To surf alone.....

I did like surfing alone... then I moved to Jacksonville Fl last week... there is no such thing as surfing alone here... sheesh!!!!!!...but the waves were 2-4ish and clean today

 

are you even going to seriously ask this? yes i would much rather surf with your kook ass then by my self.

 

since all of my friends who surf are in colleges out of state, i surf alone almost all year round. It's nice to be alone with my thoughts and if i want to talk to people i just do it out in the lineup. it's nice to meet new people who think mostly the same way you do.

 

surfing alone is like therapy to me. if the world is pissing me off i like to find an empty break and just relax in the water. i feel a million times better once im out. surfing is my therapy. I do enjoy surfing with friends however though. i have a friend from school i surf with on a weekly basis and we both have a blast surfing together even on the worst of days. besides, surfing with a friend reduces your chances of a shark attack by 50%!

 

i like the comraderie of surfing with a buddy or two, esp if its a road trip to an awesome break. i usually surf alone though and havnt surfed with a friend other than the people that were already in the line up since last september. like someone else said,i also tend to move down the beach a bit to an area where it may not be breaking as good just to avoid the typical kooks. im not anti-social but surfing solo is my zen and my way to detach myself from life and the world.

 

I have to surf with my crew. Period. End.

 

1 is the loneliest numbeeeerr.... XD

 

Surfing alone is great therapy. You can really connect back with nature. Surfing with buddies is also super cool.
Coming out of a barrel to see a fist pumping, hooting friend who's paddling back out is priceless... not to mention the huge cutback you throw in his/her face.

 

would rather surf a crappier break alone then a good break with crowd.

 

Exactly, those sticks hurt. Better safe than dead.

First choice is with a buddy. Keeps you safe, and in check so the 3-foot head dip doesn't become a 30 second barrel! Solo is a rarity these days, so I'll enjoy them too, when I can.

 

Me too... for the most part. If there's a solid swell, it's gonna be good at a bunch of spots. Might as well find a spot to have to yourself, or as close to it as possible. If it's crappy, it's crappy, and really doesn't matter, so might as well go out where there's nobody and pick off all of the decent ones for yourself.

Ever drive up to your spot and see who's truck is parked in the lot and say, "F that. I hate surfing with that guy. I'm going somewhere else." ? Or the opposite... you see who's parked in the lot and go, "cool... all the bros are here. This should be fun!"

 

Yup... if its D!ckface Mcgee and company I'll go somewhere else but even if I'm leaving and friends show up to surf I'm inclined to get back in the water for a second sesh... The right kind of company makes all the difference.

 

I bring my boyfriends (minimum of 2) to the line up with me. And we make sure that even the farthest guy out can hear us when we talk

 

Stranded, where are you surfing in Jax?

 

Surfing alone is more of an escape from the everyday grind than surfing with a friend or group of surfers.

 

Surf alone

On my last trip to El Centro, I had K59 by myself for about 2 hours in the morning perfect and I couldn't believe it. Then it was just me and Jimmy until some Brazilians showed up in a pack of 10. But, I was a little sketched out at Mizata alone especially my first session there. Dawn Patrol is the key, though. Doubt you'll ever get Zunzal or Punta Roca alone.

 

there is not much finer than a solitary dawn patrol with a new swell showing, knowing you are the first one on it. those first couple of waves before the crowds show, watching the sun rise, are the most cathartic.