jaffa1949 wrote:oldmansurfer wrote:Communication is the key to getting along with others. Is that what I am missing out on by surfing alone? oh well
Communication there is one clear way, surfers from other countries do not necessarily have the same unwritten rules nor do they have an understanding of local rules!
Tell them , hey I'm taking this wave, you go this one I'll take the next, or vice versa. Doing that put you at great risk!
If you did that in Hawaii you'd have your fins punched out.
Do you talk to the other surfers , going left , going right etc. I hey it's my turn, often the newbies have no idea!
Enlighten them!
Testosterone levels rise in an unspoken paddle duel to catch a wave no matter where the right of it lies!
Male humans are very competitive for resources ( waves) but a call out can bring it back from primal ape level ( most times) .
The reply would then make the element of response different!
He was an Aussie....and he knew exactly what he was doing, cutting right across my nose when I was gearing up for a wave, even slowing down a bit to make me break paddle as he did a hard left right under my nose so that he could snake that wave....he missed that one but like I said came right back to the lineup and paddled around so that he thought he had the right to take the next one, but still right beside me trying to intimidate cause the next wave was on the way....didn't work out for him and I gave back as good as I got....and I actually got the wave....believe me if anyone was going to get their fins punched out it would be that guy, not me.....honestly, I think this case is more clear cut than the first one.