Not Californians being softcocks, their measurement system is (compared to the Australian and Hawaiian system).
doggie said...
Please explain the Cali soft c@ck system mate, I havnt heard of that one.
Calling by wave face.
I agree with Zuke, Ted, Woodo, etc.
Every few months I read a forum topic where people say it's confusing and why can't we change it. It's just the way it is and always has been in my time. Take the wave face and halve it.
You can see they use both systems in webcasts of contests. The Aussies and Hawaiians generally agree and call it the same (the Zuke, Ted, Woodo, Legion method). The Americans use their system. The Hawaiians have their own system again when events are in Hawaii and the waves get big, a bit more conservative again than the Australian system.
), you use the system I'm talking about. No confusion. Same system applies to most of Australia except maybe some parts of Queensland. Not just your friends who you've debated with, it's the Australia-wide standard that requires no discussion.
) aint true, if only due to tourism and immigration, tell me honestly that you have never had someone give you that vaguely confused look after you state a wave size. besides that the surfing world is a lot bigger than just oz. 
). but for the wider comunity (surfing and not ) it makes no sense (unless explained, which I would rather avoid, which is my only point).
