Surfsthewords:
Are you serious?! Oh man, Id pay to see that act at a certain spot in Santa Cruz. Wow, I had no idea such technology existed… Thats sad…
Juicnosis
Juice, I don’t remember where I got that visual. I think if you Google Surf Etiquette & check images, you might find it - I don’t tend to dig too deeply unless I have to 
Might have even been something produced in Santa Cruz, or by Nat Young…a lot of the posts in this thread soundsd familiar.
I love how they represented a number of different surfcraft.
Edit:
I also found this on my hard drive. I can’t remember where I snipped it, either. (I really have to start saving author info.)
Quote:
Thou shall drop in on no one. The exceptions are friends, wave hogs, and those who drop in on you.
Thou shall be kind to kooks. At one time, we were all flopping around inside with our surfboards pointing at the sky from laying on the back of the board. Beginners are to be pitied and helped. Unless they have an attitude, then you can run them over.
Thou shall wear a leash on big days. Please introduce me to the person who never wipes out. On big days you have no right to endanger the lives of others just to be cool. If you really yearn for tradition, buy yourself a 75-pound balsa board. Just attach it with a stainless steel leash.
Thou shall maintain the Karma. So Linda Mar is usually mushy or closed out, sometimes simultaneously. The one thing it used to have was good Karma. If you really want to charge every wave and snake your brothers, go to Steamer Lane. There some 14 year old surfer chick will bust your chops by making every late drop and pulling off turns you’ve only dreamed about.
Thou shall surf in all conditions. If anyone “owns” a beach, it’s we dumb shits who paddle out when its cold, raining, or there are 40 knot off shore winds. If it has to be 70 degrees for you to surf, you’re not with the program.
Think about taking up bowling.
Thou shall not be too cool. Nothing is worse that the guy who paddles around with a stoic expression and doesn’t joke or swap lies with others in the line up. These are the guys you love to watch get slammed by a closed out macker at Linda Marginal. Lighten up. . . you’re surfing for God’s sake!
Thou shall forgive dumb stunts. I was paddling out and this oblivious long boarder practically left skid marks on my back. I was bitching all the way to the showers where I accidentally left my helmet. Next week, the guy who had run me over retrieved my helmet from his truck. He commented that he knew it belonged to me and could attest to its effectiveness. Remember that the person who screws you today may some day bail your bacon out of the fire when you get in trouble.
Thou shall appreciate the great equalizer. I surf with Electricians, Ph.D.s, Contractors, Stockbrokers, and Steelworkers. Some make $30K a year and I know a couple that make $500K. But on a shitty day or a great day or a big day, we all play in the same sandbox. We all hoot. We all get scared. We all surf until our toes are blue and our arms are toasted. And we all suffer spectacular (and hilarious) wipeouts.
Thou shall be kind to elderly surfers. Okay, so some of us totter down the beach with our walkers and play bingo in the line up. Okay, so you get tired of hearing us whine about our jobs and hum Grateful Dead songs from the sixties. Be kind. Soon enough you’ll be drinking your Metamucil and Viagra cocktail the night before surfing. Just pray you can still crank a turn.
Thou shall wear sunglasses in the parking lot. Sorry to break the news to my female surfing colleagues, but men are pigs. We can’t help but watch you change in the parking lot and pray for a breeze to liberate that towel wrapped around your waist. As with kooks, we are to be pitied. We hereby commit to be discrete and not stare. We also promise not to wear Speedos or puke in your presence when we’re hung over from the night before. That is, as long as you promise to keep surfing thereby bringing some civility to the line up.
Benny
All of your Thou Shalt’s are right on, except for one…
I’m not sure i’ll every be able to guarantee that i won’t stare or will use discretion. Sometimes i try, particularly if the girl is within a few feet away, but more often than not my jaw manages to drop and i can’t seem to keep my tongue in cheek. Maybe it will come with age, or with a wife…but then again, maybe not. A lot of the older guys i surf with are more vocal and have less inhibitions when it comes to cluckin at chickins.
and occasionally, girls find it a compliment when a guy can’t take their eyes off of her
if you see a loose surfboard about to hit the rocks, and you can get to it safely, do so.
Dear to my heart. If it’s already been mentioned in some form, it bears repeating:
Go left on lefts and go right on rights.
If you need to see constant examples of this rule NOT working, watch any left in the Santa Cruz area.
thanks surfstheworld
now thats what i call
talent!
less goofy
Hola all,
Just wanted to let everyone who contributed here that I really appreciate all the help/feedback I got here. I will return when its been smoothed out and posted on the Internet to let you guys see the finished product. Thanks again everyone!
Juicenosis