what dont you like about surfing?

by **Brent** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:41 pm

If there's one thing I really hate it's inconsiderate longboarders; yep, sorry if this fires some of you up but hear me out on this one....

Why is it at our most popular main break here whenever there is a major swell running all these fat arrogant chaps who surf 3-4 times per year turn up on their mals & paddle out, on these longer & higher volumed boards they sit 10-15 meters further out than shortboarders and pick the eyes out of the waves & sets coming through. Most of them haven't been surfing longer than the Longboard revival thing and have never owned or ridden a shorterboard, they do not grasp the inherent paddling advantage they have over others - nor how much easier & earlier they can catch waves on boards almost 4" thick. They think the person first standing has R.O.W. And they get all self-rightous when I (and others) take off on the same wave abit closer to the curl (following the rules). Causes alot of friction here. They make comments like "well son - perhaps you should ride boards more suitable to the conditions" My usual reply is 'I ride shortboards cause I still can'

And don't even get me started on the legrope-less pink wetsuited one *smirk*

by **drowningbitbybit** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:49 am

Brent wrote: they sit 10-15 meters further out than shortboarders

I hate it when I check out the line up, way out back, cant really see whats going on, make a mammoth effort to get through the white water and paddle out miles....

... THEN realise that everyone out back is on a longboard and Im wasting my time on my shortie... :roll:

Maybe if I remembered to check the conditions from a better vantage spot before getting to the waters edge it wouldnt be a problem, but my enthusiasm always overcomes sense :wink:

by **CheeZee** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:08 am

And don't even get me started on the legrope-less pink wetsuited one *smirk*

hehehe ..you know B' if i ever make it over to your part of the world im gonna come strolling up the road wearing a roy's special hardhat :wink:

by **Brent** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:01 pm

And you all just know I'm flat-out trying to see this dude somewhere...so I can show Libby....Like spotting a Dodo :-) "Look Honey...theres a Roy"
Kinda like what you Poms call "twitchers" or sommat, you know those mad bird watcher people.

Now on this topic of shortboards V Longboards, my shaper here does a shortboard called a "step-deck", I've got a couple and they're great, looks like a hybrid fish (that's what they are really)...but with a slightly raised/crowned deck under the area your torso/chest lies on for paddling, tapering back to the tail. Sort of like one of those "seven" fish but more obvious. Gives you more volume and it works...provided you have a 14.5" nose or thereabouts I find I can take off on mal waves and beat them at their own devious high-volume game.

by **CheeZee** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:58 am

And you all just know I'm flat-out trying to see this dude somewhere...so I can show Libby....Like spotting a Dodo "Look Honey...theres a Roy"

laughing my ass off in ere' hehehe ... cheers bro' put a grin on my face as soon as i got here

" Idea " !! ... you could arrange a walking tour for visitors to the north island could earn you some good cash !!
" .... and ladies and gentlemen if you would like to look to your right you will see a mature lesser spotted pink Roy' , this species breeds well in our local climate and in only a few short years his brood of Roy'lings will gain their notable pink plummage and distinctive skull caps " !.
" now please tread carefully as once disturbed this species is known to become greatly confused and will run straight into the ocean and attach itself to the nearest large piece of driftwood and will paddle off at 27.892349234 mph for any populated area to perform his territorial dance which experts assume is to fend off any threats which may be found on possibly shorter pieces of wood " !!!

Official " i've seen a Roy " t-shirts and skullcaps available for the roy price of $200,000 ....

by **drowningbitbybit** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:08 am

Stop it, the pair of you...

He'll know... He's watching... He'll be back... :shock:

by **k mac** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:32 am

hes all over here

http://magicseaweed.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2974

and many other topics

by **CheeZee** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:59 am

hehehe ... oh im sure he'll be back at some point :wink:

... they always return to the scene of the crime :lol:

" Drowning' .. i hope your still in ere' ...

thankyou for your posting on the Emo' thread ...you killed me :lol:

by **Brent** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:58 am

The thing I can never understand for a guy who claims to be a liberial, non-voting, counter-culture, anti-capitalism hippie kinda guy can be so damn dogmatic, one-eyed, self rightous & just plain wrong about so many things...
It just doesn't make sense really...befuddled me anyway.

Cheezee that is the best post I've read to date; truely. Brilliant. A big JD coming right up for you my man...

by **CheeZee** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:57 am

hehehe Thankyou B'

...couple of lumps of ice in that Jd and i'll be over before the ice melts :wink:

... " i wish " !!

He is a confusing character hehe ..i think it goes down to half of his brain wants to go one way and the other half the other way ! so he bounces from one set of idealls to the other leaving a nice lil' confused path in the middle

..." and roy if you do pop in .." that was an observation not an attack :wink:

by **JfetZ** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:03 am

The sea is so far away and I have to wait until i get my license to drive every weekend for 2 1/2 hours for surf. :evil:

by **kimmie** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 7:05 am

i am not fond of surfers that pollute the water with trash that they think is not going to cause harm if they throw it in the bushes. I dont like fishermen who leave hooks and all their crap in the ocean and sand for us surfers or sea animals to get tangled on. http://www.northshore.com/t-laniakea.aspx has good info about how idiots are harming turtles.

i just dont like people who are not considerate of the environment around them.

kimmie

by **SkateboardsMyOtherStick** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 7:17 am

A men. I hate people that litter anywhere, water or land. Cigerette butts are the worst. they leave a bad odor and pile-up over time. I think that all the people that die in natural disasters are the liters and mother nature is just getting back at them...

by **SkateboardsMyOtherStick** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 7:18 am

By the way, if you had a family member or loved one who died in a natural disaster, sorry. I just noticed that some people might find that wrong to say...

by **S2000** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:59 pm

I hate seeing surfboards on everyones roofracks while driving and getting excited then finding out that there is actually NO WAVES.

by **sinistapenguin** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:01 pm

There's nothing worse than getting close to the beach and seeing loads of board laden cars with p***ed off surfers driving in the other direction!!!

by **flex639** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:00 am

i hate when people just sit on their boards right in front of you and dont move, and i also hate red tide(when a real lot of thin red sea weed floats at the top of the water)

by **tomcat360** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:05 am

thats not a red tide- or atleast not here in va. a red tide is alagae blooms that takes out the oxygen in the water. nasty stuff. yea they do suck.

by **little waves** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:13 am

ya, i hear the red tide thing, here in new england they closed a bunch of beaches for shell fishing cause of it - poor fishermen suffered a lot for it

by **little waves** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:16 am

ok, here's what i hate....

i hate that ever since i started surfing 2 years ago...it consumes my life. its all i think about. even when its flat i think about when my next wave will be. lol - dont get much work done now - mind wanders to much. but...wouldn't have it any other way.

what dont you like about surfing?

people who harm the ocean

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