Here are the details: The event will take place between stairwell 20 at VFW's north to Kelly's Cove. There will be no PWC assist. (At least as of right now, PWC will be on hand for rescue only.) No skatepark. No music festival. No local trials. No backup venues.



"We did a lot of research into that time frame," Slater continues. "As it's well-known, San Francisco offers every kind of condition year-round. However, the first couple weeks of November offer a good chance for offshores and clean swell. We worked side by side with the National Parks to obtain the permits, and we'll be working closely with the locals and local community to make this a collaborative event."



And "working closely with the locals," in this case meant holding a meeting at a local bar last week, inviting a dozen hardcore locals to voice any concerns they may have about the event. In general, local surfers seem fairly mixed about the decision. "People are kinda into it 'cause it's happening," explains longtime SF local Andy Olive. "But no one is stoked that it's happening."



Olive continues: "It's gonna be a circus. But it's not going to ruin Ocean Beach. If they're here for two weeks, they're gonna realize how fickle the place is; these guys aren't gonna come back here for a surf trip."



Olive makes another point about the uniqueness of the SF surf community: "Our surfing population isn't 15- to 22-year-olds," he says. "We're not star-struck, we don't care about guys like Joel Parkinson." This is true. There are no groms at Ocean Beach. No shortage of grumps. And the anti-contest/anti-industry sentiment is palpable.



But Olive is quick to bring up the ancillary point, something that every surfer has wondered at some point or another about their local breachbreak: "What would Kelly Slater do on that wave?"



After the meeting and talking endlessly with other locals, Olive remains cautiously optimistic. "Bottom line is this: it's gonna happen. Let San Franpsycho be a part of the events. Use Jeff's (Duerson) catering. Enlist the dudes from Matt Lopez' gym, Barra Brothers, for security. There's loads of opportunities where they could stoke the local community out." --Marcus Sanders MORE SURF NEWS

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