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Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby CARBr6 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:19 am

I think this is the right place for this thread.
This originated on another thread about surf etiquette which got me on a rant about holiday boadyboarders.
Now to be clear, before I upseet anybody, I don't mean proper bodyboarders who do it regularly and know the right zone to do it in, and are aware of the rules of the water, but the holiday makers who buy a board for themselves or their kids from the souvenir shop on the beach for about £5 then rush into the sea, and stand in the surfing zone with theirs backs to the waves jumping on any wave they can regardless as to whether or not someone is surfing that wave or not, then give you abuse when you end up running into them as they jump on to your wave!! :evil:

It has been suggested to me that in order to avoid this holiday menace I could go to a less crowded break, however, as I am sure my fellow englishmen & women will atest to, finding an uncrowded break in the south of England during the summer is practically impossible.

Of course, I may be wrong, and if I am then please do enlighten me as to where these breaks are (I know this seems counter productive, posting about uncrowded breaks will therefore make those breaks crowded, but first not everyone here will read the post, second not everyone here is UK based and can even get to them, and thirdly almost everyone here understands and adheres to our unwritten ruleks and therefore it won't make that much of a difference to have good and friendly surfers at a break?)

Thanks :)
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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby IB_Surfer » Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:03 am

Depends, if she looks like this maybe I would let her get away with it

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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby peazz » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:58 am

they never look like this in uk summer ib...

More like this

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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby CARBr6 » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:02 pm

Sadly, peazz, that is a lot closer to the truth than ib got!!
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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby peazz » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:31 pm

I know mate, im born and bred in england :) Harlow, Essex to be precise, i just relocated to Hong Kong for 12 months for some fresh air (or not so fresh) and cheaper living costs.

Ill be back in may :)
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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby jaffa1949 » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:07 am

peazz wrote:they never look like this in uk summer ib...

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我討厭垃圾郵件. why that signature?
When you know that is why they look like this.
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Re: Holiday Bodyboarders and Uncrowded Beaches

Postby peazz » Wed Dec 04, 2013 1:03 am

Just a friendly message to let others know im on the prowl ;) maybe i should have it in indian as well :D?
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