Has anyone seen the poll on the srosurf website asking whether sup surfers should be banned from populated surf spots? I'm aware that nearly all responses will be from surfers but interesting to see that 86% think sups should be banned from these spots. Anyone experienced any agro out there while suping from other water users?

DavidJohn said...

I hope no one here is SUP'ing in populated surf spots..

DJ

No way as if anyone would surf populated surf spots.

That would just be down right stupid.

SUPers should just surf crap sucky beach breaks and leave the good waves to the longboarders.

You stirring again Bd...You know what I mean..

I'm not sure about up there but down here there's plenty of uncrowded breaks that are perfect for SUP'ing.

But then....I am looking at getting a few waves at Bells soon..I just have to pick my day..and time of day..

DJ

Ben D .. did you think I was kidding when I said I was sup'ing at Snapper yesterday morning??? There was about 70 in the water and three sup's including me, apart from the one scrawny dude with the tug comment everything was ok, there was the old guy on the nana papa mal asking for a go every few minutes. BTW ... first full stand up catch and surf wave completed at snapper !

at the alley on sunday their where sups, skis , learners kayakers and even a few boats trying to get the meager waves.No aggro though.Ive only had one prone surfer go aggro at me.From what ive seen at the alley the suppers share the waves no worries, but you get some mal guys want to take every set wave.

I guess it's a bonus being a female on a sup cos all i get from other board riders is WWWOOOHHHHOOOO or GO!Go!Go!.
Love it. Only 1-2ft at alley this morning but i love it and everyone else is at work LOL.

xx angie

went to a crowded spot the other week, and stuck to last man on the edge feeding off the scraps, still getting the death stare....probably because i was getting 5 waves to there 1...



A L S O

whats the unwritten rule....., if you make the early effort and are 1st to a spot then longies turn up, are u supposed to pack up and go home don't think so - they seem quite happy to mingle with you when your 1st out - so why not vice versa?

can o worms

Just came in from one of the best sessions eva at the alley. Only small but so many fun little waves and crystal clear water, blue skies and hot.
Had about 20 longboards and 4 sup's out and there was plently for all. Most of the time the longboarders where just letting them go for us sitting out on the shoulder.

Loved it, What a session!!

Gonna have some lunch and get out of a arvo. Not a breath of wind.

xx angie

im jealous

the real whingers are the mal riders
cause now they can be out paddled by a sup
just like a short boarder would by a longboarder

being a shortboarder at heart i have personally loved paddling straight past a group of weekend warrior mal riders with the biggest cheeziest smile and proceeded to nail every set wave that came through just like they always have done for years

revenge is so sweet

in the minnie water area there is about 10 surfers in 30 kilometres of coastline with beachies and points sometimes it is hard to find some one to surf with at all
poor me!!!!

all of my mates dont give a crap about me on the sup as i give them some serious side splitting laughter sessions when i go over the falls nose dive and get dragged for 30 metres to my death by my leg rope or nail the bomb set and kook it past them while they yell whack it you ****ter

even if they didnt like it they wont stop me cause i would just punch them out on the beach or hacked them to death with my paddle (just kidding)

long live the stand up goat boater

angie pangi said...

Just came in from one of the best sessions eva at the alley. Only small but so many fun little waves and crystal clear water, blue skies and hot.
Had about 20 longboards and 4 sup's out and there was plently for all. Most of the time the longboarders where just letting them go for us sitting out on the shoulder.

Loved it, What a session!!

Gonna have some lunch and get out of a arvo. Not a breath of wind.

xx angie

Angie that dosent sound like you to sit wide on the shoulder.

I sit wide you site wide of the wide you little sneak..

I agree with the sitting thing..(even if it means getting a wet bum)...it brings you down to their level rather than looking down on them.

I don't want to be known as a stand-up-goat-boater..

DJ

ps.
the weekend warriors are some of my best mates and they all laughed i when told them that
they are now the short boarders now
there is no aggro in the water at minnie water
too many waves and not enough people
just the way we like it

Yep spot on, its the freedom suping allows which is one of the main things that appeal to me. But being a surfer first & foremost (being were my roots are) i will always do the right thing by another surfer when im on my sup, unless of course its someone that deserves to be burnt. And as for the mal riders about time they got a bit of there own. Karma hey , its a beutifull thing