I've been SUPing for about 2 years now.
I should have been a SUP salesman a year ago.
Mouthing off to anyone that would listen about how good it was.
Now I have realised the error of my ways.
I went out again today with initially only 2 prone surfers out. It was almost embarrasing.
I caught wave after wave again (as you do) while they both struggled to reach a quarter of my wave count between them.
No wave hogging, standing wide of them and allowing them first attempt.
The afternoon surf was similar with about a dozen out.
I stood there and thought. This is what it must have been like when the first cars appeared. People staunchly sticking to their faithful reliable steeds despite what in time proved an obvious advantage.
I try and keep my peace now in the presence of prone riders and let them labour on.
I do NOT want another dozen SUP's at my local break.
I suggest the SUP section of Seabreeze be closed down.

Get off the drink.

I love Victoria. I was in Northern NSW last weekend and the conditions were absolutely spot on - the problem was that there were hundreds of others out, everywhere I went. I ended up at Cabarita and being on a new board and not wanting to get in anyone's way I spent most of my time thinking about everyone else and not getting much action myself.

Today we went out - it's the weekend, clear skies and a bit of wind and 10C colder, than up north. I paddled 1km up the beach from the regular break at Pines which had two people out (and is also a very easy going sort of space, even when crowded) and found an awesome break that we had all to ourselves. I don't know how, but this is often how my surfs pan out here.

I doubt I could enjoy this activity as much as I do having the anxiety with the other people I share waves with.

Ah Elbeau.
I had MR Chompys today with no one out and like glass.
Why did you go back to the dark side man. (east coast)
I will post some photos on one of the topics on todays surf
W

Yep I think I might have got it right getting the 10'6 as my first board.
Im startin to really get the hang of it now.
Ive got a sneakin suspicion that in 6 months time I will upgrade and the way shapes are changin I have no idea what I will buy
W

You know what Scotty.
I would have agreed with you once.
Gero appears to be somewhere that you wouldn't want to be.
The same can be said of Derby in the north of WA. Mudflats and crocs.
Yet the people that live in both those places laud where they live.
Something to do with community coming together in an environment of hardship I suppose.
I genuinely miss the helpful and kindhearted people of Gero

Yer I know what you mean, there is a really good community of windsurfing people there that are great to have as a social network.

I have spend a heap of time in gero so I was more refering to the small town/large town mentality that can be painfull.

Plenty of Port supporter were I live, no worries about them Worrier.