Thoughts on waverunner tow-ins...

HAHA, Dude, not all SUP's are the same size, just like not all LB's or HPSB are the same size. There are plenty that are shorter or have LESS volume than a LB and are performance oriented. Regardless, no need to make them a vessel. I realize you haven't been at this very long, so I take your comments regarding SUP's with a grain of salt, that said, you will one day see the benefits of a longer board, took me years to get that into my head, but once I tapped into the benefits of a LB my surfing went to another level. Think of it like a weighted bat, get back on the HPSB and you'll see night and day differences. When I first started I thought the smaller the board, the cooler you were, but that got me nowhere fast.

 

^^^ What he said.

I lifted a new SUP at my local shop the other day. It was made out of some super light-weight foam, and weighed less than my 6'8" board.

 

What is a performance oriented SUP, something that you can wiggle while trimming.

SUP's are for people out of shape or lacking the skill to ride something more fun. It's a boat. And don't give that as i got older excuse I learned it's not cool to ride the shortest blah blah blah. I regularly surf with someone who just turned 50 and can surf circles around most people in the lineup on 6 foot boards.

I'll take people who can surf doing step offs around me any day over someone on a sup, including people in my area who i know are very good surfers but hung it up for their sup. They are simply unresponsive, large, and dangerous, this is magnified x100 by the type of person attracted to riding one in the first place.

 

There are exceptions to the rules. This guy is one of them. I've only seen one guy ride an SUP similarly to Mr. Lima and he was probably one of the best surfers in the area.

[video=youtube;AB79pbTOE8w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB79pbTOE8w[/video]

 

If this is the best example you can come up with for rule exceptions, it goes to further prove my point. This is your top 1%. It's average at best surfing, just because he's on a SUP does not change that fact. The rest of the 99% are borderline out of control and dangerous.

 

Open your mind....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx_HBjj2QPU

 

Let's not turn this into an SUP debate though. This is about Tow-ins / Tow-ats

 

Another video to prove my point. I can be an average surfer, or kooks worldwide will link my video because i'm the best at SUPing. It's a skill crutch.

 

Interesting, so I am curious.... You fire coconuts at a-holes on jet skis, you hit one in the head and kill him/her. Put like that, it doesn't sound like such a bright idea. Just sayin... How about try some water balloons filled with crap or something. Wait, that mgiht be messy getting the crap in there. Or just continute to fire coconuts at $1.99 a piece and hope for death so you don't have to keep spending so much money on coconuts. Oh well, good luck ridding your line up of these a-holes!!!!

 

he's in Florida. coconut's are everywhere.

how the hell do you fill a balloon with crap? no way is it a 1 man job either.
and what makes you think a bag a **** at sling shot velocity to the skull won't kill.

call mythbusters

 

I'm certain that I will never see this tow-in/at activity at any break near me (I'm in MAINE), therefore we can conclude that the root cause of this problem is, once again, New Jersey.

Also, I think you could more effectively poop into a plastic bag, tie it off, then double-bag it, tie that bag off, and launch using giant sling shot. No reason to stuff it into a balloon. A bagged turd at high velocity will certainly break as it strikes the forehead of the target. This is also something we do not do in MAINE.

 

Nah man you guys probly fire them outta potato guns.

 

Hes right, probably wicked fun... but if I'm not involved, totally unnecessary

 

easy.

 

You sir are correct! Most of these jackbags on jet skis down here in South Florida come from Jerzy. After a couple of years of them using our kids as slalom buoys in the lineup we had to crack down with some flip flop justice. When they get confronted at the boat ramp they usually run to their vehicle for a gun or a badge. So it is best to get them while they are on the ramp itself - they usually swing first and are standing in slime so when they miss they go right down. It is classic. I do not condone violence, but after being almost run over, seeing my frineds and their kids almost get run over, and having my wife get sprayed by one, this is a stand your ground state brother. They are lucky we are using just coconuts, dig? Now I'm gonna sharpen my knife and talk smack some mo! Where you at Danny Weasel? You want some coconuts?

 

i love how the picture it shows for the video is him looking like hes going to take the head off a little kid and its a support for how all sup riders arent the same or dangerous. i was surfing ac one time with a relatively good sup rider in the lineup on a 4-6ft day. he dropped in late on a wave as i was paddling out and drove his "boat" directly into my side. someone from shore said he knew when it happened bc his board came to dead stop. it couldve happened from any person any board i know that but the responsiveness isnt there. its like a kayaker in the lineup. its not as safe so get off the peak. i think longboarding a crowded peak is bs as well though regardless of ability.

 

S2K that is so gross, but I cant stop laughing

 

Well. There you have it. Now I know. And knowing is half the battle.

 

The other half is throwing the shat like an excited monkey.