Wish Me Luck! Newbie on the water!

[maliko]

Hey, everyone, it's almost time to start getting banged up a bit for me! A little while ago a friend hooked me up with a 6'2" single-fin swallow tail. Born in Hawaii and living in Florida, I can't see why I wouldn't give this a shot. I got the paddling down a little the other day, along with the sitting. Now all I need is some messy water with a little current and the adventure should begin! I'll let you know how many bruises I accumulate! Wish me luck!
See ya! MK

[saffasurfer7]

good luck maliko....i'm in the same boat. going down to give my new board a bit of a run this week. first time surfing in tynemouth and second time in the water altogether. can't wait. :D

[Inletsurfer]

good luck guys! keep telling yourself to be aggressive and you will catch on very fast

remember when you feel the push or lift feeling get up as fast as possible

[gzinga]

good luck to the people around you..... :lol:

[maliko]

Well, finally got out there. 7 AM Saturday morning, just north of Lauderdale. Decent cloud cover. It was gorgeous!! 15-20 mph winds- on shore! Damn! Little 2-4 foot rollers. Looked good for about a second or two before the lip rolled over into foam. The waves only ran about 10 feet before going flat. Paddled out & around anyway. Unfortunately, didn't really have a chance to get up. Didn't slide off of the board in the headwinds & waves paddling either though! Board stayed afloat, so the boyancy concern should be by the wayside.
Hopefully the winds will swing around when I go up to Stuart to see my sister. The board will be with me! Feels good just to be trying! See ya! MK

[sinistapenguin]

Respect for giving it a go. The key is to stay positive and celebrate each achievement.

If you make it out back quickly then that's great
If you make a duckdive - great
If you catch a wave - great
If you wipe out, get held under for 2 mins but don't drown - hell, don't take it bad - it proves you can wipe out badly and make it out.

Stay positive, keep charging!

Sinista