Hi there,
New to Seabreeze, I have been living at Lennox Head now for about 8 months and frequently travel back to the Goldie for work etc. I have been suping Lennox Head point on the odd occasion, with a little agro from the local surfers. A few months back I was out there on my JP 8' and saw Billy Riddell out surfing on his shortboard, I havent seen Billy for a few years now, I used to compete against him in open ocean race ski's, which funny enough he would kick my arse. He was ripping on a 6'0 DHD in solid 6 foot plus waves, he then asked me for a go on my board, I was a bit reluctant as I didn't know that he could even use a SUP, well again he ripped on that. Funny enough I was in Mermaid Beach the other day and took the kids to the playground off Hedges and he was in the park doing chin ups on the bars, I watched him for about 30 mins and he wqs still going, is he now trying to take on Eckstein's record, I tried to approach him however I think he might have lost it a bit as he was mumbling away to himself something about his shoulder and back being f.... does anyone know what he is up to or where he lives, he is a strange character and seems to change sports all the time??

Welcome some SUP riders down to Lennox - however need to respect the local surfers.

Cheers,
Davo
Lennox

DavidJohn said..
Are his ears any bigger.. We used to call him Billy big ears..

He's very nice guy.. He used to work with DC (Dale) many years ago..

I'd love to catch up with him one day.. As for SUPing at Lennox Head.. I think I'll pass on that..

Dogman has no problem jumping in off the rocks at Lennox Head point and mixing it with the local surfers but then he's Dogman..

didn't get to close to him to check his ears, he had a peak hat on and he seems very intense now on what the hell he is trying to do on the monkey bars. I would like to have a chat with him again, any idea on how to contact him?

I second that Piros... If possible ..on a SUP, it is easy to get into the surrounding beach breaks.
But no one owns the ocean if you are respectful you can surf anywhere.. But sometimes being respectful means paddling down to the next spot or waiting your turn out wide or going out early and finishing early on a finite resource and letting other people get heaps of waves. Be fair but don't be a pushover because there will invariably be some surfer that will try the intimidation thing to get you off their wave.. Don't take it personally.. They will try it on everyone, girls, surfers from other cultures, teenagers..You are just a prime target , unless you are seen to show respect. Piros is right and dogman is too.. They both show and earn respect with whoever is in the water through years of experience. we should all try to emulate that as much as possible and try to stay out of the local gossip if possible..

porchey73 said..
I second that Piros... If possible ..on a SUP, it is easy to get into the surrounding beach breaks.
But no one owns the ocean if you are respectful you can surf anywhere.. But sometimes being respectful means paddling down to the next spot or waiting your turn out wide or going out early and finishing early on a finite resource and letting other people get heaps of waves. Be fair but don't be a pushover because there will invariably be some surfer that will try the intimidation thing to get you off their wave.. Don't take it personally.. They will try it on everyone, girls, surfers from other cultures, teenagers..You are just a prime target , unless you are seen to show respect. Piros is right and dogman is too.. They both show and earn respect with whoever is in the water through years of experience. we should all try to emulate that as much as possible and try to stay out of the local gossip if possible..

Sup where ever you want its free no one owns any surf break in Australia, everyone needs to work that out and the more people that let people get away with thinking they own a spot the worse it will get!!!!!

I tend to agree with Piros comments . There are some breaks where SUP,s should not be used .

Just because you have mastered the sub 10' sup or even scrambled your way down to sub 9' , is no reason to terrorise the local hollow point break.

There are options that suit SUP like Bombies , 2nd rate banks and other fun, hard to paddle into peaks . You will find uncrowded waves , just have a look .

Cobra said..

Piros said..
Markyb said: Sup where ever you want its free no one owns any surf break in Australia, everyone needs to work that out and the more people that let people get away with thinking they own a spot the worse it will get!!!!!

No worries Marky come to the Goldie and paddle out at D-Bah with that theory and see how long it is before your nose suddenly starts to bleed.My point is certain areas are no go just respect that , there are so many places we can surf that others can't just go there and enjoy the reduced crowds.

Don't bother Piros.
anyone that makes comments like that, have no fark'n idea

Markyb your second login name Cobra

I think it comes down to respect,I've seen JC and Dogman surf a couple of the so called no go zones on the GC,they surf well which prone people respect,but mainly its the relaxed vibe,chat,joke share a laugh and don't make pigs of themselves that wins the crew over. But I tend to agree with Piros.

Get your heads out of your ass there are no rules of where you can sup and can't I just went to hawaii and supped near pipe could have supped at pipe but it was better just up the beach and also Makaha point both very local heavy spots no problems, i also sup the peak at Newport the point at Dee Why i have sup at snapper no problems and i dont take **** if it is given to me and no one else should either

Markyb said..
Get your heads out of your ass there are no rules of where you can sup and can't I just went to hawaii and supped near pipe could have supped at pipe but it was better just up the beach and also Makaha point both very local heavy spots no problems, i also sup the peak at Newport the point at Dee Why i have sup at snapper no problems and i dont take **** if it is given to me and no one else should either

good luck ....you charger !!

Get your heads out of your ass there are no rules of where you can sup and can't I just went to hawaii and supped near pipe could have supped at pipe but it was better just up the beach and also Makaha point both very local heavy spots no problems, i also sup the peak at Newport the point at Dee Why i have sup at snapper no problems and i dont take **** if it is given to me and no one else should either

Yeah right you farking Kook , hey Laurie toss this guy in the bin.

Markyb said..

Piros said..
Get your heads out of your ass there are no rules of where you can sup and can't I just went to hawaii and supped near pipe could have supped at pipe but it was better just up the beach and also Makaha point both very local heavy spots no problems, i also sup the peak at Newport the point at Dee Why i have sup at snapper no problems and i dont take **** if it is given to me and no one else should either

Yeah right you farking Kook , hey Laurie toss this guy in the bin.

What do you mean yeah right you farking kook ?

Have fun Markyb, but make sure that you don't get hurt, hurt others or spoil it for others.

Go hard young man but make sure you go home safely.

ET.

hey guys all sensible comments ...i had a month at lennox last august ..surfed and paddleboarded approx up near nth lennox surf club ..had some awsome beachies basically to myself ...some days paddled down towards the pt ..but stayed away from the pack ..just great beach breaks ..clean and glassey..have fun.

Yeah I did a mission down the coast from the Goldie and surfed a lot of spots (SUPed).
Snapper, Pass, Lennox, Boulders, Angourie and a lot of others all the way down to Saltwater. They weren't all pumping but
always a number of people in the water and you can pick the locals. I was always really wide or down the point a bit.

At Boulders I sat really wide and hooted the good rides and picked off the bombs that came through as no one was ever
sitting that wide. The vibe between everyone was probably the best I've seen on the east coast...probably because it the
sets never stopped coming through!

If you know how to stay out of the way and keep the vibe relaxed you won't get ya nose broken. If the locals get home after
getting some waves and can't remember you being in the line up then you've probably done everything right.

BUT...In saying all that sometimes its easier to just surf down the road and get ya own fun ones. Most of us down in Vicco
tend to pick the other bank further down the beach or the not so good bank just to get it to ourselves. Those are the days
you remember.

Opinionator said..

Markyb said..

porchey73 said..
I second that Piros... If possible ..on a SUP, it is easy to get into the surrounding beach breaks.
But no one owns the ocean if you are respectful you can surf anywhere.. But sometimes being respectful means paddling down to the next spot or waiting your turn out wide or going out early and finishing early on a finite resource and letting other people get heaps of waves. Be fair but don't be a pushover because there will invariably be some surfer that will try the intimidation thing to get you off their wave.. Don't take it personally.. They will try it on everyone, girls, surfers from other cultures, teenagers..You are just a prime target , unless you are seen to show respect. Piros is right and dogman is too.. They both show and earn respect with whoever is in the water through years of experience. we should all try to emulate that as much as possible and try to stay out of the local gossip if possible..

Sup where ever you want its free no one owns any surf break in Australia, everyone needs to work that out and the more people that let people get away with thinking they own a spot the worse it will get!!!!!

Terrorism, Localism. Not a lot different really.

The Terrorist:
Form minority groups. Yes
Think they are always right. Yes
Use violence against innocent people. Yes
Claim territory as there own. Yes
Believe they are above the Law. Yes
Have their own set of rules. Yes
Are easily lead by a few. Yes
Attack unsuspecting people. Yes
Mostly males and have no respect for women. Yes
Indoctrinate their young. Yes

The Local:

Well all of the above.

Personally I took up SUP surfing to get away from the crowds and breaks where the **** wits dwell and I rediscovered my love of surfing and the ocean and I get sooooo many more wave than ever before. The more the locals hang in their tight little spots the bigger choice I have down the beach.

billy here, first time I have been on a forum, just wanted to say that I spend a lot of time in northern NSW predominantly surfing on shortboards in some secret secluded spots with minimal surfers and no SUP riders, I wouldn't start promoting Lenoxx etc as sup spots, keep the the SUP to the beaches with no surfers otherwise I think SUP riders will end up in a little trouble. Hey this is simply my opinion and coming from a surfers perspective.

cheers,
billy

BillyRiddel said..

Opinionator said..

Markyb said..

porchey73 said..
I second that Piros... If possible ..on a SUP, it is easy to get into the surrounding beach breaks.
But no one owns the ocean if you are respectful you can surf anywhere.. But sometimes being respectful means paddling down to the next spot or waiting your turn out wide or going out early and finishing early on a finite resource and letting other people get heaps of waves. Be fair but don't be a pushover because there will invariably be some surfer that will try the intimidation thing to get you off their wave.. Don't take it personally.. They will try it on everyone, girls, surfers from other cultures, teenagers..You are just a prime target , unless you are seen to show respect. Piros is right and dogman is too.. They both show and earn respect with whoever is in the water through years of experience. we should all try to emulate that as much as possible and try to stay out of the local gossip if possible..

Sup where ever you want its free no one owns any surf break in Australia, everyone needs to work that out and the more people that let people get away with thinking they own a spot the worse it will get!!!!!

Terrorism, Localism. Not a lot different really.

The Terrorist:
Form minority groups. Yes
Think they are always right. Yes
Use violence against innocent people. Yes
Claim territory as there own. Yes
Believe they are above the Law. Yes
Have their own set of rules. Yes
Are easily lead by a few. Yes
Attack unsuspecting people. Yes
Mostly males and have no respect for women. Yes
Indoctrinate their young. Yes

The Local:

Well all of the above.

Personally I took up SUP surfing to get away from the crowds and breaks where the **** wits dwell and I rediscovered my love of surfing and the ocean and I get sooooo many more wave than ever before. The more the locals hang in their tight little spots the bigger choice I have down the beach.

billy here, first time I have been on a forum, just wanted to say that I spend a lot of time in northern NSW predominantly surfing on shortboards in some secret secluded spots with minimal surfers and no SUP riders, I wouldn't start promoting Lenoxx etc as sup spots, keep the the SUP to the beaches with no surfers otherwise I think SUP riders will end up in a little trouble. Hey this is simply my opinion and coming from a surfers perspective.

cheers,
billy

This thread keeps getting funnier ^^^^

Billy spends quite a bit of time at his home break on a .....SUP