What is a SUPr's place in the lineup? They get whatever they go for? or do they just get dropped in on non-stop?
I think the absolute worst thing to do is to ditch your SUP while paddling back out with surfers behind and beside you. I don't think it gets any worse than that.
PERFECT WORLD: guys with an SUP would either avoid other surfers so as to not endanger anyone, and not to hog all the waves since they can obviously scoot from point break to point break. only guys who were experienced and could control their board with proper lineup knowledge would stick to the lineup like any other surferOriginally Posted by wallysurfr
REAL WORLD: guys with SUP's feel entitled to any and all waves, and will precariously position themselves in the lineup and cut you off and lose control of their board and hit you with it (happened more than once to me). they will also shoot you dirty looks for "cutting them off" when you have the right of way.
Totally agree on this one. Did something similar a few years ago and now surf with the guy regularly. As stated earlier, the helpful approach works almost every time. It's that one or 2 jerks that don't care that create almost all of the hassles.
You have to go backside then. Its etiquette. That happens all the time. Im goofy, so I will try and line up left, but when an a-frame is coming and im deeper than the other guy to go left, but I would then in effect null a perfectly good a-frame, you always take off the other way. This is how you make friends in the water. Half the time, you get back to the lineup and the other guy is like, dude, thanks, I just got a sick wave... , I literally say out loud just to be sure, "Ill go right" and call the backside take off so they know they can go left.
I typically would like to go left, but that is a di** move for sure... If its an a-frame, you should take off backside if you are going to force going one direction, thus hogging the wave...
Even if the left looks better, i will go backside all day and share a wave... Its the circle of life. Especially in good, crowded condtions. Cause for sure, you will have the same thing happen back to you, when instead of having to pull out of a great left, the deeper guy seees that there is a wide open right hander and give you the shoulder... Then bam. One big happy family....
depends on the condtions. The spot. The crowd and a lot of stuff. I have quite a few SUPers in my lineups all over the place. On small days, on huge days. On reefs, at beaches... And for the most part, the better the surf, the better the crowd, the more well behaved the SUPs are. They will always paddle back out a tad deeper because they require more momentum to take off, but if everyone out if lined up and decent, the SUP has to sit outside, but wait turns....
If its knee high and there are 200 guys out at a surf beach in OC MD in august, its lawless. I mean, every man for himself type stuff.... but if waves are good, SUP guys no longer have this big advantage on taking off. Usually they are gonna eat shi* on steep beach breaks....
So when its small, and crowded, just trade your potato chip in for a longboard and go head to head with the SUP guy out there. Get more waves and beat him at his own game, but if its good out, the ocean always regulates its users... The bigger and better the surf, the lesser the crowd, the easier to pick off a set and the less likely an SUP guy will be anywhere near you.....
SUPs mind their business when its good out. Its when its crap that they will abuse their privilege.
so thats why u have that goofy hair cut
yeah I can defiantly see that, if the line up is already established, and as I said I keep my distance regardless. the situation I was seeing was more the other way, that I and perhaps others were already out and a crew comes and parks inside. The other thing I didn't mention is that this is basically a summer scenario when it's hard to find space anywhere, other times of the year it's not a problem especially the small days I go out.
4.) If something does compel you to surf in a crowd, and there isnt much of a "line-up", treat it like an outfield fly and call it (if you are in position or closest to the peak). This is a good litmus test for other surfers too, if anyone blatantly cuts you off after you called the wave, they are a 8==>s and deserve a conversation with the pumpmaster.
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