tough one macaha, but happens to SUP all the time, as in we are in your postion. Cant get right inside, waiting in line up, go for what you think no one else wants then someone on a mal or Sb spins inside you after you have already commited... I just try to pull off safely as I figure guy inside has right of way and staying on is a lose lose situation

One can argue that we were paddling/on the wave first, but the probem with that is that rule is easily taken advantage of by longer boards and sups.....

It's basically a snake but out wide , mal riders are just as quilty. Reading between the lines your supper mate is probably starting on the outside of you out wide and paddles around you to the inside. Just bad edquite IMO and you should say stop snaking me (he probably doesn't even know he is snaking you). No need to get in a blew over but if he keeps doing it just keep at him , he'll get the message.

this guy is great. knows his stuff.


mac should just let sleeping dogs lie and just give up his waves to all I reckon





haha. nar this guy he talks off is a pest in reality. does not inspire any confidence when he paddles around the line up.

NewScotty said..
I'm sure it was discussed in length at the post paddle latte.

Nah no coffee drinking that day Scotty was straight home for a beer and watch the footy finals.

Macaha said..
I'm a longboarder paddling for a wave and old sup mate who has blown into the lineup over the past year from down south,does a late turn and start paddling for the same wave on my inside and behind me,when I stated paddling there was nobody looking at it so yep its all mine,next second I see old mate from the corner of my eye next his rail is banging into my hand as I'm still paddling,this guy drives us crazy.I just gave him the look of death and said nothing he then goes on a rant how it wasn't his fault.End result a very sore left hand.
What ya reakon

nah he snaked youpersonally i would have let him knowtheres a easy fix to that problem ,you boys just need to raftup around him ,he'll soon catch on

As Lacey said he is unstable on his feet and this alone scares most,he has been an issue ever since he arrived out of nowhere,his age gets him off the hook I reckon.

Take an old board out and fade him into a few close outs. I do it all the time on any board if someone snakes me. Angry old man, me!!!
Had others on mals do it and now stand ups doing it. I mention that if they snake me again I'm going to drop in and once they have been warned, that's what I do.

Greed is good, surf every wave you can catch, if the prone guys raft up move to a different spot and surf every wave you can catch. Sups turn crap waves into good waves, the prone surfers huddle in one tiny spot, no problem to pick off the ride-able waves either side of that spot and when a big set comes through carefully ride it through the middle of them.

Easy to have the break to yourself, early in the am the ocean is empty, no prone surfers until after KFC opens for their breakfast. Can be a few sup,ers early in the morning and sharing a break with equally mobile riders doesn't seem to create issues locally.

As for the Quiet (quite?) word in the carpark I would recommend against that in SA, it always escalates. Since I surf locally I know I wont ever see them again, why try to educate a tourist?

If you do happen to drop in and we are all guilty of that at times, bail out early, as soon as you realize, hopefully before you are called on it and don't flick your board at the head of the inside surfer, everyone sees you do it and then you will really start to be hassled. Let them have the best ride they can, if you are respectful then they will do the same for you.

Somewhere further up this thread I read the "I saw it first so its mine forever rule", that just nonsense.

One of the best things about surfing is we go when we want, where we want and as fast as we want, if you want lots of rules with umpires pick another past time,
cheers,
Darryn
Allwave 9.5
Bark 14
Nalu 10.6

Tang said..
A couple of faces/emoticon things might help, dazza - I'm struggling to know where you're taking the mickey or being serious in the post above.

it was a snake pure and simple, and anyone who doesn't understand that obviously hasn't earned their stripes. I let them get away with it the first time as an innocent mistake, as we all make them some times when the froth is up, then make a note the second time and let them know when they paddle back out and inside me again that the next one is mine, and then I go. I must also admit to enjoying seeing how far up the point or hopelessly far inside I can paddle them before they cotton on.

Found them and may even use them if i contribute to the forum again. As far as enjoying hassling people in the surf I feel sad for you.

You may learn something about yourself if you follow this link psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder/

Darryn

It was your fault Mac ... cause your zimmer frame got in the way.

Had a similar thing at a Miami beach break. Sitting on a bit of a bank solo and this 'ol mate is paddling out. I go for a wave with plenty of time, and he is inside, does a quick turn around kinda while still heading out and goes. I'm not as good as this bloke, so its too late to pull off the wave, so I take off thinking "oh well bugger off, you snaked me" Nothing was said, but he didn't make a new friend that day!

He didn't bother getting out assessing what's going on and then slip into the groove...no, it was like bugger you I'll just take everything.

He even called me to go right on a sweet little left because he was on my left and wanted the wave. "Your going right mate?" I just replied with a loud and annoyed," FFS mate" and went left. He pretty much paddled away after that.

Sounds like a similar bloke.

ChrisMcC said..
It was your fault Mac ... cause your zimmer frame got in the way.

Theres one clown in every line up just glad you weren't out that day because that would have made it two
How are you mate

Macaha said..
I'm a longboarder paddling for a wave and old sup mate who has blown into the lineup over the past year from down south,does a late turn and start paddling for the same wave on my inside and behind me,when I stated paddling there was nobody looking at it so yep its all mine,next second I see old mate from the corner of my eye next his rail is banging into my hand as I'm still paddling,this guy drives us crazy.I just gave him the look of death and said nothing he then goes on a rant how it wasn't his fault.End result a very sore left hand. What ya reakon

we call them "blow ins".....out of town people who might be okay....but maybe not :)

Darryn said..

Tang said..
A couple of faces/emoticon things might help, dazza - I'm struggling to know where you're taking the mickey or being serious in the post above.

it was a snake pure and simple, and anyone who doesn't understand that obviously hasn't earned their stripes. I let them get away with it the first time as an innocent mistake, as we all make them some times when the froth is up, then make a note the second time and let them know when they paddle back out and inside me again that the next one is mine, and then I go. I must also admit to enjoying seeing how far up the point or hopelessly far inside I can paddle them before they cotton on.

Found them and may even use them if i contribute to the forum again. As far as enjoying hassling people in the surf I feel sad for you.

You may learn something about yourself if you follow this link psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder/

Darryn

Oh well at least that's two of us feeling sorry for me I spose.

what I was actually referring to was the practice of paddling inside the muppet who just paddled inside you, then they paddle inside you, and on it goes. If they don't try and snake you, everyone takes their turn and all is well. But yes, I do enjoy hassling the hasslers.

Ha ha, I ride a longboard , SUP and occasionally nowadays s short board. My option: if this guy is as big a serial pest as described, he would be an utter pain in the butt regardless of which board he is riding. From what I know of these types, some won't get the hint no matter how many times others threaten to beat them around the head.

Blame the idiot; NOT the board?