62mac said..
Never going to happen in Aus.
Permits used to be required here though many moons ago......
as for this
"The surfing population around the world has almost reached epidemic proportions because it is seen as ubercool to surf," Levings said.
"A lot of the new surfers who don't know the etiquette of the sport are booking themselves into international (surf) locations with reef breaks. But they aren't experienced enough to surf them and they don't follow the rules of surfing. Eventually, the experienced mellow surfers lose their cool.
"Surfing is meant to be for relaxation but (with the crowds) it becomes an arena where you are competing for waves. The whole vibe changes."
So Mister Levings your comments make me laugh - you are one of the main causes of the crowds in many of these places.....back in the good old days you had to go looking....yes times move on.....but you have a vested interest in enticing more people to the locations that you service.....if you are so concerned about etiquette in the water why don't you do something to stop them going on yr adventures.......how about you provide a educational system or a code of conduct or something that advises people when they pay their cashola what is expected of them. Or better yet just send all your punters to 10 spots across the globe and keep them all in one place so the rest of us do not have to worry about them
