Out surfing a Northern Beaches (Sydney) beach last week-sunny day, light NE and smooth fun 2 feet waves, tight pack of surfers of about 30 and a bunch of groms surfing amongst the swimmers on the inside.
50 odd year old out there on a 12 foot board-taking out off the back of the pack and literally careening through with limited ability to do anything but point the board and go.
Watched him go past me and my groms on a set, in the foam and watched as he mowed down two 10 year olds surfing the foamie on the inside-heard a huge crack and turned around and saw one of the boys screaming and holding his head-blood gushing.
SUP guy is holding the kid's head and putting pressure on the wound to stem the blood flow. Takes the kid to the beach and hands over to a not impressed dad (local surfer).
SUP guy has a chat to a few people on the beach-paddles back out and keeps doing his kooky careening thing.
I hear that the 10 year old received 10 stitches and missed a week of school.
Moral-if you don't have the ability and can't control the board and it's crowded-don't go out there-use some common sense-know and accept your limitations. Don't run over children!
Rant over.
SUP man should have been asked the question:
How are you going to walk over and pick up your teeth with broken legs and arms?
Good rant Loco.
I hate stories like this - stupid looser is ruining it for the rest of us.
Well you should say something to him. Better late than never. It's fine to bitch about someone but at least try and influence their behavior in a positive way first. If that fails maybe then it's time to call cmc in for some help.
Most people have the ability to take stuff on board when explained to them in a respectful way I have generally found over the years. Some can not though but we must try to stay positive and hope. It's better for all beach users in the long run.
I have often thought that it would be great to start a website where people can post pics of idiots in the surf....dropping in, causing chaos etc. And shame them publicly. Have wanted to do that so many times.
Anyone have any name ideas?
Www.dropinpricks.com. Or. Www.iamadropinandaselfishprick.com
Frustrating! He need s talking to, especially if he's continuing to be a jackass!
As for the kid...Missed a week of school!?!
I could have chopped my leg off and still would have been sent to school on my
BMX. Dad would have been nice enough to put a toe clip on the pedal though!
Weird thing is if this had been a kiter there would be talk of insurance and liability.
Surfing seems exempt from that kind of stuff.
that sucks to hear mate. What a kook. He should have been told to take his board down the beach away from the crowds. Feel for the kid, and I am surprised the local boys did not have a good go at him. (verbally obviously)
This absolutely sh!ts me tears reading something like this. Common sense and Courtesy seems to be absent in so many Sup riders.
No matter what your skill level if it's too crowded DON'T GO OUT. When a clean up set comes through what are your going to do ? The only thing you can do and that's throw your board and just hope those scrambling behind you don't get cleaned up.
Imagine what this kids Dad now thinks of Sup riders as a whole 
People who rent and sell these Sup boards need to step up and read the riot act to these Newbies and the of rest us need to jump on people like this straight away...and make them fully aware of the danger they are and the damage they are causing.
Sup Bans: It's starting to happen in the States , last thing we want here.
So p!ssed off to read this thread can't believe that guy went back out... how f*cking ignorant can you get 
That is totally rooted!!
Saw another f#*@wit out at Freshie the other week, same sort of thing, packed with kids and he is not wearing a legrope!!
Guys paddle out our local points sometimes on small days and just sit right out and try and get every set then wonder why they get a bad vibe
maybe there could be a permanent shame post on seabreeze, with photos of offending dickheads, a little bit of public humiliation wouldn't go astray " this weeks winner of the absolute dickhead award is......
Hate to admit that doggie is right,{ did I write that?] with a whole heap of new suppers hitting the water without knowledge of surf etiquette then public and official opinion will be tested
Not so keen on the shame file. Anyone can be made to look bad in a photo. It would just lead to revenge pics and he said she said.
Not someone who frequents the forum then Matt?
I don't think banning is the way to go because as Hilly rightfully states in the other topic, it is the pilot not the craft. I have had close calls with Mals, goatboats, kayaks, shorties and even Clubbie boats!!
We have enough rules and regulations as it is.
When he dropped in on me on his 4th set and fell off at a critical section-my words were "just because you can catch every set doesn't mean you should"-he didn't like that and it then escalated: to the level that he said he'd 'get me when no one was around' (I started going on about witnesses there as he was threatening me and raised his paddle at me).
Can this get any worse.......who is this wanker ?
Yeah being considerate is what it is all about, I saw a guy out the local beach the other day, ther were bout 15 shorties, mals etc surfing a kinda reform and old mate just kept paddling around and taking the first wave in every set, which also happened to be the one that hit the inside bank nicely. As some one else said "just cause you can catch them doesn't mean you should"
