had few bad ones,had some great ones and i would rather ride something than clean up my own mess
Watched a bit of the SUP World Tour on foxtel the other day, they were surfing Sunset I think ---- not bad, was interesting veiwing ... they must go through heaps of leg ropes see as they can't duck dive and instead just bail?
I am with you legion the less people in the water the better, having done the short board and mal stuff for decades, I love the idea of sup as I can paddle away from all those surfers sitting there on the lineup hassling each other, I go out there to surf not to sit and chat and hope to get some waves, I figure if I have 15+ years left surfing {70 years old} go surfing twice a month get 25 waves per session, 50 per month x 15 years +750 waves left in my life, surfing a short board I would be lucky to get 10 waves per session in the crowd x 15 years +150 waves.
thats 600 waves more ...mmm gotta love that
Yeh your right my estimate was based on 70 years in australia the average life expectancy of males is 80.3 sorry
its the good waves that stand out in your mind and count though.. quality not quantity. hundreds of straighthanders vs quite a few hard fought critical sections and bowls that put that grin on your face you cant quite control
I surfed for 20 odd years and complimented my quiver with a SUB this year and it alllows me to get out there and have some fun.
The poor F@#$er's that go surfing in 20 plus knots - that's uncool and SAD!
Rich
Generally true, however there are a few spots that work well in a strong onshore. E.g. a few summers ago in the time of daylight saving there was a metro location that had reliable waves just about every single day of the summer. Well worth a paddle (into the strongest sweep I've been in). And at a certain spot at a fenceline it's always fun on a tiny swell and a strong onshore. And my local is mostly only worthwhile if it's onshore - keeps the crowds down.
