i consider myself a surfer who has got into sups
which one are you?
ps. the waterwoman too please, its just a common title

I think you hit the nail on the head Hilly , i cant believe how much fun ive had riding sup in crap waves.

Waterman... if I can use that in a non wanky way. Surfing was always in my top 5 water sports but I would say I did others more. Probably wakeboarding #1 followed by sailing, diving and just mucking around in boats. Getting to love surfing now and getting right into downwinders. I'm still a kook surfer but I'm generally not a danger to myself or others. But I think downwinders and inter-island paddling is what I see myself doing most.

teatrea said...

I consider myself a wankerman water sweeper kook , and proud of it.!

hi teatrea, the way you were powering around the lineup the other week, i wouldn't have been surprised if you dived into the water, came up with a fish, ripped its head with your bare hands and started eating it.

Here's one idea of a waterman.

www.squidforce.com/the-waterman/

I'd like to be a waterman but I'm not. I'm just someone who thinks surfing, standup paddleing and fishing are the best ways to use any spare time outside of work and family commitments. I'm with you Hilly, the whole "surfer" scene can take itself way to seriously sometimes. Fun is what it's all about, the fitness side of it is a bonus.

Th0m0

teatrea said...

lacey said...

teatrea said...

I consider myself a wankerman water sweeper kook , and proud of it.!

hi teatrea, the way you were powering around the lineup the other week, i wouldn't have been surprised if you dived into the water, came up with a fish, ripped its head with your bare hands and started eating it.

I dont know about that mate , but i once hitched a ride on a Manta ray and that was pretty cool.The only so called water man i can think of is the legend himself LAIRD.Or a guy like Trevor Hendy.To me a waterman would be a real all rounder surfer , swimmer , free diver good drinker , womaniser swashbuckling hero pirate!!

Sorry ive had a few beers!!!!!

yep, i true waterman would have to drink two normal surfers under the table
ps laurie, when are those sponsered cartons coming

Scotty Mac said...

Hilly,
Your not wrong, call me what ever. WGAF

hey guys,as the title suggests,it's a bit of fun

In this context "surfer" is the most accurate because that's when I feel I'm really having fun. The SUP is just the best way to do it for the conditions I have access to.

It's also easier to talk to other people about surfing than going through the rigmarole about SUP vs surf and doing the little paddle mime. They don't understand even if you show them pictures.

I also kitesurf and paraglide and I would more likely think of those if I was trying to put a label on myself, so in brief, I'm just me. An aging kid that likes to play with toys that go swoosh.

hilly said...

WTF is a "waterman"???

I enjoy riding waves but cannot handle the shortboard machismo scene any more so ride mostly crap waves on a sup as it is fun. If it gets good all the better.

I do it to keep fit and have fun with the kids down the beach.

There is a danger that we are taking ourselves way to seriously.

I agree Hilly. Ive had more fun with you and the rest of the crew many times in small, crap waves but wouldnt trade it for crowded waves if you paid me.
Like you said, If its bigger and better then its even more fun

Greenroom said...

aus301 said...

I'm a wind wanker a f'ken proud of it!!!

I have been called a wind wanker by my surfing mates for well over 20 years, and I can't see it changing anytime soon.

ME TOO!
When the wind comes in and all the surfers go home to cry, I just bring out my sails and continue to get more waves

Mainbreak is good on a sup too! Could be on!!

I'm a sailor who got into windsurfing, then surfing, then SUPing. Ultimately I head to any beach I want - even Manly on a packed day - and go to the spots without a really good bank. It's quiet as the shortboarders can't catch anything, but I still get a load of waves (whilst watching the better waves up and down the beach).

Key for me is no hassle and I have always headed out in less than ideal conditions for a bit of space - maybe it's a UK thing when there was often 1 surfer out in the winter!

Anyone who calls themselves a waterman is a TOSSER. Anyone who is considered a Waterman by others, probably is.

my 2 cents

Yeah you are a waterman and all the Japanese driving tiny buzz box 4x4 in Tokyo are outback off roaders.

........HMMMMMMMMM, waterboy, or maybe just wetbehindtheears...

snapped fifth leggie (since christmas) this morning, gotta love waranties...
.... wonder if i'd void it if i told em i snapped it in overhead surf on an eleven foot sup...? the swim in from the bombie while looking for my board in the pre-dawn light after a fourteen hour nightshift was a bicth, i shouldn't have scoffed that cheese and spinach burek for breakfast before i went out either, i had a little spew swimming in

I think ill say im a WAFER neither here or there yet doh'