SUP etiquette

[drowningbitbybit]

So I've been surfing at a not-so-well-known (although not secret) spot the last couple of days. The surf rolls into a small bay and then breaks over a rock shelf fairly close to the shore. Today I noticed a bit of an etiquette issuse with the SUPs.

As the waves roll into the bay they wall up very slowly, and then break when they hit the rock shelf. The shortboarders sit more or less on the shelf, the longboarders about 10m further out... but the SUPs sit 10m further out than that and catch the wave way before its broken and away from the curl... but then they ride the unbroken wave to the curl, turn things around, and ride the wave like any other surfer.

Now I reckon that that's just an advanced form of snaking - what do you guys think?
...And what would you do about it? If it was another surfer, I'd just drop in, but I'm not getting in the way of a 12ft SUP


Oh, and also I saw that the SUPs are big enough to make the wave crumble and then they get their own curl - at which point, to my mind, all bets are off and I can do what I like.

[spectrefish]

There is a guy that does this all the time on his SUP at venice when the weather is warmer. During the winter I never see him. But when it warms up, you can bet he'll be there.

He paddles out and basically just takes over a huge section all for himself snaking every wave he can in exactly the same manner. Eventually all the surfers paddle to other areas of the beach that break on another sandbar and leave him alone. I've wanted to drop in on the guy but as you said...that's a big board, AND he's got a paddle... So I usually just go join the others and avoid the guy altogether.

Perhaps he migrated to another continent for the winter and now you are stuck with him.

[IB_Surfer]

I carry a screwdriver in the lineup, as the SUP comes by I jab his deck, hold on, and use it to slingshot me in front of him

[surf patrol]

I consider this snaking, plain and simple. I probably wouldn't go the screwdriver route though

[drowningbitbybit]

Good, as long as we're all agreed that it's snaking, I can tether their leash to an anchor next time I'm out.

[Rickyroughneck]

He will sleep with the fishes. I hate disrespectful SUPs, they take the best waves and there is nothing you can do about it, they hold all the cards.

[kitesurfer]

waves and there is nothing you can do about it, they hold all the cards.

There's always something you can do about it!
Just remember to be covert!

KS

[IB_Surfer]

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