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Written by Rob Mousley =

Saturday, 29 = September=20 2007

Welcome to the 2007 US Surfski Championships live = commentary,=20 proudly brought to you by Surfski.info...!

(And it's live text not audio - so you need to = refresh=20 your page every few minutes... the next time we do this = we'll have=20 new technology that will take away the necessity to refresh = - but=20 for now you gotta hit F5 to see more info!)

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All times - California time

15h05

Well that's it... thanks to all the folks who = logged in to=20 watch the thing. We're going to use some other kind of = technology in the future that doesn't require you to keep = refreshing=20 the page - but we broke new ground today with the "live" = photos -=20 thanks to Judy and her trusty cell phone!

Congratulations to all the paddlers - it was a tough race = in the=20 flat conditions.

Goodbye & goodnight!

15h00 (midnight South African time!)

next few places:

11: Ian Grey 2:07:07

12: Mark Nicholson 2:07:34

13: Dorian Wolter

14: Robert Clegg

15: Ian McKenzie

The leaderboard!

14h45

Oscar: What a mission. I was pretty fast when there = were=20 runs. The last section there were no runs. Lewis = took a=20 different line and got the current. Out of the 2 = hours, there=20 was about 15mins of runs...

Lewis: It was a good race - Greg was really strong off = the=20 start... Oscar started to pull away and I tried to = keep=20 up. I think he did a wrong maneuver and I took the=20 opportunity.

Daryl: It was going alright but messed up at the end = there...=20

Greg: Made a good move at the start and crossed over the=20 current. I'm getting too old for this - the future's = in the=20 young guys like Oscar and Lewis.

14h40

Top ten results:

Lewis Laughlin 1:58:36

Oscar Chalupsky 2:00:15

Greg Barton 2:00:31

Barry Lewin 2:01;18

Daryl Bartho 2:02:09

Bevan Manson 2:02:54

Zsolt 2:03:47

Patrick Dolan 2:04:08

Branden Wood 2:04:46

Rami Zur 2:06:59

14h27

Well, what a race. The weather predictions were = wrong - the=20 waves were small and there wasn't much wind. The = paddlers were=20 definitely expecting much more help on the way = back. =20

Well done Lewis - and well done Oscar, who showed the = other SA=20 young bucks a thing or three.

Magic to see two over-40s in the top 3... gives hope to = the rest=20 of us!

Judy Barker - our intrepid = commentator=20 on the escort boat! Thanks Judy!

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14h30

Joe Glickman just paddled by the boat... top = 20. =20

Lewis about to = finish

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14h20

Darryl 5th, 75-100m back, then Bevan? then Zsolt 7th?, = Pat Dolan=20 (wind noise really bad!)

Now Rami Zur & Robert Clegg.

14h17

Oscar second. Greg Barton is 20m behind Oscar. = Barry Lewin=20 4th.

14h15

Lewis is 100m from shore... 75m... and... has won the = 2007 US=20 Surf Ski Champs... Cheering breaks out - he's on the = beach,=20 he's running up to the finish.

Lewis surging in=20 front...

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14h13

Oscar is falling back, Lewis is surging ahead.

14h10

Lewis is now 45 sec to a minute ahead of Oscar. = Just looked=20 over his shoulder to see where Oscar is...

Seems as though Greg is battling with Bevan, where's = Barry?

Lewis is only about 0.75 miles from the beach.

The weather is beautiful - for tourists... not surf = ski=20 paddlers!

Lewis is about a km from the beach.

14h08

OK, we've got about 8 minutes to go to the finish. = Looks=20 almost certain to be Lewis, then Oscar, then = Barry/Greg... But=20 Dawid just warned us about the counter current in this = area... =20 Lewis is close in.

14h07

We've got nearly 200 people online right now... how cool = is=20 that? Judy says "Hi!"

Oscar is just under the bridge now.

14h04

Lewis is going to win - about 100m from the bridge and = about=20 20-30sec ahead of Oscar. He's heading for a breaking = wave=20 under the south tower...! Lewis looks very = comfortable.

There's been no help for the paddlers.

Greg Barton has closed on Barry. Greg about = 2lengths behind=20 Barry.

Oscar heading = home

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13h59

Bevan just passed... Daryl seems to have fallen way = back... =20 The boat is on the way to the finish... Just got a = great shot=20 of Oscar heading towards the bridge.

13h57

Greg just passed - about 2min behind = Lewis... =20

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13h56

Oscar is about 20 seconds behind Lewis at this point. = Barry seems=20 to have dropped back a little bit, Barry about 40sec behind = Oscar.=20

The guys are getting no help from wind or waves... =

13h55

Just off Pt. Diablo. The current is less than it = was -=20 probably about 1- 1.5kt.

Lewis is just passing...

13h53

Barry is closing on Oscar (and is on the better line = behind=20 Lewis.) Greg is solidly 4th now.

2/3 of the way back to Pt. Diablo.

Supposed to have big waves and strong wind - the waves = are small=20 - less than 1m and not much wind at all - less than = 10kts. =20

13h52

It's difficult to tell how strong the current is. = Lewis is=20 now 4-5 lengths ahead of Oscar - seems that the direct line = was=20 best...

13h47

Guys are taking different lines - Barry is following = Lewis' line;=20 Oscar is taking a deeper line. It's a gamble!

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13h45

Greg ahead of Bevan...

Oscar is going to the middle of the channel; Lewis is = staying to=20 one side of the channel. Lewis is going straight to = the south=20 tower of the bridge; Oscar is 100m further out, catching = better=20 current?

Barry, then Daryl, then Greg, then Bevan. Still the = only 5=20 to have rounded the buoy.

13h44

A few hundred metres from the Point Bonnita bouy - there = will be=20 great runs on the way back to the bridge and beach. = The two=20 top guys were talking earlier - but they're not talking much = now! They're taking turns to surge ahead and then = catch up.=20

Barry is about the same gap behind - 15-20 lengths = behind.

Oscar & Lewis turned the buoy, on the way back = in. =20 They've got waves to catch. Oscar surges = ahead...

13h41

Barry has put in an interval on Daryl, pulled a good = gap. =20 DeAnne Hemmens were just spotted on her way out.

Oscar now overtakes Lewis, about a length ahead = now.

13h40

Lewis is now ahead, both he & Oscar are several = lengths ahead=20 of the next back. No luck with waves. When they = get to=20 the Pt. Bonnita bouy there will be runners again.

Lewis now a length ahead of Oscar, then Barry Lewin now = in=20 3rd. 6 or 8 boats in the bunch.

Daryl is 4th, then Bevan & Greg dicing behind. =

Half way back to Pt. Bonnita.

13h32

Seems like Judy's phone battery just died. We're = trying our=20 alternate phone...

At Pt. = Bonnita

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13h26

Ian Grey is also sitting in the top 10. In 5 minutes or = so=20 they'll be at the last turn before coming back with the wind = &=20 current...

13h25

Oscar is at least 3 lengths ahead of Lewis, catching = little=20 runs. Daryl 5 lengths bac, Bevan 1/2 length = back, Barry=20 1/2 back, Greg 2 lengths back, Zsolt, then Pat Dolan. = Then=20 Robert Clegg...

Approaching Pt.=20 Bonnita

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Daryl pulling = strongly

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13h20

Aaaaaaargh - the battery of our commentator's cell phone = seems to=20 be running down... hopefully there's someone else on = the boat=20 with a cell phone. They're approaching the next mark = on the=20 map - Buoy 4. They're going into the current but are = catching=20 waves...

We're going to call back in 5 minutes or so.

Fantastic stuff - the race is still anyone's but Oscar is = clearly=20 making his move.

13h15

Lewis now in 2nd, Daryl in 3rd a lenght back. Bevan = in=20 4th... They're catching waves and changing = positions... =20 Oscar is pulling ahead - ideal conditions for him - bumps. =

Daryl & Lewis are neck & neck...

3 lengths back, Bevan and Greg B dicing.

Oscar is building up a lead... 4 lengths.

13h12

Daryl is putting in an interval and has caught up a = little on=20 Oscar who is about 1.5 lengths ahead. Lewis is now in=20 3rd. Bevan is now in 4th, Greg length behind in = 5th. =20 Barry has overtaken Zsolt.

13h10

Oscar 2-3 lengths ahead of Daryl then Greg, Lewis back in = 4th,=20 not far back, then Bevan, 3 lenghts, Zsolt and = Barry... =20

13h07

Oscar making a move, just about up to Greg, they're on a = great=20 line. Daryl is not on such a good line, looks as = though=20 they're going to overtake.

Oscar has just overtaken Greg Barton - about 50m from the = turn=20 buoy at Pt. Bonnita.

The water is pretty mellow, but there's a very strong = current.=20

Greg & Oscar are dead even

Daryl a length behind

Bevan then lewis, then Zsolt. two boat lengths = later is=20 Barry Lewin.

13h06

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13h05

Second pack within 3 lengths of the first two.

All the top 6 are paddling beautifully together, all = looking very=20 comfortable and strong.

Some more photos coming up.

13h00

1st through 10th are closing up together. Oscar is = still=20 sitting 4th behind Lewis. Oscar is right on Lewis' = tail.

Bevan is 5th

Zsolt is 6th

12h58

Greg is 50m inside of Daryl who is now 2-3 lengths ahead, = Daryl=20 will be able to go straight around Pt. Bonnita; Greg will = have to=20 come out again.

Next pack seems to be pulling up a little - not as far=20 behind. Lewis is a length ahead of Oscar. Zsolt = about 3=20 lengths behind Oscar.

It's anybody's race at this point.

Greg seems to have caught up to Daryl, but is still 50m = inside=20 and will have to come out and around the point.

12h55

Daryl has broken away - Greg is far behind, still on the = inside=20 line.

Pack with Lewis, Zsolt, Oscar, Bevan still being = pulled by=20 Lewis...

12h53

Top paddlers now past Pt. Diablo

Pt. Diablo - not Pt. Bonnita. Daryl still ahead - = Greg had=20 to come back out of the bay to get to the point. = Current not=20 to bad right now. Daryl 20m from the rocks; Greg 10ft = if that.=20

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Lewis pulling the next pack.

Bevan, Zsolt, Oscar all in that pack

Ian Grey in 7th; Barry Lewin in 8th; Patrick Dolan in = 9th =20

12h47

Daryl has taken the lead, it looks as though Greg is = taking an=20 inside line - might be the right way to go because of the=20 current. Lewis next, a few boat lengths behind, Zsolt = then=20 Oscar, then Bevan...

Daryl is in the current... taking a straight line to = Point=20 Bonnita. Daryl & Greg about 6 lengths ahead. = Bevan=20 has moved ahead of Oscar. The locals are heading right = next to=20 the rocks.

Barry Lewin is sitting 6th Ian Grey 7th. coming up = on Pt.=20 Bonnita

12h40

Just waiting for some photos...

So Greg won the hotspot - fantastic. Judy's a = little=20 confused with some of the names I think, but those guys are = all in=20 the top group.

So they'll all be heading back towards the bridge and the = strong=20 currents. They have to try to stick as close to the = cliffs on=20 the north shore as possible.

(For those who don't know - Fenn Kayaks is putting up = hotspots in=20 selected races around the world. First paddler past = the=20 hotspot takes a $1000 prize. There will be three = hotspots at=20 Dubai.)

12h36

Greg Barton is leading! Daryl Bartho is right = behind him=20

Greg is 3 boat lengths ahead.

Greg has won the hotspot.

Lewis is third, then Oscar, then Bevan, then Barry, then = Patrick=20 Dolan...

3DImage=20

12h34

It's really hard to hear our commentator - the wind is = whistling=20 through her cell phone...

3-4 guys have broken away - but the whole fleet has been = swept a=20 couple of hundred metres east of the straight line between = beach=20 & hotspot.

12h28

The hotspot is about 500m away now. The hotspot is = a big=20 yellow buoy and Judy's boat is carrying the judges to see = who's=20 first around...

12h27

8-9 guys out front, then two boat lengths until the next=20 pack. Conditions are very calm right now.

Bevan is making a move...

Strong current, but quite flat. The current is = "ripping=20 around" but it's very flat. Greg Barton may actually = have the=20 best line - he's about 10m further west than anyone else - = the=20 current may push him ahead to the hotspot.

12h26

Rami Zur close to the front, with Bevan Manson, Patrick = Doland=20 (?), then Barry, then Daryl. Greg Barton a little = back, ahead=20 of Oscar, ahead of Daryl

12h25

Barry's in front

Lewis is next to him

8 guys have broken away as they head towards the = hotspot. =20

12h20

And they've started - a big ferry has just gone by -

Zsolt is sitting in second place right now... = trying to=20 identify the first place ski...

Water is rough under the bridge - white caps on the water = out=20 beyond Point Bonnita...

3DImage=20

12h15

The paddlers are nicely warmed, all lined up ready = to=20 go.

Another shot of the beach a few minutes ago:

Current condtions at the start = of the US=20 Champs

12h10

Nothing new to report - start should be in ten = minutes. =20

12h05

15 minutes to go - we hope. Apparently the wind is = weaker=20 than forecast which is great for the route out - but the = paddlers=20 will be hoping for plenty of following wind for the return=20 trip...

US Surf Ski Champs -=20 Briefing

Proudly flying the flag - SA=20 team!

11h55

Calm conditions - but a strong tide rip happening at = present -=20 3-4kt...

The Coast Guard have requested that the race be delayed = for=20 20mins or so to allow some freighter traffic through. = So we're=20 looking at another half hour before the race starts. = Most of=20 the paddlers are out on the water warming up already.

We have some photos to stick up... stand by a = couple of=20 minutes.

10h55

The paddlers are all congregating at Chrissy Field for = the race=20 briefing. I'll be chatting to our commentator on the = course,=20 the lovely Judy Baker (paddler & girlfriend of one of = the race=20 organisers, Dave Jensen).

Spoke to Dawid Mocke just now who is bleak - he = was=20 unable to defend his title after a back injury put paid to = his=20 training for the race. The good news is that he's fine = now -=20 and I'll be paddling (briefly) with him on our Millers run = downwind=20 paddle tomorrow - 25-30kts SE forecast - yippee! = (Briefly=20 because we start together and he then disappears about 15 = strokes=20 later!)

Dawid said that the critical part of the course is along = the=20 cliffs from Fort Baker into the current & the = wind. If=20 anyone's leading the race by 15seconds or more at the = turning buoy=20 at the far end of the course, they should have the race in = the bag.=20

I spoke to Oscar Chalupsky and Joe Glickman a little = while ago as=20 they were driving to the start. It's a beautiful sunny = day in=20 San Francisco and there's not much wind at the = moment... BUT=20 the forecast is for 15-25kt NW out at sea so we can expect = that the=20 paddlers are going to have a really tough time heading out - = they'll=20 have both wind AND current against them. But of course = they'll=20 be going like rockets on the way back in with 3kt current in = their=20 favour, a good wind and waves to ride.

This is going to be a CRACKER of a race. Dawid agreed = that this=20 race is really difficult to call. The South Africans = are all=20 strong - but watch out for Zsolt Szadovszki... The=20 ex-Hungarian has been improving radically since he started = surf ski=20 paddling 3 years ago and could present a real challenge to = the rest=20 of the field. Greg Barton is fast - but hasn't been = able to=20 train optimally due to work and travel commitments... = Oscar=20 has also been travelling extensively recently. Daryl = Bartho is=20 back from a slump, paddling hard. Bevan Manson is = hugely=20 motivated following his win (over Dawid Mocke) in the 46km=20 Scottburgh to Brighton. Barry Lewin comes fresh from = victories=20 at the Liffey Descent in Ireland and in the Soualiga = Challenge in=20 the Caribbean... And this is the first race in the = 2007/2008=20 season - the guys are hungry!

(Ok, I'll be back in 20 minutes or so to hear what how = the race=20 briefing went... ciao for now.)

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written=20 by Mark, September 29, 2007

Can any one=20 here anything??=20

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Sorry Mark it=20 is live text, not audio....=20

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written=20 by Mark, September 29, 2007

It must of=20 started, this would be great live coverage, E.S.P.N sports = or=20 something.=20

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How far into=20 the race are the leaders? How much longer to go? Great = coverage.=20 Thanks guys!=20

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I've paddled=20 out there and it looks calm, small chop, less wind, fast = times=20

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written by Dawid Mocke, September 29, 2007 =

Lewis, well=20 done. Oscar...you machine, also well done!=20

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Hey Bev,=20
Just a big CONGRATS on your big Top10 finish in an = intenraitonal=20 race!
Way to go Buddy. Elijah=20

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