Greatest Surfing Invention

Looked very shitty when I was there. Small waves; I had better things to do.

 

One of the many reasons I love my area. There's a public beach park with free parking (few exceptions) and access every 50 feet for what seems like the entire coast line of the state, giving the hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit and the countless locals unlimited beach options spreading people out and leaving many spots completely empty or with just a few people if you know where to look.

There will always be days where only a couple spots are working and people will crowd those spots on those days, but when it's good? If you paddle out at crowded spot it's on you. If there is enough swell in the water and offshore winds across the region, there is no reason to hit a popular spot when there's a wave not far from there that is going completely un-ridden.

 

From June 1 to August 15 no crowds down here (it's totally flat hahaha). We go upcoast and clog the peaks from Port Fierce to Sebastian to New Smyrna Beach.

 

Agreed. Many times I've gone upcoast for a hurricane swell during the late summer, driven past Sebastian Inlet, past Spanish House, and found spots with just a few folks out, and it's going off the chain. Meanwhile RC's and PAF are packed just like points south. So many access spots, so many sandbars, it's apiece of cake to find a good uncrowded break where you're at.

 

So I guess the greatest surfing invention is the Parks and Recreation Administration.

 

There is a spot on Singer Island - Ocean Reef Park (PB County Parks & Rec) that used to be an empty piece of land called N.....head by the old fishermen cause of the large rock that sticks out of the water at mid to low tide. I land surveyed it as a teen (topo) and they tore a bunch of trees down to build a park. When the new lifeguards tell me to get out of the swimming area with my board during a swell, I ignore them. The old ones don't mess with us. They surf it with us.

It's a tricky rocky set up with multiple options so I don't mind folks giving it a whirl. Fun to watch the carnage.

 

Surfing's Best Invention:

The parking lot.

 

I've surfed the lefts off the end of the north reef pile (isnt there a second one at the south end of the park?) quite a few times. Its a fun wave, and my recollection is there are a few outlying chunks of reef in the nearshore right about where you kick out of the wave on the inside that are like teeth looking to take a bite out of your leg

 

Word. Me too. Big swell events do get crowded at my go to, but depending on size it's better a mile west where it's empty. No one surfs there. Big thing for me is that i surf at dawn. Im sitting at the beach waiting for the sun to come up to get the first glimpse of waves. 85% of the time im the first guy in the water. Crowds are generally light. 3 hours into a sesh it can start to clog up but by that time im catching my last wave and heading in.

 

My bad, DPSUP. I do believe quite strongly that the cams / online reports have dramatically affected surfing in a negative fashion, but not enough to go off-topic-rambo on a thread. But to get back on topic....

I think one of the greatest surfing inventions is advances in neoprene and stitching techniques. The winter suits are so much better today than even 5 years ago.

Have a nice day!

 

All good dude, was just giving ya'll a hard time for complaining lol

What do youse guys think about the fin box fillers, typically used to fill the empty fin slots on a 5 fin converter box? Do youse guys use them? I never have but I have wondered if they help or if they matter at all.

 

Speaking of inventions, I just came across this video with Brett Barley trying out a custom made "prototype" tail mounted GoPro.

 

Cool, I thought about picking some up and doing the same test.

 

Clearly you're not a resident of Hampton Beach or Deal.

The roof rack is also a key invention but not top 5. Sunblock probably up there.

 

Surf schools!

I was just on Craigslist and there is a surf school for sale on the outer banks!

 

Yes, the south left off the south rock is good. If it's big it breaks way outside and you can connect it through the hotels and condos, if it's not big it breaks fast off the rock on the inside.

I like it when sand builds up outside the south rock, and you takeoff a good ways behind it and it's a rush because as you make the first section you just miss the reef sticking out of the water, then it lines up for another 100 plus yards on a good day.

 

Actually, the roof rack may very well be a top 5 when you think about essentials to get to the beach and surf.
Sunblock.......naw.