if paddling for it i yell “YEP”
first bottom turn “oi!”
anylonger and its " farkoff"
I always like an evening that was clear to look out over the ocean and see the orange glow beyond the horizon of the garbage barges burning, afterwards it was open the bottom doors and let the remains “sink” to the ocean floor with Big Pussy and the rest of the “boys”
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hey kensurf if they were snakes they would be on the inside
it looks like a clear cut drop in
snakeing is when you are in position and someone padlles in front and inside blocking you
its highly possible that guy in the tube paddles up the other guys inside and is being repaid in kind
who knows
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Silly
thanks for the education
Im a simple man, anyone who tries to steel whats yours is a snake to me
dont get me wrong I love to share wave and ride them with others
but when it gets dicey one man per wave
I say if the guy under the tube back paddled the others, they need to learn to take off in the pit, not the shoulder, he obviously is the man under control and has the superior wave knowlege, the others are 9th degree black belt goobers
Woody ------You left here in 1969---- so what the "Flock" would you know? MY "Big" Oregon balls are usually the second thing noticed by lady friends and I can only assume based on your formula that my also equally large brain is the third.
I agree! The two guys pullin' the drop in are full on kooks who are oblivious to the guy in the tube. They have no clue that he is even there. In other words they are BEGINNERS!
Silly!---- God save the queen? There is no way you could know what a "snake" is.
Surfinghigh------------Keep a low profile Bro. It's all cool.
Yeah, Topanga’s crowds vary with the wave quality, but it’s my daily spot, too addicting most days to stay away, except for weekends when I have the time to find a wave to myself.
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Yeah, Topanga's crowds vary with the wave quality, but it's my daily spot, too addicting most days to stay away, except for weekends when I have the time to find a wave to myself.
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I was out there this morning and all was quiet until a group of 6 surfers (I think from Japan) paddled out and one guy proceeded to: 1) snake me within 10 seconds of him making it out to the lineup; and 2) turn and paddle for *every single* set wave that came through for 2 hours. This was a problem because there were just one wave sets. No amount of stinkeye seemed to communicate my ire adequately, and he apparently spoke no English either.
I usually bring my red and grey McTavish Fish out there - say hey if you see me.
Dominic
Same problem at Malibu last weekend. I was out at 3rd at dawn, just fine until a group of 4 or 5 Japanese beginners on longboards started taking off on everything, bailing, losing their boards, getting clobbered, and sitting inside of them got to be more of a game of dodging these people than riding waves. Terrible session, but Topanga was already too crowded early so I drove north. Should have kept on driving farther. There were a couple of Japanese guys on shortboards out earlier, good surfers and nice guys.
I’m dry until probably Friday, too much going on at work right now.
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I say if the guy under the tube back paddled the others, they need to learn to take off in the pit, not the shoulder, he obviously is the man under control and has the superior wave knowlege, the others are 9th degree black belt goobers
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Agree completely. And that nonsense of 'Duuude, I was up first, it's my waaave' doesn't cut it either, if they're out on the shoulder playing statue and somebody's going for it where it gets interesting.
I like beach breaks. If they get crowded....that is, more than three friends...... you can always head down to the next peak. Which may well be breaking better anyways. Usually, the most complete kooks are right out front.
doc..
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Surfed 1st point Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Just enough waves to go around both days for the competent guys. Unfortunately as a set came through Sunday and everyone above me went, I spun to go after having been waiting awhile. Beginner girl, who had already been floundering around a little, turns too. I yell, pop up, yell again, she sees me, flings the board forward, and I go to bottom turn but the board/fin catches both my rail and my ankle. She said sorry, I didn’t even know what to say, so I just swam in and cut my feet open walking over the negative low tide rocks to grab my board. Drying out now, 2 gaping holes waiting to be repaired.
Nothing like good old Malibu. Gonna find a beater on craigslist and start practicing my aim…
also: Another seawall
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Surfed 1st point Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Just enough waves to go around both days for the competent guys. Unfortunately as a set came through Sunday and everyone above me went, I spun to go after having been waiting awhile. Beginner girl, who had already been floundering around a little, turns too. I yell, pop up, yell again, she sees me, flings the board forward, and I go to bottom turn but the board/fin catches both my rail and my ankle. She said sorry, I didn't even know what to say, so I just swam in and cut my feet open walking over the negative low tide rocks to grab my board. Drying out now, 2 gaping holes waiting to be repaired.
Nothing like good old Malibu. Gonna find a beater on craigslist and start practicing my aim...
also: Another seawall
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My favorite experience at Malibu lately was in July. Some crazy beginner chick was hollering the entire pack off set waves before she even took off, much less got to her feet. On one wave, she was screaming "MY WAAAAAAVE!!!" as she stood up, right before pile-driving herself vertically into the bottom. The only thing that put an end to her shrieking was when her head went under water. That pretty much sums up the entire First Point experience in a nutshell.
I started shortboarding again about two months ago, so haven't done First Point in a while. But as you said, there are so many donkeys in that lineup that you can still get lots of good waves on crowded days if you can surf.
this is what has to be done :)
well i figure that the reason why aus and NZ have been some of the best countries in the world to live for the last 50 years has a little bit to do with being part of the commomwealth. having a queen and the westminster system.
so yeah f#ck being a republic and getting a president
im pretty happy being part of the great british empire
you only need to have a cup of tea and ask nicely
its pretty easy to assume whos in the wrong if you imagine yourself in the tube. but the fact remains that you dont actually know whats going on at all cuz you were not there. my experience with a lot of experienced or so called local surfers is that they push the peak and take off to deep alot of the time and blow the wave. sometimes i get more waves just sitting on the inside and wait for the showponies to push the peak to deep. if someone paddles my inside or snakes me id happily drop in a few times assuming they are not bigger or meaner then me.
i dont discrimate peoples rights on there ability to surf. i discrimate on there manners and attitude
ie rude prick can get f#cked and die
polite begginer with good attitude can have all the waves he or she wants
often on a tubing waves its easier to take off on the peak then down the line. so its no great testement of skill because you take off deeper. if no one else was in the water most guys with average skill would be on the peak. the reason why most people sit out wide or take off down the line is cuz some rude c$nt who thinks they deserve more ( because they have skillz)paddles inside and have a gayboy little gang of socalled locals to back them up if anyone questions it.
ie bullies
and i been surfing 27 years on the sunshine coast goldcoast and NZ and its same everywhere i been. experienced surfers are generally bullies and rude selfish blowhard c"nts with bad manners.
ohyeah i might add to hear a bunch of whiners complaining about crowding when they make a money promoting surfing and then try and guard the peak with the gang is nothing short of c#ntyness in the extreme
hi jeff that picture of malibu tell a lot. this is what happens on soft small waves that peel. they get crowded cuz they are good for begginers . maybe you should migrate to remote Western australia. you might be grateful of some company in the water when the whiteys cruise by and you have to swim in through heaving 6ft impact zones when your leggy snaps