If the Ocean Beach swell gets too big to paddle into during the Rip Curl Search Somewhere in San Francisco event ASP surfers will not be able to tow-in on a jet-skis according to a story in the San Francisco Examiner.
The National Park Service had initially told event planners that they would create an exception to a law banning such vessels from national parks as a safety precaution for surfers catching waves larger than 10 feet at the contest, which is slated for Nov. 1-11. . . But after further review, officials determined that the beach’s own personal watercraft-equipped lifeguards could provide adequate safety without bending the law.
Just one more reason this will be one of the more interesting events on the ASP Tour.
[Link: San Francisco Examiner]
