The Red Bull Heavy Water Event was held on Friday 20th October, living up to it’s name with10-15ft swell taking on the worlds best male SUP paddlers over a 12km open ocean course, from Ocean Beach to the Golden Gate Bridge. The conditions were brutal this year, with competitors saying it was the most challenging course to date. The huge swell, cold water, poor visibility and low hanging fog definitely set the mood of the event.
Finishing the year off in his best form is the only plan Michael Booth has, as he enters the final few races of the SUP season.
Taking home with him back-to-back wins in both the 18km Distance Race as well as the Sprint Race, at the Japan Cup, Michael feels he is finishing the 2017 season in his best form.
Michael Booth finished 4th overall in the 2017 Pacific Paddle Games held last weekend in Doheny State Beach, California. The Pacific Paddle Games is the biggest contest in SUP racing and consists of the best paddlers in the world battling it out for the title.
It was nothing less than world class racing last weekend in San Francisco, with the best SUP paddlers battling at bay around some of the most picturesque iconic landmarks in the world.
