the waves until later.  If I recall a few years back, you were the one that livestreamed the event for us... still appreciate that!  Saw on Red Bull's site that they are delaying the "live broadcast" to start at 2pm whereas the race will start at 10am.  They will have Boat, Air and Land views, though.  Hopefully it will still be a full broadcast and not over-edited.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: tautologies on October 17, 2019, 09:55:40 AM

So cool!  And reverse direction should actually make for a more exciting on the water portion with the athletes not tired out from the waves until later.  If I recall a few years back, you were the one that livestreamed the event for us... still appreciate that!  Saw on Red Bull's site that they are delaying the "live broadcast" to start at 2pm whereas the race will start at 10am.  They will have Boat, Air and Land views, though.  Hopefully it will still be a full broadcast and not over-edited.

haha no worries. It was hard keeping the phone steady. I bet the "delayed live" ie. recording will have way better production value.

Last time the race was pretty much over once they got out of the last zag. This time anything can happen now so definitely a good call of them to turn it around. I still have to move a few meetings around, but will try to be there at the end.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: southwesterly on October 17, 2019, 09:58:48 AM
I can’t believe that Red Bull is not going to live stream this event.
Hell, even the local junior high live streams their football and basketball games.

I also bet dollars to doughnuts that the general carnage of trying to fit 14 foot race boards into 10 foot closeouts will soon show up on one of the surf internet sites to prove how dorky our sport is.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: NorthJerzSurfer on October 17, 2019, 12:30:27 PM
I think we will see a durability test of the two Piece Sunova, as I saw James Casey post he is using it for the event :)

I couldnt imagine paddling from Chrissy Field to OB on a flat day with the tide and wind. 

so funny.  As a NJ surfer I wait and wait for any swell so I can surf.  When I lived in OB, SF I waited for LESS swell on most days just to be able to paddle out!



Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: sflinux on October 18, 2019, 12:56:56 PM
I stopped by during my lunch break.  Unfortunately the race start was delayed for about 90 min.  Saw Grant Washburn there directing the skis (for buoy placement).  Cool vibe of people there waiting for the finish.  The consensus was the local publicity for the race was limited.  I only heard about it, due this thread.  Did not a see a sole in the water, so the racers have the surf all to themselves.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Tom on October 18, 2019, 02:46:45 PM
They've posted a 'results page' but I don't know what it means.

https://www.appworldtour.com/red-bull-heavy-water-live

I think the 2 piece Sunova will be the strongest board out there, we'll see. But with that type of surf, anyone that doesn't break their board will just be lucky.
 
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: digger71 on October 18, 2019, 02:48:10 PM
Apparently after the delayed start they are also delaying the "Live" stream to 3pm PT.  Saw that on FB-  the APP site says event is scheduled for tomorrow at 8:30am.  Of course the fools who run this thing decided it would be a good idea to post the live (actually live) results directly below the delayed video. 
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Dusk Patrol on October 18, 2019, 03:20:48 PM
It looks like there’s over an hour delta in finishing times in the top 10!?
Hope there’s a lengthy recap video ...
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: southwesterly on October 18, 2019, 03:24:35 PM
No Kai Lenny in the top ten?

The web site seems a bit disorganized.

It's no wonder that anybody outside our small little stand up world has ever even heard of the APP World Tour.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: digger71 on October 18, 2019, 03:26:41 PM
Saw a video of Casper at the finish and it's so foggy you can hardly see the surf.  Don't imagine the footage is going to be great.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: tautologies on October 18, 2019, 03:34:27 PM
Same as last time..no information. I was there for over 2 hours...and then gave up. No one knew anything and no live updates.

They could have a great event....but...I think this is mostly for posting marketing videos later. Too bad, because the athletes are truly skilled and daring to go out in those conditions with those boards...
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: PonoBill on October 18, 2019, 03:50:39 PM
Wow, Fiona won the women's race with a solid two minute margin.

Whoops, and now the Women's race results have disappeared. Weird.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: digger71 on October 18, 2019, 04:09:36 PM
Rumor on the old interweb is that none of the women finished but they may still awarding prize money based on some point in the race - and Fiona was leading at that point. 

SUPRacer had some updates including that the media boat lost its drone out there
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: clay on October 18, 2019, 09:22:21 PM
I was expecting trashed horrendous conditions after yesterday's strong onshore winds.  Shocked that it was clean and ridable and sunny and smooth.  All morning it was like this and fort point had great conditions, I would have loved to see the buoy moved way inside and on time start.

For some reason there was a 2 hour delay, the wind and fog came in, brutal conditions.   In real time felt very dramatic and sketchy in the near zero visibility.  I hope they have enough close up and POV footage and water safety commentary to capture how nerve wracking it felt to be there.

Probably need to check all the gps data to see who finished.

I think Kai had a date with jaws, didnt see him.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: capobeachboy on October 18, 2019, 11:17:41 PM
Got invited a a couple live feeds by friends who were there but they were pretty poor quality. Good recap by Chris Parker here http://www.supracer.com/2019-red-bull-heavy-water-casper-steinfath/?fbclid=IwAR1IiWu6fmg95MC-5beS55M1ymPZ10QZZekZmEV7LqxWIYXa293i8fdwhCI
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: clay on October 19, 2019, 09:54:43 AM
I only had time to video at Fort Point (View from OB was almost nil anyway):

https://www.facebook.com/ClayIsland/videos/569742433767505/
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Beasho on October 19, 2019, 10:31:25 AM
Why were they riding waves at Ft Point? Shouldn’t they have been heading out to OB. 

Or was there a loop?
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Dusk Patrol on October 19, 2019, 11:14:37 AM
Good question...
Also good footage. Thanks for sharing it.
Really gives a sense of what they were contending with!
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: clay on October 19, 2019, 01:05:44 PM
Thanks.

Yes there was a loop, didn't go as far in as depicted in the map, wish it did as there were some good waves especially at 10am.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: FRP on October 19, 2019, 05:10:05 PM
Clay thanks for the video. Man those guys look knackered!

Bob
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Beasho on October 21, 2019, 04:42:53 PM
Recap:

https://www.facebook.com/appworldtour/videos/2436441033311130/UzpfSTc0NzkyMzg2NToxMDE1ODAwODU4OTIyODg2Ng/
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Dusk Patrol on October 21, 2019, 05:52:34 PM
props to those athletes ... that’s a hard core finish...
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: sflinux on October 22, 2019, 07:32:35 AM
Not sure about the cause of the delay of the race, but Grant Washburn was happy once it started, as it would have sucked if they cancelled it.
I came back after the race and saw the prize ceremony.  None of the women did finish the race, but the top ~5 each received a purse of around $6000 if memory serves.  Mo Freitas buckled his Rogue board on his first wave in, but was still able to finish the race and finish in the top 5.  Saw the Sunova 2 piece board, and it looked strong and sleek.
They interviewed each of the top finishers on camera.  I asked the camera man about the live feed and he said they should be putting something up.  All of the racers seemed to be in good spirits.  I did not see Kai Lenny or Connor Baxter
I went out after the race, first on my gun, then on my sup gun.  My hat is off to all of the competitors.   I don't understand why the organizers would not want to share footage of the race.
Title: Re: Red Bull Heavy Water SUP Race - Ocean Beach San Francisco GREEN
Post by: Skate on October 22, 2019, 09:56:15 AM
Connor was there but did not finish the race. Kia was not there. no women finished the race. only 7 men finished. I was there shooting photos for app and for other companies. it was a crazy day. at ocean beach visibility was down to 100 yards. I will post a few photos. If you have been on any social media you have defiantly seen some of my photos.
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