Hands up!!! Don't sweep !

thought those were the d bags you were referring to.

 

Nah, thought the OP was referring to SUP'ers

 

"sweepers" are SUP's/ They have that "sweeping" motion as the paddle with their hand held paddles that can be likened to brooms.

 

"Broomboarders", keepin it clean! Wax on, wax off.

 

Once me and two mexicans were paddling a floating dock to a boat we had to do fiberglass work on that was in the water. We had no paddles so we were using deck brushes as paddles and we almost blew out to sea. I felt like I was a refugee paddling from Cuba to Miami.

 

nj glide thats pretty funny

 

which is why they are 'sea janitors.'

 

What's confusing? You started this thread HaHa!

 

Oh, you hate "sweepers"? Wait until ya'll surf Waikiki...Prob a lot of you have already, but I'm gonna warn you anyway. There are a sh*t ton of SUP-ers in Waikiki. Some you can tell surfed their whole lives, and others haven't...Usually its the pasty white dude wearing reef shoes and a T-Shirt, or the buzzcut military looking guys. Anyway, there's nothing better that trying to paddle into a nice 5 foot walled-up freight train wave at Threes and seeing that a white-haired guy in a black diaper on an SUP already caught the wave like 25 yards further out than you. He is probably 3rd generation surfer at the stretch of beach, and if you drop in, the bruddahs will swarm on you for ruining "Uncle's" 10th perfect wave of the session tat day. SUP-ers are at the top of the food chain at certain spots at Waikiki. At least in NJ they are treated like redheaded stepchildren and you can drop in if you want (provided they are being wave hog ****s).

 

Gotcha, we were talking about two different things so it got a little confusing for sec, we're good now

 

i don't understand what's going on in this thread, but i want one of those "hand's up! don't sweep" t-shirts for next summer...

 

^^^see...I'd rock one too, just to ruffle feathers...picture the clown dude w/ his hands up dropping the oar..

 

Some really look like that! I know a few that rip though, but as you know most do not.

 

could modify this image:

 

a very precious few are competent, even fewer actually rip. & those that DO actually rip, aesthetically, look better on more "appropriate" (for lack of a better word) craft.

 

Took me a while to "get it" but after a few years of evaluation I think I agree now. Most have a hard time making it look good, but hey, if they are having fun and not messing anybody else's session up I don't care. I haven't taken mine into the surf in over a year and a half, doesn't mean I won't again one day. I just got to the point where I much rather take my 6'4" out if it's good. It's way easier to transport, way easier to maneuver, and I feel more free when i'm on my SB than on the SUP. The paddle really is a nuisance more often than not but it is useful for certain things like keeping your balance and speed control. But on the SB, no need for any of that.

 

well, you know...you get a new toy, it's all you want to play w/.

i've mellowed a bit on my SUP hate, preferring to just avoid them in the line up (& avoiding the spots they frequent) rather than letting them get in my head & ruin a session. the good thing around here, is most don't SUP surf year-round. seems the cold (water & air) keeps them at bay. even then, there are certain breaks they just don't seem to go to.