Nor-Cal Surf Kayak

2007-08-29T23:20:00.000-07:00

THE PRESSURE IS STACKING!!!!!

Thank you all for your votes. It is getting down to the wire, we only have a few more weeks left!!! Dave "The Wave" Johnston leads the charge(As if he wouldn't), but there are some tough competitors coming onto the field. Kate Smith has recieved 2 more votes than the rest of the men's field.

Here is how it's stacking up so far:
1. Dave Johnston
2. Rusty Sage
3. Jeff Burlingham
4. Vince Shay
5. Demany Smith
6. Fletcher Burton
7. Jono Stevens
8. Kate Smith

It is all so nerve racking, WHO WILL BE CROWNED THIS YEAR. THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!!

Remember votes can be sent to norcalsurfkayak@yahoo.com .

This Nor-Cal Classic will be another great event. The registration link is
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Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks

2007-08-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

Well It's Back. The NOR CAL CLASSIC: COMMANDER OF CALIFORNIA IS BACK!!!!!

October 6th and 7th 2007 marks the 2nd annual Nor Cal Classic: Commander of California. Last year was a successful event, even though the waves were small. This year I have prayed to the wave gods and sacrificed a swim out of my kayak to get waves(you all can thank me later).

There will be the standard categories; HP, IC, Waveski open. But there will also be a junior open class as well, so all of you little ones come out and surf!

This years Commnader event will have a different format, paddlers will get to vote for their top 8 surf kayakers on the west coast. These kayakers will then compete against each other in the craft of their choice to see who is the true COMMANDER OF CALIFORNIA.

Please send your votes to norcalsurfkayak.yahoo.com, top 8 people that you would like to see go head to head. Man or Woman.

More to come soon

Sign ups have started today through active.com, there is a link to it on your right.>>>>>>>>>

2006-12-08T16:48:00.000-08:00

More Pics:
This in front of "sweet reef"

F---king Love this wave!!!!

Ericera from the South.

2006-12-08T16:08:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't really had time to post.

It has really been a busy time since Portugal. But I really wish that I was back there. Shots like this one to the left are the reason why.

Ericera, Oh ERICERA where have you been all of my life. I believe in order for me to be happy I have to have three things. A woman that loves me, plentiful surf around me and great food to feed the machine. When I was Ericera life became complete.

4 amazing point breaks, reef breaks all over and your beach break here and there. Count that with not that many people on the waves and you have Ericera. Don't get me wrong there are guys there and the ones I saw rip hard, but you have to understand California as well. Sometimes you are surfing with everyone and their pets, if you know what I mean.

The wave that I surfed right there was the perfect reef/point. Line up at the rock and start gunning for the right, because this thing throws. The shoulder is steep and moves fast, but not so fast that you can't think of the moves as you go, your mind starts to let loose and everything that you never believed you could do you start to try. FREESTYLE, in it's true definition.

It was so good that we had to spend 4 hours there eat, go back out for another 2.5 hours, wake up the next morning at dawn and go again, each time getting better and better. The messed up thing is this was the 5th break that we investigated, it had the least people (1) and compared to the other points. We are moving soon( I just have to convince Kate!!!)

We rented this room in downtown Ericera for 30 euro a night, a steal for where it was and the rooms are good sized. He even has storage for your boats The owners name was Gus and he used to live in the states so it is good to talk to him about the US and Portugal. Gus also owns a restaurant Peira Dura, which is right next to his rentals. Peira Dura is a great steakhouse with big flat screen TV's to watch all of the soccer games. If you are ever in Ericera, go visit and stay. It is right downtown and across from the Billabong store which makes it easy to find because it is the only Billabong only store in town.

Well I can't tell you everything aboutt this place or else I will have to fight all of you off when I get there.

2006-10-28T06:42:00.000-07:00

TWO WEST COAST TEAM MEMBERS BRING HOME WORLD CUP TROPHIES.

Superstars Dave Johnston(Santa Cruz) and Kate Smith(Sacramento) bring home crowns at the World Cup Finals in Peniche, Portugal.
After beating the top 24 men in the world, Dave Johnston puts the cherry on top of the greatest 2 months any surf kayaker could want. Johnston was named US National champion in September, Commander of California in early October and World Cup champion last night. Johnston, bested current world champion Johnny Bingham(Northern Ireland) in a tough 2 man heat.
The winning streak continues for Kate Smith(Sacramento). Smith puts another win under her belt, being crowned World Cup champion last night in a championship round against new comer Tamsin Green(England).

Full results and pictures soon.

2006-10-26T05:48:00.000-07:00

WCF Results from Day 2!!!

Heat 1: Juniors
1. Chris Hobson
2. Ibon Agirrezabala
3. Galen Licht
4. Philip Watson

Heat 2
1. David Spellar
2. Sam Davenport
3. Xabi Olano
4. Adrian Petru

Heat 3: Men's
1. James Hawker
2. Darren Bason
3. Johnny Bingham
4. Ashley Hunter

Heat 4
1. Galen Licht
2. Oscar Martinez
3. David Spellar
4. Stuart Mcglinchy

Heat 5
1. Edu Extebarria
2. Dessie Mcglinchy
3. Marc Holland
4. Phil Watson

Heat 6
1. Steve Bowens
2. Chris Harvey
3. Paul Mckay
4. Txema Carreto

Heat 7
1. Dan Green
2. Rusty Sage
3. Demany Smith
4. Robert McKay

Heat 8
1. Dave Johnson
2. Wayne Timmons
3. Marc Tiexdor
4. Peter Blakensop

Heat 9: Women
1. Kate Smith
2. Teresa Rogerson
3. Elaine Alexander
4. Erica Chrisholm

Heat 10
1. Tasmin Green
2. Roberta Bosari
3. Ailsa Mcdougall
4. Chloe Hamilton

Pictures are online at www.foto-reportagem.com

The rest of the rounds are tournament style with one 3 man heat and after that 2 man heats.

Peace.

2006-10-26T05:28:00.000-07:00

Results From Days 1 of WCF!!!

The first two days of the WCF are over and it has been some stiff competition. Conditions were all over the place with some heats having good waves, some bad, and some none. Here is how it panned out from day 1.

Heat 1 : Women
1. Tasmin Green
2. Elaine Alexander
3. Tresa Rogerson
4. Chloe Hamilton

Heat 2
1. Kate Smith
2. Roberta Bosari
3. Ailsa McDoughall
4. Erica Chrisholm

Heat 3 : Men
1. Rusty Sage
2. Steve Bowens
3. James Hawker
4. Stuart Mcglinchy

Heat 4
1. Dave Johnson
2. Marc Holland
3. Dan Green
4. Ashley Hunter

Heat 5
1. Johnny Bingham
2. Oscar Martinez
3. Paul McKay
4. Peter Blakensop

Heat 6
1. Galen Licht
2. Darren Bason
3. Edu Extebbera
4. Robert McKay

Heat 7
1. Dessie Mcglinchy
2. Wayne Timmons
3. David Spellar
4. Txema Carretto

Heat 8
1. Chris Harvey
2. Demany Smith
3. Marc Tiexdor
4. Phil Watson

Heat 9: Junior
1. David Spellar
2. Chris Hobson
3. Adrian Petru
4. Ibon Agrezzibala

Heat 10
1. Galen Licht
2. Sam Davenport
3. Xabi Orlano
4. Phillip Watson

Photos can be viewed on www.foto-reportagem.com

Check em'

Peace

2006-10-23T02:17:00.000-07:00

Portugal, We Are Here.

SFO at around 12:00 pm on a wendsday is pretty slow moving, actually the slowest I have seen SFO. This proved to work out perfect for us. We were able to park right out front in the unloading section and check in. It would have been impossible to park Big Red in the parking garage so it proved to be our lucky day. Ususally they do not let you park your vehichle, you have ot keep it moving, but there where no parking police so great. It seems as if the national security policy is working.....
LAX-Heathrow-Lisbon. 14 hours later we are here, lost a day, don't really know where I left it, but I believe that I may be able to find it on my way back. The airport went well, customs lasted about 3 minutes and then we got our luggage. Two suitcases full of clothes, One suitcase full of power tools for hair, and a camera. WTF no boats or paddles, now what was proving to be the fastest trip trough an airport became one of the longest. 1.75 hours waiting to see the baggage claim customer service. Luckily, she found where they were, it seemed as if those damned Brits held on to them, so they will be here tomorrow, which isn't so bad because we are spending a couple of days in Lisbon anyway.
Lisbon, what a city! Picture San Francisco, except built in the 1400's, before cars, this city was built before America was even founded by the europeans. The city rocks. It is built on 7 big hills with cobblestone streets and super small cars. The buildings are close together, your neighbor across the street might as well come over for dinner because he/she is so close. Restaurants and cafe's everywhere. People eat dinner at around 10:30 at night and the food is to die for. Downtown Lisbon is a fashon mecca, with Burberry, DK and all of the other top end brands that I can't afford everywhere. People have style and it is cool to see.
Our hotel is a trip. It was an old diplomats mansion converted to hotel, dead center in downtown. Salmon colored, just like our house in Sacto. The elevator can fit about 4 portugese people or two americans with no bags. The people at the front desk are incredibly nice and they speak a bit of english, actually a lot of people in Lisbon speak english, so they helped us around quite a bit.
I will post some pictures soon, the internet I have right here is not that strong so stay tuned.

Peace.

2006-10-11T17:38:00.000-07:00

Nor-Cal Classic Full Standings.

Here are the full Standings for the Nor-Cal Classic. These points will go towards overall points for the WSKA team trial selection.

Mens HP

Dave Johnston
Sean Morley
Rusty Sage
Jono Stevens
Vince Shay
Dick Wold
Byron Olsen
Chris Russ
Matt Hudgens
Buck Johnson
Kevin Tinney
Jeff Burlingham
Kris Soderman
Eric Sadler
Eric Conner
Erik Miller
Jared Noceti
Josha stark
Galen Licht
Jeff Hille
Matt Radis
John Bonaventure
Shawn Hartje
Greg Didriksen
Desmond Harrington
Ian Buckley
Demany smith
Taylor Robertson
Jason Kozun
Devon Pearse
Dan Crandall
Andy Hill
Matthew Fitney
William Campbell

Women's HP

Kate Smith
Gina Trojani
Diane Gaydos

Men's IC

Demany Smith
Dave Johnston
Jono Stevens
Dan Crandall
Eric Sadler
Kevin Tinney
Erik Miller
Matt Hudgens
Buck Johnsen
Wayne Waddington
Mark Pastik
Jared Noceti

Wave Ski Open

Sean Morley
Vince Shay
Fletcher Burton
Chriss Russ
Alexander Stubbs
Devon Pearse
Mark Pastik
Kate Smith
James Lohr
Gina Trojani

Good job to every one!

2006-10-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

Commander Of California is Crowned!!!! Bay Area Reigns Supreme!!!

On a sunny day in Davenport, Ca; Dave Johnston was crowned Commander of California. Dave surfed two tough heats against formidable opponents to earn this honor. He also has proven to every surf kayaker in California that the Bay Area breeds the best kayak surfers in California(at least for this year!). Great Job Dave, you deserve it. Dave had the best scores in both heats with Jeff Burlingham coming in second, Vince Shay third and Byron Olsen fourth.

Commander of California day 1 scores:
1. Dave Johnston-55
2. Vince Shay-40
3. Byron Olsen-40
4. Jeff Burlingham-40

Commander Of California day 2 scores:

1. Dave Johnston-51
2. Jeff Burlingham-49
3. Vince Shay-47
4. Byron Olsen-32

Final:
1. Dave Johnston-106
2. Jeff Burlingham-89
3. Vince Shay-87
4. Byron Olsen-72

Nor-Cal Classic Final Day Results

After a short day 1, competitors of the Nor-Cal classic were fully rested and ready to perform to their fullest on day 2. Conditions were the same, 3-5 and sunny, once again the south break was the ticket to surf.
After the second round, things' got really exciting. The waveski category got cut down to 4 people, IC went to 4 as well and HP got a big cut from 34 paddlers to 8. This is how things looked.

Waveski:

Fletcher Burton
Vince Shay
Sean Morley
Chris Russ

IC:

Jono Stevens
Dave Johnston
Dan Crandall
Demany Smith

Men's HP

Heat 1

Dave Johnston
Byron Olsen
Dick Wold
Jono Stevens

Heat 2

Sean Morley
Rusty Sage
Vince Shay
Chris Russ

Competition was fierce, wave choice definitely proved to be the winning factor in these heats. Every one was pushing their limits to come out on top, and their were great moves shown. But after the two heats of HP only four were left.

Men's HP:

Jono Stevens
Rusty Sage
Sean Morley
Dave Johnston

Sunny Skies left for an erie afternoon fog. Setting the scene for great finals heats. All competitors brought their best, having to deal with low visibility, light winds and shallow reef. After it was all said and done. This is how it panned out.

Waveski:

Sean Morley
Vince Shay
Fletcher Burton
Chris Russ

Open IC

Demany Smith
Dave Johnston
Jono Stevens
Dan Crandall

Women's HP

Kate Smith
Gina Trojani
Diane Gaydos

Men's HP

Dave Johnston
Sean Morley
Rusty Sage
Jono Stevens

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped with this event. The volunteers, competitors and sponsors are the ones who made this possible, I could not have done it without you.

Plans are already in the mix for fall 2007, stay tuned.

2006-10-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

NOR-Cal Surf Kayak Classic First Day!!!!

There was a little concern this morning looking at the conditions when we arrived at Davenport. With waves in the 3-5 foot range, and a 5.2 ft tides at 11:00, with no wave breaking on the north side, it proved to be a stressful day. But we where in luck, the south side(which is run by the board surfers) opened up to us and was breaking. The local board surfers, who rightly own the south break, didn't give us any grief when we moved on over. So I want to give a huge THANK YOU to the davenport locals, for being the coolest F--king locals on this planet!!!!!
Stiff competition landed on this sunny day, with impressive rides and window shades from everyone.
The First Annual Commander of California heat 1 proved to be a good one, with ripping rides from the four representatives. Because the conditions were small there will be two Commander heats and the cumulative scores from each representative will be totaled. The drama is unfolding. Dave the wave(Bay area) showed that he owns the landing with winning heat 1. North Coast was represented well with Jeff Burlingham coming in 2nd. Vince Shay, central coast, was third and Byron Olsen from So-Cal coming in fourth; but only because of an interference call. Byron's rides where impressive and it would have been a tough call if there was no interference.

Here are today's heat scores:

Wave ski
Heat 1
1. Fletcher Burton
2. Mark Pastik
3. Kate Smith

Heat 2
1. Vince Shay
2. Alexander Stubbs
3. James Lohr
4. Gina Trojani

Heat 3
1. Sean Morley
2. Chris Russ
3. Devon Pearse

IC
Heat 1
1. Dave Johnston
2. Demany Smith
3. Matt Hudgens
4. Jared Noceti

Heat 2
1. Dan Crandall
2. Eric Sadler
3. Erik Miller
4. Mark Pastik

Heat 3
1. Jono Stevens
2. Kevin Tinney
3. Buck Johnson
4. Wayne Waddington

Women's HP
Heat 1
1. Kate Smith
2. Gina Trojani
3. Diane Gaydos

Men's HP
Heat 1
1. Rusty Sage
2. Matt Radis
3. Shawn Hartje

Heat 2
1. Dave Johnston
2. Ian Buckley
3. Buck Johnston
4. Jason Kozun

Heat 3
1. Jono Stevens
2. Eric Sadler
3. Eric Connor
4. Demany Smith

Heat 4
1. Dick Wold
2. Erik Miller
3. Kevin Tinney
4. William Campbell

Heat 5
1. Josha Stark
2. Jeff Hille
3. Desmond Harrington
4. Taylor Robertson

Heat 6
1. Vince Shay
2. Jared Noceti
3. Dan Crandall

Heat 7
1. Sean Morley
2. Kris Soderman
3. Greg Didriksen
4. Matthew Fitney

Heat 8
1. Byron Olsen
2. Chris Russ
3. John Bonaventure
4. Devon Pearse

Heat 9
1. Jeff Burlingham
2. Matt Hudgens
3. Galen Licht
4. Andy Hill

Commander of California
1. Dave Johnston
2. Jeff Burlingham
3. Vince Shay
4. Byron Olsen(INT)

Stay tuned for tommorrows action!

2006-10-03T23:52:00.000-07:00

FIRST EVENT SCHEDULE POSTED.

Saturday Oct. 7th 2006

7:00 a.m - Registration Begins heats will be posted.
7:30 a.m - Paddlers meeting
8:00 a.m - Start heat # 1
8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m. - Heats will be running
2:00 p.m - Commander Of California Heat. Last heat of the day.
5:00 p.m - Heats & results from Day 1, will be posted at Restaurant TBA

Sunday Oct. 8th 2006

7:00 a.m - Heat 1 will begin
7:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m - Heats will Be running
4:30 a.m - Awards ceremony. Commander Of California will be crowned.

If you have any questions please contact me at norcalsurfkayak@yahoo.com . Please check back on this site before Friday, to see if any changes have been made.

Good Luck Every One
Paddle Hard and Godspeed to All.

Demany

2006-10-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

COMMANDER OF CALIFORNIA ! YOU READY FOR THIS SH*T.

This is it, all votes are in and here are your Commander Of California Representatives:

Jeff Burlingham
Dave Johnston
Vince Shay
Byron Olson

This is a tough matchup. Remember boys this is an all out surf heat. Biggest baddest moves count on the biggest, baddest waves. You are not surfing for yourselves you are surfing for the California Crown. This day will be etched in eternity, so make it count. The heat will be held on Saturday.

Great job voting folks, there were 42 votes casted; here is how it went down.

Jeff Burlingham: 2
Kevin Tinney: 1
Dick Wold: 1

Dave Johnston: 8
Rusty Sage: 4
Jono Stevens: 0

John Bonaventure: 1
Fletcher Burton: 2
Vince Shay: 3

Byron Olson: 11
Matt Radis: 6
Chris Russ: 3

I will see you all on Saturday. Get ready. This is no BullSHIT!!!!!

2006-10-02T14:11:00.000-07:00

Contestant Listing for 06' Nor-Cal Surf Kayak Classic
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There is going to be some good competition for this event. Here is the contestant list for the Nor-Cal Surf Kayak Classic. Please look through this and make sure that your name is under the categories that you wanted to be in. It will be good to see all of your faces, I can't wait....

Men's HP:

Bonaventure, John
Buckley, Ian
Burlingham, Jeff
Campbell, Bill
Conner, Eric
Crandall, Dan
Didriksen, Greg
Fitney, Matt
Harrington, Desmond
Hartje, Shawn
Hill, Andy
Hille, Jeff
Hudgens, Matt
Johnson, Buck
Johnston, Dave
Kozun, Jason
Licht, Galen
Miller, Erik
Morley, Sean
Noceti, Jared
Olson, Byron
Pearse, Devon
Radis, Matt
Robertson, Taylor
Russ, Chris
Sadler, Eric
Sage, Rusty
Shay, Vince
Soderman, Kris
Stark, Josha
Stevens, Jono
Tinney, Kevin
Wold, Dick

Men's IC:

Crandall, Dan
Johnson, Buck
Johnston, Dave
Miller, Erik
Pastik, Mark
Sadler, Eric
Stevens, Jono
Tinney, Kevin
Waddington, Wayne

Women's HP:

Gaydos, Diane
Smith, Kate
Troiani, Gina

Women's IC:

Smith, Kate
Troiani, Gina

Waveski Open:

Burton, Fletcher
Lohr, James
Morley, Sean
Pastick, Mark
Pearse, Devon
Russ, Chris
Shay, Vince
Smith, Kate
Stubbs, Alexander

2006-09-15T09:32:00.000-07:00

Commander Of California

It is here folks the heat that everyone has been asking for. The Commander Of California will be a four man heat of Your choice, yes YOU the people. Vote for your representatives from the area where you live. This person will represent your turf, in a four man heat to see WHO produces the best surf kayakers.

This is for bragging rights.

Here are the NOMINEES:

NOR-CAL(Oregon border - Petaluma)

Dick Wold - Designer extraordinare. Makes surf kayak playboats, which rip. This man knows how to surf, spin, blunt you name it he does it.

Kevin Tinney - Arcata's smooth operator. Kevin is a gentle giant until he hits the water. There you find him outside hitting the big stuff. He ain't afraid of a big wave.

Jeff Burlingham - The Maestro. Ripping style, brining the river to the ocean. He plays a song every time he is on a wave.

BAY AREA(Petaluma - Monterey):

Dave Johnston: He ain't called Dave the Wave for nothin'. This man surf's big waves, and pulls even bigger moves. He is a crowd favorite, with his humble demeanor, but like Bob Marley says, Don't let him Fool yah, oh no"!

Jono Stevens: A technical master. Jono dissects waves left and right, breaking them down into the simplest of forms.

Rusty Sage: NUFF SAID.

Central Coast(Monterey - Santa Barbara):

Fletcher Burton: Waveski sensation. This man does it all, he stands up on his waveski, surf kayaks, and waveski's. One of the fastest people in a sit down surf craft that you will see.

John Bonaventure: Calm and collected. John will mesmerize you with his roundhouses and his pocket maneuvers.

Vince Shay: What can I say about Vince that has not already been said. Amazing boat designer, ripping paddler that is starting to embark on his aerial arsenal. Watch out for Vince, his wave knowledge is impeccable.

So- Cal(Santa Barbara - Mexico):

Byron Olson: Boat designer and a southern Cal force to be reckoned with. Very strong paddling style. Vertical moves and a lot of drive is what you will see from this ripper.

Chris Russ: The EDGE. Chris's edge control is amazing. He shreds waves, carving them like a turkey.

Matt Radis: Super Rad is his nickname. Matt has the best mix of old school flavor with new school tricks. You name it he's got it.

These are the people that you are voting for. Submit your votes to norcalsurfkayak@yahoo.com . Tell me your name and where you are from.

GOOD LUCK CONTESTANTS.

2006-08-17T13:17:00.000-07:00

Everyone, I have to apologize about the date change. With other events going on, the weekend of the 14th and 15th became a hassle. Now it is one weekend prior, so get your game faces on.

2006-08-17T13:13:00.000-07:00

2006-07-08T09:55:00.000-07:00

Nor- Cal Surf Kayak Classic Registration Link.
Hey competitors here is the registration link for the Nor-Cal Surf Kayak Classic.
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1340584

Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

Thanks

Demany Smith
norcalsurfkayak@yahoo.com

2006-06-30T09:50:00.000-07:00

This is the information headquarters for the Nor-Cal Surf Kayak Classic. Hopefully you will find this site useful, if any question might arise, please do not heistate to write me at:

norcalsurfkayak@yahoo.com

Thanks everyone and I hope to see you there.

Demany