Red Bull Cape Fear - Ours/Cape Solander

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Kaz1983
Kaz1983
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306 posts
10 Jun 2014 12:51pm
Anybody plan on watching this? .... I think it will be run this Friday, its forcasted to be 5 to 8 foot and rising thur out the day with really gentle offshore/cross shore winds all day.... sounds like perfect conditions myself... well I think ......... either way this event should be boss, I'm looking forward to watching J.O.B and Bruce Irons dropping into some wide gaping barrels ....... mmmmm sounds tasty ................... the comp will be:

Seven one-on-one battles
Each battle will consist of approximately 20-minutes of paddling in and 20-minutes of towing in
There will be four surfers in the water at all times - two contesting the paddle-in element and two contesting the tow-in element



mocha1
mocha1
WA
934 posts
WA, 934 posts
10 Jun 2014 12:57pm
Is FUEL ch on fox broadcasting?
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
10 Jun 2014 1:07pm
yep they are ..... umm I will post on here once its decided when its gonna run
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
WA, 6913 posts
10 Jun 2014 1:17pm
Kaz1983 said...
yep they are ..... umm I will post on here once its decided when its gonna run


Thanks for that. How ya been long time no speak
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
10 Jun 2014 1:24pm
jbshack said...
Thanks for that. How ya been long time no speak


good thanks .. been living in the Philippines with my girlfriend .. yourself?
DARTH
DARTH
WA
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WA, 3028 posts
10 Jun 2014 1:28pm
Im looking forward to this
jbshack
jbshack
WA
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WA, 6913 posts
10 Jun 2014 1:30pm
Kaz1983 said...

jbshack said...
Thanks for that. How ya been long time no speak



good thanks .. been living in the Philippines with my girlfriend .. yourself?


Not running a resort By any chance your old mans name isn't Don is it
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
10 Jun 2014 2:01pm
nahh my dads name isn't Don, starts with D tho haha.......... anyways I've just been told the swell direction might not be ideal for running it on Friday.. seeing as I headed to Bali in a few weeks, I hope its run this Friday ........ here's a few pics/video of the break:





Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
11 Jun 2014 9:35am
Ahh well so the swell is there but the winds aren't ideal, so no go this Friday.
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
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306 posts
29 Aug 2014 12:07am
Red Bull Cape Fear is ON for Sunday
EnglishCraig
EnglishCraig
NSW
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NSW, 406 posts
29 Aug 2014 1:57pm
Think its crazy it's a closed event -with everything that red bull do they couldn't get oh&s organised for people to watch from the cape so the only option is TV - weak
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
29 Aug 2014 12:28pm
EnglishCraig said..
Think its crazy it's a closed event -with everything that red bull do they couldn't get oh&s organised for people to watch from the cape so the only option is TV - weak




I think it's cos it's a national wildlife park and erosion of the sand stone cliffs ........ regardless I'm pretty sure I read somewhere they had to make it a closed event to get permission from the local authorities to hold the event, even then some weren't happy ..... so it's not that crazy really but yeah it sucks...... it is what it is tho'
NewScotty
NewScotty
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2350 posts
29 Aug 2014 12:51pm
It came down to getting insurance for the event.
Organises don't need hundreds of people watching from the cliffs.
It's live on Fuel anyway.
Salty Sea Dog
Salty Sea Dog
VIC
346 posts
VIC, 346 posts
29 Aug 2014 3:24pm
And if you don't have FoxTel its being streamed live on the Red Bull site.
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
29 Aug 2014 3:20pm
NewScotty said..
It came down to getting insurance for the event.
Organises don't need hundreds of people watching from the cliffs.
It's live on Fuel anyway.


alright it was insurance.. well it shouldn't be suprising considering insurance companies these days, haha
KEARNSY
KEARNSY
WA
1322 posts
WA, 1322 posts
29 Aug 2014 4:33pm
Dear Family ,

I am booking the use of my foxtel for all of Sunday , and Monday OR for how ever long they need to finish this comp.

No crying , no complaining....thats the deal
Razzonater
Razzonater
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2224 posts
29 Aug 2014 4:53pm
KEARNSY said...
Dear Family ,

I am booking the use of my foxtel for all of Sunday , and Monday OR for how ever long they need to finish this comp.

No crying , no complaining....thats the deal


Good work kearnsy, I will be having a family meeting tonight regarding this....
KEARNSY
KEARNSY
WA
1322 posts
WA, 1322 posts
31 Aug 2014 8:22am
This turned out to be a bit of a fizzer I reckon.

Next year they should call it Redbull Cape Crap!
dan berry
dan berry
WA
2562 posts
WA, 2562 posts
31 Aug 2014 8:45am
Did they run it? There's hardly and swell around here and I'm only 5ks away from "ours".
thomas11
thomas11
VIC
160 posts
VIC, 160 posts
31 Aug 2014 1:03pm
dan berry said..
Did they run it? There's hardly and swell around here and I'm only 5ks away from "ours".



Yeh they ran, was a total fizzier, the commentators tried their best to pump it up though, was painful listening to them at times.
3-4ft waves, occasional 6 ft.
Probably only 2 decent waves from the whole event, and they cancelled the tow in.
The highlight for me was watching Rasta surf, he has such an awesome smooth style, so easy to view.
And that crazy dude who tows into the massive waves on the skimboard had a few at the end, no amazing waves, but was just incredible to see his skills.
Oh and seeing Koby Abberton getting smashed and getting washed over the rocks when he was jumping off the cliff was pretty funny also.

Its a good concept and i think it would work in the right conditions.
KEARNSY
KEARNSY
WA
1322 posts
WA, 1322 posts
31 Aug 2014 11:47am
I agree Thomas ,

The repetitive commentary was rather over the top.
Seeing Koby get belted and washed off the rocks was pretty funny , what made it worse was the commentators just finished stroking his ego boasting how awesome he was... Yea Braaa lmao
Ctngoodvibes
Ctngoodvibes
WA
1404 posts
WA, 1404 posts
31 Aug 2014 2:52pm
The place cranked about 3 or so weeks ago and they chose to run it in that?
cRAZY Canuk
cRAZY Canuk
NSW
2528 posts
NSW, 2528 posts
31 Aug 2014 6:02pm
There where some reasonable sets around the northern beaches earlier but its smaller than yesterday.
surfingboye
surfingboye
NSW
2707 posts
NSW, 2707 posts
31 Aug 2014 10:00pm
so why wasn't it on yesterday?
TimKay
TimKay
752 posts
752 posts
31 Aug 2014 8:25pm
You guys are right about the commentary
Painful
Barton Lynch is like a Harvey Norman spruiker
Everything is either amazing or best on the planet
Good concept though
Razzonater
Razzonater
2224 posts
2224 posts
31 Aug 2014 8:31pm
Ctngoodvibes said...
The place cranked about 3 or so weeks ago and they chose to run it in that?


I know outrageous they held it off than to hold it today
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2568 posts
NSW, 2568 posts
1 Sep 2014 12:09am
best part was koby getting smashed on jump out baaahahahahahahaa
genuine
genuine
332 posts
332 posts
1 Sep 2014 10:38am
saltiest1 said..
best part was koby getting smashed on jump out baaahahahahahahaa


He didn't think it was funny
jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
WA, 6913 posts
1 Sep 2014 12:58pm
genuine said..


saltiest1 said..
best part was koby getting smashed on jump out baaahahahahahahaa




He didn't think it was funny



Any idea of a link to the funny bit, i watched a bit on sunday and just tried to watch some more but i don't feel like trolling 4 hours of it
Edit: i think i found it..

http://www.redbullcapefear.com/news/locals-triumphant-at-the-inaugural-red-bull-cape-fear.html
Kaz1983
Kaz1983
306 posts
306 posts
1 Sep 2014 4:38pm
cRAZY Canuk said..
There where some reasonable sets around the northern beaches earlier but its smaller than yesterday.


yeah I dunno why they held it Sunday... at first it's seemed Saturday was the go but it was changed - wind direction dunno but seemed weird
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