Anyone see this? I heard his leash got tangled on the jetty.... that's a shame. thoughts go out to friends and family. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/11/12/2009-11-12_surfer_drowns_in_choppy_currents_off_rockaways_despite_firefighters_effort.html
I heard about this on WFAN. It obviously sucks, but as someone in the article says - if you can't handle it, don't paddle out. One of the most important things to learn in surfing is when to sit it out. We've all made this mistake before and lived to learn from it, but I definitely feel bad for his family.
it was in rockaway, which is more south facing, maybe they had sideshore/semi-clean conditions with the NE wind. that's gotta suck to get tangled up in your leash against rocks/pier and not be able to get it off. tragic.
That's ashame, any time the ocean takes one...it demands respect...the whole leash thing getting stuck on the rock...that really sucks, that's some unlucky ****, or being way too close to the rocks, never surfed there, so don't know the place
wierd, just the other day i was surfing my home break in vb, it was only chest high and i drifted over a bouy that was put there and never taken out when the were building a pier three streets down. any way i drifted over it and my leash got wrapped around it. and a set of waves come and i was forced to go under. Luckily the set passed and i was able to take off my to get away. But it doesnt have to be a big day for a freak inncident to take your life.
His leash got tangled on the pilings going out in the water that are hard to see at high tide. From what I hear he was not surfing long maybe a cpl of months. He leaves behind a 10 month old child ,this is truly sad and is a real wake up call . If you not comforatable in you surfing , paddling, or swiming ability or you have a bad feeling before you paddle out . Sometimes it best to In all good fun I know alot of us poke at each other and what not on our surfing abitly or about getting droped in on ect. A situation like this is a reason why it better to educate rather and attack new comers to the surfing culture. MY DEEPEST REGUARDS AND CONDOLNCES GO TO HIS FAMILY I belive they they are taking dontaions to give to his family on www.nynjsurf.com
thats why its very important to know how to take off your leash when in a nasty situation. i remember when i was learning to surf about 3 years ago the guy teaching me he was basically teaching me when we were waiting how to get the leash off if it does get stuck on something. finally if your being held under you need to know how to use the leash to get to the surface. but defiently a very tragic moment.
