2009 KSUSA Titles in Santa Cruz and WSA Contest in Ventura

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:30 pm

Well Can not make it

What about coverage and postings of the event? Will there be streamming of the heats?

Post by **joe** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:44 pm

Post by **joe** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:01 pm

Initial Heat Assignments For Round One of the Open Division.
Heats begin promptly at 7:00 AM Thursday January 15th.

On-Line Heat Assignments and Contest Results

Post by **joe** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:17 pm

KSUSA Titles Checkin Party

We are having Gordon Biersch host the checkin party at John Mel's
house in Santa Cruz. Here are the details:

What: Contest Checkin Gathering & Dinner Hosted by Gordon Biersch
When: Wednesday, January 14th from 6-8PM
Where: The event will be at the home of John and Kim Mel located at
212 Wavecrest Ave, Santa Cruz.

Here is link to Google maps

Their home is located at the north end of town on the Natural Bridges
side of Santa Cruz. They are just East of Highway one at Western and
Coast Highway.

Menu:
Bratz with stone ground mustard and sauerkraut
Housemade chips with blue cheese and scallions
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Skewers
Vegetable Platter with Ranch Dressing and Hummus
Blackened Ahi Tuna - served rare, sashimi style
1 Keg of GB Lager

We will be passing the hat for dinner donations (This is a $20 / head
dinner including drinks so anything you can toss in will help us fund
this contest and we do need help!)

jimithesaint · Post by **jimithesaint** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:10 am

I am bummed I couldn't make it this year !
Sounds like it will be a great time and the surf forecast is really looking interesting.
Have fun - looking forward to the pictures and stories
Jim N

SFKneelo · Post by **SFKneelo** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:59 am

Super helpful seeing the 1st round in advance... many thanks Tom and Joe! (Jack too?)

Looking forward to the Mel's check-in. Only 1 keg, eh?

Edit: For those on there way early, conditions are best for exposed breaks. OBSF has nice conditions and shoulder-high +/- waves. Fat tide around mid-day, so early could be good.

If OBSF is not on the way, probably South of SC beachies will be similar.

RT · Post by RT » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:09 pm

Bummed I couldn't make it to the contest and the kick off at John's. Driving up Friday after work to watch on Saturday tho...should be interesting.

What happened today? Did the contest even get started. Didn't look like any waves at all on the cam the few times I checked while at work.

Bob

greybeard · Post by **greybeard** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:44 pm

surfline pictures make steamer lane look like lake santa cruz. What is the contingency plan for no surf?

GUERRER0 · Post by **GUERRER0** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:45 pm

Please Jack is posible writing all results to the contest and the next day. thank you for the information.[/i]

Jon Manss · Post by **Jon Manss** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:49 pm

OK here is your unofficial report by the Nor Cal reporter, me. The waves were absolutely not responding to our needs, but gave us just enough to compete for tomorrow. Heats were completed in the knee high range for a knee boarder if you know what I mean. But all the usual suspects have moved on. The highlights were, Danny Robertson busting the beautiful nose off his Parkes and Gavin helping repair the mess to get him going again. Everyone enjoyed the weather and almost everyone enjoyed Ed Quinn's commentary. For the record Ed I loved it.
The swell is expected to increase by the afternoon. So another grueling morning of small swell madness until the afternoon. Stay tuned for the big swell report. Jon

alfredo zavala · Post by **alfredo zavala** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:47 pm

Thanks for the report Jon.
See y'all tomorrow night.

Masons · Post by **Masons** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:38 pm

The cam definitely looked brutal today, hope the swell gets in quick and gives everyone something to work with!!

RT · Post by RT » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:44 pm

Thank you, Jon. Almost glad I couldn't make it, almost.[/url]

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:58 pm

What Jon Manss didn't mention was that some of the guys won their heat (or took second place) without getting the two waves to make up the combined scores. Their one wave was enough points to get them past some who actually got two waves, both smaller scores. Some guys got no waves in an entire heat, which was also rare--those were some long lulls. The guy on water patrol eventually paddled in and turned in his cool "Water Patrol" jersey--there just weren't any outside surfers were trying to horn in on the action!

But, as Jon also pointed out, the vibe was really pleasant. Everyone knows we just have to relax and do our best in the small stuff. And then the reward of really good waves to close the contest.

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:36 am

Thanks for the reportage, sounds like I would have been in paddling shape to catch some waves without getting caught inside.

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2009 KSUSA Titles in Santa Cruz and WSA Contest in Ventura

Will you be entering the 2009 KSUSA Titles in Santa Cruz, Jan 15-17?

any updates on whats happening

Results of the contest?