The Zealous SUPer – A modern day parable

brian fron ocnj could be good subject matter. try to weave in the fact that if he progresses past beginner
stage we might be inclined to forgive him.

 

This story is not a parable at all. It is a fairy tale. The reason we know its a fairy tale is this sentence:

"Nevertheless, the experienced SUPers exhibited proper lineup etiquette, and over all good will towards all surfers, skillful operation of their craft, and a willingness to share waves and promote the harmony of the lineup."

Now we all know that this mythical SUPer does not exist except in somebody's imagination......like the Tooth Fairy or the Easter Bunny.

 

wti666.....nailed again, enticing the wabbit set

 

Wow dudes, what just happened there. MIS just quoted DosXX before he even spoke.... MIS IS AN ALIEN! I KNEW IT!

 

I think there is a large group of respectful, very skilled SUPers. I think once you pass some strange Jedi SUP Training course, you are required to move to Hilton Head Island, where SUPers are polite, well skilled and NEVER get in the way of the SB lineups....

It is a strange phenomenon, but it's true. The SUPs down here are cool as a fan. They don't even sit "in the lineup" they take scattered peaks and have a freakin blast. And you can tell that they are all skilled surfers by the way the handle those tanks....

The Hawaiian Islands may be t surfers paradise, but HHI is the SUPers paradise.

 

Come to my town and you view of them will change real quick.

 

Next time there are too many SUPers try this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD6FkTt2_Pc

 

That's hilarious. Dude flipped that ski too HAHAHA

 

Keep on SUP'n

 

Confucious say: "Man with head up a$$, can't see for sh1t!"

 

The first few SUPers I saw a few years back had a semi clue, but with the sport being so faddish, there are lots and lots of newbies out there in the ocean during swells, trying to figure it all out. Most never surfed so they don't know anything about timing and positioning, and they haven't mastered the basics of balance and turning. So they are the vast majority, and they are hazards. Most will give respect to surfers and get out of our way if they can. Lots are totally clueless. Not my opinion. Fact.

 

Not only that but the fadsters have a sense of entitlement as if we owe them the waves they paddle for.

 

SUPs have their place- in open water outside surf breaks. Allowing SUPs in the lineup is equivalent to allowing motorcycles on sidewalks. Last time I checked the US Coast Guard classified SUPs which use a paddle as a vessel. So if your town allows vessels in your surf break and you get run over or cut by aa paddle it wouldnt take more than one lawsuit to get them regulated.

 

relying on the gvt to regulate lineups is a kook move and asking for trouble. too bad the days of 'old fashion regulating' have come to end

people b!tch about localism/regulating, but it works

 

Not a kook move at all. If some guys blasts a Cigarette Boat or Wave Runner through the lineup you shouldn,t have to paddle after him to self-regulate. Its no different if some jerk starts running a canoe, row boat, or SUP through the line-up. Remember, not everone is as tough as you or should have to pit a turd on a 12' box with a 6' blade in their hands. The East coast is about as heavily regulated as it gets with black balled beaches, no beer, etcm, etc. In wonderful Belmar you cant even bring food on the beach. What's the big deal about keeping one more type of boat a safe distance away.

 

They are also supposed to have a life preserver and a whistle aboard their vessel according to coast guard regs.

 

Not sure where you're at but around here that only applies when you're not in the surf zone. While in the surf zone it's treated the same as any other surfboard.