Aggravated surf leash Assault! Lol

If I blow it and drop in on somebody... "Sorry, brother. I owe you a set wave" usually makes it all better. Then make sure you deliver... even if it the next time you see the guy... or even the time after that.

I got deliberately dropped in on in Tortola one day and ended up dodging a barrel that the dude pulled into... only room for one of us. I waited until he came out and put my board right up under his outside rail to make sure he know what had just happened... he got the tube, I didn't... on a wave that was mine. We both pulled out together at the end of the wave, and paddled back out literally shoulder to shoulder. He never said a word and neither did I. I expected at least some kind of verbal response... but the response was ultimately non-verbal - he nodded me into a wave later that day that made up for it. All goode.

 

I have been dropped in on, dropped in on others. It's called surfing. Had altercations maybe a handful of times. 99% of the time a "my bad" goes a long way. Others have said it - communication is the key. This is why I prefer the company of experienced surfers. "Which way you going" "coming left" "going right" "its yours" "I am in" should be part of every MFers vocabulary on here. If it ain't then the asshole in the lineup is the person you see in the mirror erry morn.

 

I thought the two in the video were trying a more eco friendly approach to tow in surfing. Unfortunately, the female surfer in the video wasn't going quite fast enough to get the brazzy into the wave. I would be upset if I were him too, her poor surfing forced him to miss that perfectly sculpted wave.

Lots of lessons to be learned here... Glad it afforded us the opportunity to start another surf etiquetteieu thread.

 

Another thing: when a guy cuts you off (unwittingly or not), I've found that a cheerful "yewww" works a little better than a loud aggressive "HEY" while riding it out behind them.

A little lighthearted-ness will make most ease up, rather than get defensive.

 

I agree with all points here. Based on my home break (not travel) I would say I'm VERY cognizant of who is out there, what they are riding, what their ability appears to be, where they are lining up, etc. Therefore, drop ins by me or on me are pretty much non existent. However, mistakes are made from time to time and as Kid and LB said, a simple "my bad" or "sorry man" usually ends it. I'd say I average one screw up a year at my break. I witness a lot more though.

 

This year's screw up was the last session before the wet suites came out. Only two other guys our on the same peak as me. Both old heads on LBs, both killing it. Meanwhile, I'm on my 6'0 fish floundering around like a squirrel that got shot in ass by a BB gun. I hadn't caught a wave in awhile and was getting desperate so I went left, while the one guy, the better of the two, went right. Only problem was he was deeper and to my left. He was able to get around me but I was clearly wrong. I paddled over and apologized emphatically. He smile and said, "it's all good man." And that was it.

 

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I would say since he had just paddled out, you get the next wave (the wave in question) and then he can get in position for the next one.

Just like at mcdonalds, he who gets there first gets to order their bigmac first.

Edit: also, when you first paddle out on a crowded day, let a few waves go by before you start snagging them.

ya don't just walk into mcdonalds and start ordering bigmacs when there are folks lined up in front of you.

#common sense
#manners

 

I think he was thinking he could sneak in behind you and you could both ride it but he was wrong for that because it made it hard for you to cutback. You were already riding, it was yours.

 

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No prob man.

Fast food is the answer to many of life's questions.

 

Being ignorant one chill day with two other guys I got excited and paddled for a wave and was actually shoulder hopping and didn’t realize it. Guys an OG local. Turned out to be a nice wave too and he backed off and didnt say anything but I knew I screwed up so I paddled back and did the LBcrew - apologized and sat back for the next two or three and gave him a good “yeeewwwww” for every ride cause they were good ones.

Every decent sesh since, when he’s there, he always makes a point to come over and shake my hand and then paddles away. Doesn’t say much more than hey and good to see you out. Means the world to me. AND taught me a few valuable lessons too.

 

The person up and riding first gets priority.

If you get a good rotation going in the lineup, and nobody's blowing waves, that's the way it should go. But if a longboarder is using his equipment to an advantage, paddling around, and setting up outside to be a wave hog all day, that could lead to some tension.

In your situation... first wave of the day for this dude... he should have passed on that one and taken the next one.

 

From what is shown he is clearly at fault..
I got a feeling there were other things happening before this to prompt this/ just saying

 

Just me personally....
On those rare times I'm on a longboard, even if I'm first to my feet (which is usually the case on a log vs. sb takeoff) i won't ride the wave if i'm going to end up in front of the SB rider. Even if i stood up first. I have always felt like "closest to the peak" and "first to your feet" are both aspects of priority and if the two yield a different outcome, i prefer to let the former trump the latter.

 

I agree with this. LB will almost always be first to his feet. Where he is relative to the peak matters. I have done the same.

I had a mistake last summer. It was just perfect waist to chest glass. Me (8’) my cuz (9’+) and another older outer banks dude (I have grown up watching him surf shirtboard but he was on an LB this day). Three of us trading waves, splitting peaks for two solid hours with noone around. Super high stoke level all around.

I paddled back out and this peak was swinging towards me so I spun and paddled my ass off finally I was getting in only to see buddy come flying around section and up into pocket. I pulled back but the timing made him turn and straighten out while the left reeled to the sand. He went in on that wave and putt his board with family and was playing in shore break with his grom. I took the next wave in walked down the beach waded out and apologized to him. He was super nice about it and appreciated the apology.

I didn’t want the sesh to end on a sour note...

 

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If I'm on a SB and another guy on a longboard are paddling for the same wave... and I'm at the peak and he's off the peak... but he's up and riding before me, I consider the wave his if we're going the same way on the wave.

In this situation, I feel like I'm essentially "dropping in" behind him, and I'll make it my responsibility to avoid him. If I see him starting to shift weight or move his feet, and he's in a position to make a cutback, I'll straighten out. But most of the time, longboarders are just gonna trim down the line, get way out in front, and there's no conflict.

 

I think this perspective has more to do with your personality and character (which seems solid) versus right from wrong.

If LB is out on shoulder and gets up first and SB is clearly on the peak, LB dude should yield or kick out. Shoulder hopping on a longboard is actually one of the 8 deadly sins!