Retired- longboard or shortboard

[drowningbitbybit]

haha im suprised you even sugested that after last time, id be more than happy to try out the 5'11 i it means i get to see you ride a longboard agian

Okay, I'll try the longboard (just so I can really look a again) while you try out a variety of shortboards - but if Im gonna start in the right place for a longboard, you've got to promise to attempt the shortboard late drop

Oh, come on spring... or at least proper daylight... I wanna get back to meeting the SW crew in devon again!!

[surferdude_scarborough]

i thought the next meet was going to be up north.

[drowningbitbybit]

i thought the next meet was going to be up north.

Oh yeah - I dont care where, the more meets the better!

[Phil]

theres a lack of surf up norh though in the summer its worse than the SW

yes i will try shortboarding and try and im confident in the right conditions i may even be able to pull it off but we shall see 5'11 is a little small though

[surferdude_scarborough]

we shall see 5'11 is a little small though

i does have a tendency to sink

[Otter]

I'm 51, I've surfed Shortboards and Longboards since 1967. Sure, most older guys will ride a Longboard, and most younger guys disdain them. Wait until the younger guys have their metabolism slow down and they put on some extra poundage, they'll be happy to ride Longboards because their Shortboards won't float them any more. Not wanting to offend, but this is the reality of growing older.

I haven't put on alot of extra weight, I'm 6'4" and weigh 230lbs, but I'm not the 180lbs I was out of high school, when I did most of my Shortboarding.

The main thing is, all surfers should respect other surfers regardless of what they choose to ride. We are a very few select people, those who have struggled to learn to surf, that put forth the effort to get to the beaches and seek the perfect wave, regardless of their age. This in my opinion commands respect.