JOB and the surfing culture in San Francisco | NO CONTEST OFF TOUR
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2023
- If you don’t surf you'd probably have no idea that San Francisco has waves. And if you do surf, chances are that while you might know Ocean Beach can occasionally pack a punch, you’re probably still unaware that once you get back on the sand you’ll find one of the most radical, staunch and diverse surfing communities in North America waiting to welcome you with open arms.
From the generational owners of working class watering holes and cutting edge surf shops to female chargers pushing it as hard as anyone in big waves and tech wizards who’ve only recently moved to the city yet love surfing Kelly’s Cove more than the internet, San Francisco the surf town has something for everyone.
In the first episode of the latest series of No Contest, host Ashton Goggans is rediscovering the mythical City By The Bay and he’s brought some of Red Bull’s favourite athletes along for the ride. He’ll surf in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge with @JamieOBrienJOB and @IanWalsh before Izzi Gomez ventures a little further south to take on the most famous big wave on the American mainland, Mavericks.
To top it all off, Ashton dives into the local food and bar scene with a cast of colourful culinary characters that can’t be beat. Hit play now and get to know the home of some of California’s greatest beach breaks like never before. Enjoy!
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San Francisco hasn't had the best publicity recently. This peek into the surfing culture and the culture of the "avenues" of SF is wonderful! Ocean Beach is the harshest, least glamorous place you can find, and to have this thriving underground group of surfers who live and work and surf here is great to watch. Thank you, from a long time (former) resident of SF!
I travel alot for work, throughout the Americas, europe and asia and visited San Fran recently, the city must be the most expensive shit hole in the world. Took a huge turn after covid. The surrounding areas are still nice but very expensive. The city though made me feel like the apocalypse
It’s a disgusting thing what happened to SF . It’s the precursor to what will happen to the entire country if the Radical left continue to rule.
I am from San Clemente and Fort Point is one of my favorite spots. So iconic.
Surf Ocean Beach San Francisco twice, got my ass handed to me twice. As soon as I got out back I had two of the best waves I've had all of that winter. Love to have you down here in the lineup.
Stay stoked, Uncle Bobby🔱
i also travel a lot. been to every major city in the usa and 27 other countries. I highly disagree with you. SF is the most beautiful city in the world. you probably dont know what you are talking about. probably went to the tenderloin, SOMA, and market area and act like you know the city. @@brainp471
thank you for Showing SF in a good light! A 6 block radius in downtown gets 99% of the national news coverage because of crime and homelessness, and people don't realize how small the area is and how beautiful the rest of SF is. It has so many cool scenes like this one.
Maybe they should clean that area up. From what I have seen of the bad areas are apoplectic looking. Not good for anyone. From what I saw in this video looks decent.
@@EMan-cu5zo they clean the area every single day. Every single day there are sidewalk and road trucks that clean up the area. The government is throwing so much money and it's still not working. California is pretty and the weather is very good, so homeless from all over the country come to live here cos they can sleep without tents or warm clothes because of the good weather. But again, it's a tiny area of SF and it gets all the coverage, which is just warped as fuck. People get a weird warped image of SF because of this.
@@EMan-cu5zo The 6 square blocks of the Tenderloin occupy approximately 0.031% of the total square footage of San Francisco. Get over it.
@@letmeknowhowthatgoes over what?
@@EMan-cu5zo Get over focusing on a 0.031% of the city that is in disarray.
Surfed OB in the 90s. I've surfed all over the world and OB is the only place that really almost killed me. Alone on a big January day, undergunned, not another person anywhere to be seen. Multiple wave hold down. All black and cold. Saw my entire life before my eyes. Ended up on the beach puking water. Got a couple of good days out there as well. I don't miss it one bit :)
This is so good. First time I've seen the city I love portrayed in a long time. Shout out to the Dolphin Club, South End and the China Beach swimmers as well. Amazing ocean community.
SERC 🙌
the city is a sesspool now.
@@RobertMJohnson Stay out of my beach community Lebowski!
@@jasonshaeffer yeah. As if I would listen to a tub like you
Tub?@@RobertMJohnson
I've been surfing and bodyboarding for about 30 years and OB is the only place I ever gave up on paddling out because I got so worked before even making it out to the lineup. I was in college and in really good shape. And when you get out, the current is insane. Don't get fooled by the footage, you have to be a beast to be able to surf that place when it's big.
Yeah there was one huge day (probably a clean triple overhead) every time I just about made it to the line up, a set rolled in and pushed me back 100 yards. This went on for about 40 minutes and I was just completely out of energy so after another 100 yard drag in I just gave up and rode a the whitewater in. Damn that was a bitter moment.
San Francisco is truly an amazing amazing amazing thing.
I started surfing at Taraval by myself in 1994. After a few months , someone leaned out the window and invited me up for tea and a hot shower . I met “ The Village” , a group of dedicated surfers with the Mayor, Doc , Bob etc. What a kind group of generous,fearless , borderline psychotic guys. We avoided FT Point because it was so agro unless OB was closed out. OB was mellow because if you made it out , people respect you just for making it out. It’s very yuppie , tech bro now, but they have been charmed by the kindness and the generous community. It’s nice to see it go from one to no women to always some out.
Well done video. Made me nostalgic. I grew up surfing Ocean Beach in the 80's and lived in the City for +10 years after college. I still remember certain days and waves vividly. Of glorious waves, absolute throggings, rejections and the ever present cold. I remember pre-surfline days when you'd listen to the buoy reports and call Wise surf shop for the report. The excitement of when fall started to kick in and the constant winds finally started to take a reprieve. Or paddling out at firing 10-12ft Noreiga with almost no one out. Or when the inside bars would go mental in a beat downs and barrel fest. The occasional magic that Sloat could deliver, or souths at Kelly's. I miss surfing power regularly and being in shape because of it. I don't miss the wind though!
Wise Surf Sop was the best. I'm still out here at OB and your comment reminded me of how special living and surfing out here is. God bless you
I Really miss Wise & the old Aqua when it was down on Sloat ... i miss Alex & the gang ... i miss the empty waves ruined by surf schools which have filled tue line-ups w/ people that think they should be out there but mostly are in the way & have no fkng etiquette
Good ol' Wise - the only surf shop in SF, haha. He was super cool, and very encouraging of my grom crew. I was sad to hear about his shop finally closing.
I went to college in Menlo Park in the late 70's/early 80's. Grew up in Santa Cruz. Half Moon Bay was the closest. But we went up to OB/Ft Point/Deadmans regularly..
Speaking of no contest, Ocean Beach is the hardest place to paddle out at I've ever surfed, NO CONTEST!
45 min from kelly's to sloat sometimes. after that I call it a day
I can see why it could be difficult but the first time I surfed there I got out back with my hair dry on a big big day. Is it usually really difficult? There seemed to be lots of channels
At Ocean Beach most surfers ask, "Is it small enough for me to surf today?" Only the few go out when the swell is pounding so hard it sounds like cannon fire but the rest watch safely on shore. That is when you can score relatively uncrowded waves but the price is steep.
I was born and raised in San Francisco and spent many a cold night out at Fort Point and Ocean Beach. I have friends who were surfing those spots in the 70s and they were god like. Thanks for reminding about some of the things I love about the city that will always be my true home. This video and a recent trip to North Beach, on a beautiful night, are putting the shine back on for me.
I worked in Silicon Valley from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Tried to paddle out at OB once. Washed down a 1/2 mile and did the walk of shame back to my car. Good times.
Moved out to SF from southern east coast in the early 90's. Got my ass handed to me often on OB, but eventually made me a "durable" surfer for sure! lived in several spots in the Avenues, over the years. "spooky" to think how I used to solo charge on cold, foggy, drift days and survived. The Conditions can make for a very unique surf spot that only other surfers who spent time there will understand. Nice to see some old faces on the videos and glad some of the surfers got into restaurants and so on in the neighborhood. Shame that the politicians let the people down. Crime was never really an issue in the Avenues back in those days.
This was really done. Great story telling. These arent your average surfers. These guys would eat the avg. El Porto Bro' for breakfast.
What a refreshing surf edit. I’ve smiled from ear to ear all the way through. Makes me want to live in SF, but the waves look a bit gnarly for my ability 😮
Totally. It is refreshing even for those of us who experienced or are experiencing it.
I did it as a teenager and I figure, if you learned to surf here, you can surf anywhere. (I'm too much of a geezer to do it now.) Just don't visit during winter. Maybe try timing coming when the waves are generated by a Baja hurricane.
Hats off to the crew behind this. Very informative and inspiring to be passionate about anything. As someone who isn’t embedded in surf culture, I absorbed so much about the world but also the history of SF which didn’t understand from this angle before. Very well done RB team 👍
When I surfed the area, Fort Point was largely Marin surfers. In twenty years of OB and Pacifica, I never paddled out there.
Please, RedBull surfing, more of this! More of this...
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Been surfing OB for almost 40 years. I am not a local and have always lived further north. The City has issues and always has. What city doesn’t? Parked between Irving and Judah the other day and came back to find my truck intact. As we’re all the other cars around mine. Focus on the positives of the place like Mr. Lopez and maybe more good things will come.
Nice! Well said, thanks!
Anyone who could make the paddle on a Double Overhead day was treated with respect. (Ex Big Wave surfer from the Area). Everyone gets denied once in a while by Ocean Beach.
A humbling beach break for sure
I get denied more than once in a while and that's how it is. Surreal seeing my hood with such inspection.
Getting out when it’s big is when gets real, break a leash that far out and it could be lights for you.
she can be a cruel vixen
We watched Ken Bradshaw not make it out in the mid 90’s.
Used to ride OB while in college, damn I feel it when she says even on small days it feels big.
Everything about it RAW, seals coming up to you, current, but incredible vibes and sunsets
almost been run over by so many large ass porpoise, taken off beside them as well. Best Sunsets fer sure, & full-moon late sessions well after dusk, & long cold jogs back to the truck. love the rare warm day when can skin it for an hour
Lived at OB for many years, surfed just about every day, it's a serious wave, lots of currents and the paddle is no joke. Fort Point is not the greatest wave but can be fun on a big swell! Great vid!
Props on the daily paddle out at OB 💪
yeah that rip under the bridge is a bitch ... been swept out once or twice - it's a fk of a paddle-battle back to the line-up lol
Got swept out a few times too, paddling over to Baker Beach - got to watch that out going tide chart! @@jamesdavison2416
Dedicated & respected surfers in the SF area! Generation after generation of new surfers have put a stamp of excellence! Tight brotherhood! Respect! Kudos & aloha
Always wondering about this place as no one seems to talk about it like other places and now understand why. Great little documentary that I enjoyed especially given what has happened to the city … so I loved seeing that this surfing community is carrying on anyways … and with such tasty blue collar class.
Great segment. Really captures the spirit of Ocean Beach, SF, and the outer communities. bravo!
Great job! I have heard so much negativity about San Fran lately it was cool to see a really good community story.
I agree 100% with Matty Lopez. Way down south here in Ocean Beach San Diego Ca. Our sediments are clearly stated by Matty Lopez. It doesn't matter how long you've been here so much as how long you're going to stay here and contribute to our neighborhood. As a third generation family of surfers/waterman, at 49 yrs old I want the same for my daughter's. Although they are 25 & 27, they grew up with respect for the ocean and community around it. Thank you Jamie for showing a little bit of the tight-knit community up north. And Matty, best of luck to you in all your future endeavors my brother from another mother.Uncle Bobby
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Awesome video, my favorite part was seeing my old friend Bianca, she was in the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association for many years as a Grom and a Teenager, I used to pick her and take here Surfing all the time, she was usually the best longboarder in the lineup, I'm so proud to have known her, she has made Dana Point proud. I wish her nothing but success in her surfing career. The Fiesta Flash, AKA Chewy.🤙🍹
I surfed OB from 1990 to 2000 and had countless days with no one but me and my bud on the peak. The best surf days of my life!
Beautiful ✊🏼❤️ every community needs unity. I’ve spent months at a time in SF. I love it! I don’t even watch sports but I rock hella 49’r apparel just for the love of the city 🥰
Surfed Kelly’s Cove back in the 80’s with a couple of friends. We went up the cost looking for epic surf breaks. Loved living in California. Miss the beach everyday. Live in Tennessee now. We have beautiful lakes here but no beaches. Lol
Kelly's in the 80s must've been incredible
@@RedBullSurfing single fin surfboards. Lol.
@@scottburrow8717why lol'ing single-fins? i surf single-fins at ob and have caught some of the Best waves of my life on same ... can tell you know shit about actual surfing. yes i have thrusters & quads too ... all shapes & sizes - my 8' single gun is super smooth
Loved this, what a great way to show the secret surfing life of california. Loved how the food and beverage fit in with the whole lifestyle. Very kool!
I spent my time in the Marines at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside. Was never a good surfer but I loved sitting outside the break and hanging with my brothers. Then spent my career driving a Safeway truck a big percentage in Frisco and as much as I loved surfing it’s too damn cold for me. Next time I’m in the city I’ll come by one of the bars.
cheers!
I was born in the Presidio at Letterman’s Hospital. I remember MP’s rolling around base in their military jeeps then managing to detonate a huge cannon everyday at noon to let everyone know within a 10 mile radius, that it’s lunchtime! 💣🌊🤙🏽
SF OB is so heavy. I always thought it was a joke coming from Oahu. I got my ass handed to me so many times out there. There have been a number of days I thought I wouldn't make it out alive. BE SAFE!
As a NorCal sports psychologist I had a call from an OB lifeguard with PTSD after dealing with a couple deaths one week there. North Shore lifeguards are legendary but I now have total respect for the OB crew
What a great documentary. Thank you for sharing this piece of community with the world.
Fantastic. I lived and surfed in the City for a number of years - mid-70's to mid-80's (Peewee was the living legend during that time, for riding monstrous winter waves) This is a very well-done documentary, capturing the culture, the vibe, the waves, and the hard core aspect of the ocean. I can totally related to paddling for 1/2 hr and actually coming back in because I could not get to the line-up (no channels). Very frustrating indeed. Thank you so much to whoever made this documentary. You really captured it.
@@LitaBrown-uh7rf what do you mean? I mean, downtown, the tenderloin, etc are anything but beautiful because delusional sf politics have effectively destroyed those places and turned them into drug-infested homeless shanty towns.
@@LitaBrown-uh7rf (I think you must’ve meant is there anything NOT beautiful there)
@@LitaBrown-uh7rf Well, you're in luck, because I also lived most of my life in Hawaii, which is one of the most beautiful places you'll ever see. 🙂
Great mini documentary! I suck at surfing, but I love watching good surfers. This really put out some positive vibes about San Francisco also. Which is nice to hear since I grew up in Marin.
Ocean Beach and Wise go hand in hand as legendary partners. Bob, Dave, and the rest of the guys made the old shop and the new shop legendary spots over the years. Sloat was epic until the El Niño storms wiped it out in '97.
Impressive documentary! Really smart, and time to stay tuned into what's next from this crew!
Nice video. Never knew about this full blown culture that has developed around surfing. That is wildly wonderful. Thank you.
When Matty Lopez talks about the values of SF, he's 100% spot on. @21:48. The openness of SF locals was lost for a moment, but that value should never die. SFers who are new and old, keep it alive.
Excellent Doc... I remember when Bob Wise had his old shop and hearing the same spiel. Still have my board from Portola Surf Shop.
You guys nailed this one 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Loved watching this (THANK YOU!) and reminiscing about growing up in the Sunset and surfing Ocean Beach in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Fort Point was magical, too but getting in and out of the water was gnarlier than the actual waves. The beach and surfing has become more popular than ever and I love that for people who are respectful. Oh haha BTW thanks for letting Deadman's still stay a secret!
Still have my board from Wise before they closed. Most memorable experience is paddling out at Sloat, way undergunned, getting my leash ripped off and having to swim back in. My board was waiting on the beach thankfully.
Have had the pleasure of running into and surfing with Bianca a couple times. Woman is a freaking legend in the lineup and so cool out of the water too. 10/10 human. Would love to run into Bill 'peewee' at some point in the future. The whole second half of this video is an amazing glimpse into the sunset surf scene and super inspiring in my own life. Thanks for putting this one together and giving these amazing people some recognition what they do in and out of the water.
I can remember vividly ‘87 and being so noided out sneaking through the fence cut on freaky military property. Once we were done our perspective and pump walked us ride out. ❤
Love this video lived in the Bay Area all my life and when I was a little Beach Bum I used to visit my dad in Laguna Beach only tried to learn how to surf one time but body surfed and Boogie boarded all the time this beach brings those memories back love the video I work on 43rd Street and see the waves from the job site a beautiful site🤙
Remembering one Halloween years ago with my roommate out at OB and it was perfect with light offshores and A-frame peaks. There were surfers everywhere, so many you could have walked from the Cliff House to Fort Funston on the hoods of surf mobiles without touching the ground. They came outta the woodwork.
Actually really nice to see a video showing the nice side of San Fran, looks amazing!
Here's a memory from the 70's when Pee Wee and Bones ruled and Truelove would beat you up. O'Neill gave us the Seal Suit so we were warm. Only "aliens" (non locals) from down south Santa Cruz wore hoods. We called them squid lids. Bob Wise supplied us with custom leashes from his shop on Vicente. He had a spool of the heaviest bungee cord around that he sold by the foot. Those leashes DID NOT BREAK but they did stretch out. Anyone who went out with a custom Wise leash surely has memories like mine. Triple overhead set bearing down on you while your board tombstones 30 feet away. Trying to rub out the charlie horse in your leg (which got stretched 10 feet by that leash) while simultaneously sucking as much air as possible into your lungs before trying to dive under the next wave. Yes! Good times!??? This is what we paddled 45 minutes straight for? Mental illness at its finest. No fentanyl back then, just people dropping dead on the beach at Kelly's with their heads in bags from sniffing glue. And how about the "drought years", 75-76 with warm offshores for weeks? Anyone remember that?
Stoked to hear Matty Lopez’s vibe…I didn’t expect that after years of horror stories of how the area has changed because of tech. I’m down South but I’ve always loved the vibe up there visiting friends and family over the years
6:28 Key words are "a few days a year, Ocean Beach is the best Beach Break in North America." Those conditions are best for the local people who live there. You hear the forecast, go to the Beach, wait, wait, wait, then it's perfect for 1-4 hours, then the tide changes, the sandbar changes and the perfect conditions fizzles out. The Water Temperature is typically 50-55 degrees F, not 65. A Hooded 4-5mm wetsuit with Booties and maybe Gloves will keep you warm enough to Surf.
OB is no joke, and JOB captured the vibe well.
I lived in the Outer Sunset for a year right out of college. Although much more quiet than inner city, I loved the laid back nature of it. I loved catching the sunset at ocean beach, I loved having a little backyard, Golden Gate Park, and I liked the surfing culture (although not a surfer) that was around me. Only downsides are the overcast weather and the public transportation convenience. 33rd & Irving rep!
love this video im born n raised in SF & OB is no joke cause all the waves in HMB are the strongest waves in the world in my opinion
The Beatniks weren't "hanging out in the Marina", they were hanging out in North Beach.
Upvote for Lewis Samuels getting tubed in urban SF
thank you. im so sick of people who dont live in SF sht on SF for a few blocks of issues. The whole rest of the city enjoys their lives as they always have and we dont need haters to come
Nice to see something positive about the city. 😎
Wow that was cool about the city never new that loved it YO BEACH FROM AUSTRALIA
Thanks for the fresh perspective !
Born and raised in SC, SF has always been a go spot. So much rich life.
Great docu film! I love this tipe of videos!
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@@RedBullSurfing sponsor me! 😁😁😁😁
Love this town always and forever!
Move to The City from the South Bay in 1984. Still my city. Pillbox in December can be epic
This is awesome, thank you!
I havent been to Pitts in like 10 years. Time to go back and enjooooy!
Red Bull Surfing, Absolutely Incredible Professional Surf Culture
Currently living in Marin but I love Sunset, and a big Hookfish Co fan as well (there's also one up in Mill Valley near the pass to Stinson Beach / Mt. Tam / that whole stretch of coastline). Haven't been to Outerlands or Matty's pubs, will have to check those out!
U ever surf up In mendo area? I live in Tahoe now and I spend atleast a week out there every summer surfing, def gets sketchy out there on the lost coast, so many whites
Gotta love it.
When it’s convenient for you 😂 best quote I’ve ever heard about surf culture 🏄
always insppired by mr Ojobs,good investigating always like to learn some history and star studed cast of legends .the crew up there are rad .tell fred i send mine.jamie politics is down the road the system needs you.just keep being you ...from ucsc
love this vid. im born n raised in SF & OB is no joke cause all the waves in HMB (Mavericks) are the strongest waves in the world in my opinion
Super!!!! You are the best!!
let everyone talk shit on SF i'll still be here
Brilliant doco, this showed a side of SF I had no idea about
This was amazing!
I don't surf but I loved this and the whole vibe.
Banger of a video
Excellent Piece.2 thumbs up from this SF native
Great Portrayal of SF n NorCal vibes....
Great content!
Duuuude jus to surf under the San Fran bridge is insanely cool🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I like it so much - I hope one day i can visit San Francisco, hang out in the city and surf its waves. From Morocco with love yeww!!
It’s a beautiful city, but the crime is no joke. Do not leave anything in your car ever.
@@sarahjane4908 thank you!
Definitely worth the trek from Morocco!
Shoot, I want to go to Morocco and get some of those right points!
@@tyson9419 you’re welcome with open arms
5th generation SF…grew up at OB. Was hoping to see a clip on John Chiles riding his long board at Fort Point! RIP JC!
Epic, now make one about the kite scene 🤙
Outstanding Content. Juicy.
William Finnegans " Barbarian Days' perfectly translated the experience of surfing Ocean Beach. I grew up surfing the Northern Oregon Coast so i could relate.
No mention of Mark "Doc" Renneker ?
That's Doc's antagonist from Barbarian Days profiled in the beginning, Pee Wee Bergerson.
I had to make my comment mentioning Barbarian Days also. Love that book by William Finnegan.
no way Doc would participate in something like this
I was never part of the surf culture but grew up hanging at Kelly's, body surfing w/ my dad as a kid & watching surfers who mesmerized me. What a coincidence that this video just happened to appear in my recommended videos because I just met Bill "PeeWee" yesterday at Stern Grove while walking our dogs! I LOVE this City! (Im also a 3rd Gen native)
Something about sunny mornings in that crispy. Mornings can be so pretty there.
Ocean Beach can get very big and perfect. In 1988, I paddled out on a big day, got caught in the lineup trying to get out and almost drowned. Closest I ever came to death. Its a big and powerful wave, the current is tough, and theres White Sharks everywhere.
so good Ash
Ocean Beach, my break. RedBull comes through to produce an excellent doc.
Damn, hadn't heard of Noah Wegrich,.. and he's 30 years old. Major boosts, superbly done!
One of the best punters in the game! 🚀
Why does the map show Apple in SF? Apple doesn’t have historical ties to SF. It’s based out of Cupertino.
Not sure. Apple was founded in Los Altos which is nearer to San Jose.
Jamie gets everybody Psyching!
Manny Caro - Mollusk. I still have the most beautiful quad fish that I have ever owned shaped by Manny.