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Injuries are already happening.

billboard said...

FFS when is the sup bashing going to let up ! People in the surf have been getting run over and injured by shortboards/longboards/goatboats/clubby skis/jet skis and everything else that floats or is propelled through the water for ever, and there has never been the carry on that we keep hearing about sups. Nothing is going to change - in fact it's only gunna get worse - so if you don't wanna see the carnage or be part of it then use your sup in the way it was intended to be used - that is, paddle away from the crowds and find a nice, safe and less crowded place to play. Don't be a part of the problem - do something positive and constructive and be a part of the solution.

SUP bashing? Is this a new sport??

"the boards can't do tight turns" !!!???

An industry source told me there is over a million SUPS a year going into Europe, it seems a “fad” that has got some legs to it on a world scale. It's a problem that wont being going away anytime soon….. Imagine where we will be in five years!

I can't ignore two main issues with SUPS.

Firstly is the ease of learning SUP in flat water with complete novices then quickly venturing out into the surf with zero surf etiquette and wave knowledge. They are a complete danger to themselves and everyone near them. I hate the idea, but the only thing I can think of to attempt to manage the huge number of novices that will be entering the breaks in the future and creating havoc is to have some sort of proficiency test, license before anyone can sup within a given distance of other surf/ water users. Suppose it would have to be council run with penalties / fines if you don't have a license. It would suck, but somehow the industry will have to put forward solutions or SUPS will face break specific total bans in the future

The other is getting out through the break is the main risk time for other water users. (Given its too big or too late to paddle over standing up) Even with a mal you can at least roll and keep some control of the board. You can't with a SUP as you have to hang onto the paddle and I like a few others on Seabreeze have dislocated a couple of fingers trying to hang onto the rail saver. I am intrigued when watching the iron man racers by the size of whitewater the clubbies can bounce over by sitting back on the board, lifting the nose and then leaning forward as the whitewater hits. If there was a handle on the nose, maybe you could keep hold of the paddle and do it on a SUP? If anyone wants to try and perfect the technique and teach me that would be great. I value my front teeth too much to experiment myself.

jasdeking said...

bloody tossers....i was talking to a hugely respected pro surfer just now that rides mals and sups and whatever...... and the media had called him trying to get a negative comment to printtoo......any decent minded surfer wouldn't buy into the crap the media tries to encourage.

JC