I managed to get a few shots at the Rip Curl Pro Search surfing contest at Ocean Beach this morning. The contest period is halfway done, with 6 days remaining.
Posts Tagged: surfing
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Nov 11
Rip Curl Pro Search surfing contest at Ocean Beach
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Oct 10
Photo published in Standup Journal
I just found out that one of my photos made the Summer edition of the Standup Journal magazine. This photo is from the 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. This standup paddle surfer jumped on one of the waves in between heats of the contest.
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Feb 10
2010 Mavericks big wave surfing contest photos
The captain of the 28 ft. rigid inflatable boat I was riding on had departed from San Francisco at 6am to deliver the boat to Half Moon Bay. He headed under the Golden Gate Bridge and prepared to make the left turn and the run south down the coast. Through the fog he could still make out the giant waves that were breaking and preventing his turn. He proceeded farther offshore hoping to find the point where the breaking waves turned to rolling ocean swell. Mile after mile the waves were still breaking. After traveling 15 miles straight west, he saw his first opening and made the turn south.
Then getting in to the Half Moon Bay harbor was another feat. He had to wait for the right wave and then power down it just like the surfers, trying to out run it before it started breaking.
He survived the trip and we were able to get back out and watch some awesome surf. Some of the sets were absolutely monstrous. Click on the photo below to see the full gallery of pictures of the 2010 Mavericks surfing contest. Enjoy the photos!
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Feb 10
On the boat for Mavericks surfing contest tomorrow
I went out on a boat for the 2008 Mavericks surfing contest and thought that doing it once would have been enough, but when I got the chance to do it for the 2010 Mavericks surfing contest, I couldn’t resist.
I’ve got a spot on one of the boats going out for the big wave surfing contest at Mavericks tomorrow!!! Stay tuned for photos.
Until then, click on the photo below to check out some of my photos from the 2008 contest…
UPDATED: Here’s the link to the 2010 Mavericks surfing contest photos…
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Feb 09
Sunset and surf at Ocean Beach
After nearly a whole week of mostly unsurfable conditions, the surfers were back at Ocean Beach today getting in a few rides. It was a little too dark for getting any action shots, but I was able to get some cool photos of the sunset.
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Feb 09
Mavericks is breaking
The forecast looked like Mavericks might be the only thing surfable so I hopped in the car and headed down to Half Moon Bay. There were about 10-15 surfers out waiting patiently for the big sets to roll through
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Feb 09
Ocean Beach totally closed out
My first stop this morning was at the Cliff House at Ocean Beach. The swell had come up nicely overnight and the rain had been replaced with sunshine. From the overlook, I could see tons of big waves but not a single surfer. All the waves were closed out. Same situation farther down the beach at Sloat.
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Feb 09
Morning Surf Session at OB
Today was the last sunshine the Bay Area is going to see for several days and I grabbed a few shots of some surfers making the most of it.
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Feb 09
Sunny and warm, but small waves.
The waves were far from epic today, but it was a beautiful day at the beach anyway.
