Defining "landlocked"

i totally agree man, surfing is surfing no if ands or buts about it. There is no substitution for water time. However, I believe the idea of being "landlocked" is a mental thing (whether because of social, work, family etc constraints) due to the fact that at any given point with enough willpower cash and time one can jump on a plane from anywhere and be in a firing lineup on any given day for a nominal fee. Not the case even 50 years ago. That being said, I wouldn't trade my beachfront apartment for any spot inland no matter what.

 

Damn straight. When I was 19 I lived with a hot piece of ass in Los Angeles 5 miles from the beach with a motorcycle as my only transport. Might as well have been living in Montana confined to a wheelchair.
The only time I surfed in 8 months was a handful of times with some nerdy science major who wanted a buddy to surf with. But when he did break free from his petri dish we took trips to Palos Verdes (never had a hassle), Malibu, and Rincon. Was great n all, but being disadvantage with location, money, and transport it was all too easy to fuk myself with drugs and whatnot. It was far better being 18 and broke when I lived at the beaxh in Jersey.

 

Ive been land locked, Ive lived ocean front, I currently am 4 miles from two completely different coast lines.

I stopped considering myself a "surfer" because surfers only care about surfing.

over the past year Ive quit jonesing over knee high surf, and redirected my focus onto other things. I surf when its good. I realized over the past year that I could move into the mountains, be 3.5 hours from a coastline, and still surf as much as I do now.

Ive picked up mountain biking, gotten focused on snowboarding, and started woodworking more. Im satisified, just need to find balance in the day to day, and my geography could change that

 

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+1

 

Addendum to above: "spending aforementioned time with morons on the internet." source: BarryPedia

 

You're only land-locked if it prevents you from surfing when there is surf. If you're an hour from the coast, but rarely go because of the hassle/time factor, then you're land-locked.

Solution: change your stupid ass my-one-life-on-this-planet existence, and move to the coast.

 

If you can't touch the ocean every day, you're land locked. I lived 2hrs inland and surfed every weekend and sometimes during the week, and I was land locked. Now, 15 minutes away, I don't miss many days. No longer land locked.

 

Does it really matter how one defines landlocked? IMO it's the same as defining beginner or intermediate or whatever surfing abilities. It's just semantics, only useful when comparing things. What matters is whether or not you actually surf and how much fun you have while doing so.

I live five miles inland and I'm aboot 15 minutes from my local break. I surf as often as the meager quality waves in my area allow. Probably wouldn't call me landlocked. In the summer I often have to drive two hours each way just to get some knee high surf because it's totally flat in my area. Does that make me landlocked then? It's no different than living 100 miles inland at that point.

Surfing requires some amount of effort to do whether one lives right on the beach or some distance away from the water. For some their location is an excuse not to surf. For others it's a reason to surf as much as possible. If you really want it you'll find a way to get it.

 

You guys make some good points. As a surfer i would consider land locked meaning you can't get to the ocean due to distance. If you can take a 2 hour drive to the ocean i don't think your land locked. Your situation just sucks. If your not willing to take that 2 hour drive, your just lazy and unmotivated. Not land locked. It is what you make of it. If there is a way to get to the ocean, whether your willing or not, your not land locked. If you can't get to the ocean by car to surf and make it back home before the days over, your land locked. I belive LOCKED is the key word in the term.

 

You can be landlocked just by the fact that you have major hurdles (personal, work, wife, etc) that prevents you from getting to the ocean, as well.

 

If you live in Texas and it's a 10 hour drive to either the Tejas Gulf or SoCal coast, would you be considered "landlocked"?

 

Glad to see you back, u2b!! You already have me laughing!!

 

The only people who say it doesn't matter if you are land locked surf more as a hobby and not as a lifestyle, as it's not that serious or important to them. Sure, surfing is fun to the hobbyist, but it's not a priority. When I was 2hrs inland it mattered to me. I yearned for what I have now. Being land locked sucks for the committed surfer.

 

On another note, I'm just curious, but who actually cares? Does anyone actually care what other surfers on this forum deem land locked? Surf and live your life for yourself. If you're having fun that's all that matters - if not then do something about it. What a beat thread.

 

The land locked surfer cares. The hobbyist is content with not having easy access to surf.

 

Who's crying? Lol Nobody is pointing fingers.

 

Iam a couple minutes from the surf and that often feels like Iam landlocked...I envy those guys that can walk out there house with board in hand and walk to the surf, now that Iam 100% sure is not landlocked.