Some places will always be off limit to SUP if you have half a brain. That place will always be one of em along with places like North Narrabeen and a few others - not worth the grief.

PTSUP said...

If there is already 15 / 20 short boards in a compressed take off zone , keep paddling the other way

I would say 5-10 but I am a shortboarder

It is what it is.
In a perfect world we could all ride what we like where we like, but.... the world aint perfect. A clueless core use the floatation advantage of bigger boards to exploit and plunder. Locals being locals dig in their heels and draw a line in the sand. Been there done that and understand exactly the paranoia of where they are coming from, but for anyone who wants to travel and broaden their surfing horizons it's a hypocrits fantasy. Cant surf mine but I can surf yours. As the Goatman said, there are places where its just not worth the grief. Beauty of Stand Up is that there is allways a peak just down the beach or around the corner. Enjoy
Cheers
Sparx

teatrea said...

Ride what you like where ever you like , as long as you are competent and do the right thing. lifes to short to take crap from people too full of there own self importance.

life could be even shorter if you have a spear in the form of shortboard in the head.

english said...

teatrea said...

Ride what you like where ever you like , as long as you are competent and do the right thing. lifes to short to take crap from people too full of there own self importance.

life could be even shorter if you have a spear in the form of shortboard in the head.

A sup board in the head hurts more.

so is that..." i would stay off the point or not, i'd bring a shortie to enjoy the point?"

There is only one rule, "Don't ruin anyone's day."

That decomposes into sub-rule a) "Don't hit anybody" and b) "Don't get hit."

There is an implicit clause where you don't hog all the waves.

If you can surf a break without causing carnage then go right ahead. if you can't, then go somewhere else.

The only complexity in this rule is whether you are self-aware enough to correctly assess your ability to ride the spot in question, and the conditions are suitable for your skills and equipment.

Problem with SUP is that we are so bloody obvious. The trick to catching waves at heavily localised spots is to become the invisible man, a total non threat. In thirty five years of short boarding I've covered a lot of the East Coast. Surfed the afore mentioned point heaps and to be honest it was'nt the locals that were the problem. It was all the frantic Brissos, Viccos, Brazos and Euro Packers who wanted their own slice of the legend. Try going to the small town local spots like some of the those in Down South New South and Vicco. Nowhere to run nowhere to hide, on a shortboard you are not going to be welcome on a SUP with an unfamiliar face youre just asking for trouble. I dont like it but I cant change it. If you're going to paddle spots that are off limits you need to be bloody competent and safe otherwise you're just going to screw it up for those who come after you. And the my stick is bigger than you're stick crap is at best going to require you to put you're war face on everytime you get wet and at worst ..... Bottom line is you're going to need a hide like an elephant or a personality to equal the Dogman or a combination of both.
Good Luck
Cheers
Sparx

surf where you want/they do

so can we have a comp now? , i know a great caterer...

You da man mac

62mac said...

Hit up the points mate,its a free world

One rule = nobody owns the ocean

funny TB

I reserve the right to edit my post with - just don't sup my point

as a prone surfer I was just trying to be nice to the sup'ers

still laughing at your post TB

Nothing serious Lacey,life's too short old mate

PS. thanks TB

loco4olas said...

The reference was to Lennox, ya' grumpy ol' bugga. DY Point is definitely NOT THE POINT at least outside the little cosmopolitan cosmos of DY.

Ha ha, that's what my kids call me

sounds to me like you're talkin about sandon

I reckon you just cool your jets for a generation, then when the locals have been forced out of their burb by rich tools with no idea and all the gear, all the 'hardcore' sup crew can masturbate on about how local they are and hold all the comps they want....

for the jury I submit exhibit A below

Salatiela said...

so can we have a comp now? , i know a great caterer...