Confession: I’m a dickhead!

But what radical aggression!

So a few days ago I was out surfing a very good run of swell at my local reef break. I mean beach break. I mean what is Cardiff-by-the-Sea’s Pipes? There are rock things there somewhere but I wouldn’t call it a reef because, I don’t know, it’s not tropical and ummmm but… anyway I was surfing and it was a very good day with pumping rights and throaty lefts and I was killing it on a brand new Matt Biolos Puddle Jumper courtesy of Matt Biolos and Derek Rielly.

Killing it!

Devil-may-care floaters. “Hacks.” Etc.

I was surfing rad but got out of the water because I had to post a story about Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson’s Former too early but… awesome… a surf photographer babe was standing on the shore and she said, “I got some great shots of you today…” and handed me a card that read SanDiegoSurfPhotos.com on one side and “You were shredding today! I got the proof!” on the other side.

I gave her a cool guy chortle, took the card and hiked up the incline.

Later that night, after lots of boozes, kuriosity killed the kat and I klicked onto sandiegosurfphotos.com and found my shredding picture.

It is the one you see above.

I am a dickhead.

Doing a dickhead turn on a wave? Is that a wave?

In my defense.     Wait. I don’t have a defense. I was doing a dickhead turn on the flat ocean.

So yeah. I am a dickhead. But so are you (I hope. Please be a dickhead too. Can we be friends?).

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Carbon 14
Carbon 14
9 years ago

As long as you don’t have a Go Pro pad on your deck, you won’t be a true dickhead Chas…

Matty
Matty
9 years ago

i posted an unforgivable movie of me in nica with a ridiculous canadian cycling hat on, mediocre H&M button up and going down the line without a turn in sight never looked so brutal. i cringe still.

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
9 years ago
Reply to  Matty

post it up!!

Michael Ciaramella
Michael Ciaramella
9 years ago

@disqus_nEmZsdyY0S:disqus’s biggest dickhead move: not even paying for the photo!

Eddie Haiku
Eddie Haiku
9 years ago

What a satisfying profession surf photography must be. So rewarding to confirm what the subject suspects and what his/her friends already know to be true!

jimbome
jimbome
9 years ago

I concur

Tronald Dump
Tronald Dump
9 years ago

It’s 2017, being a dickhead is cool

https://youtu.be/o_5uVdy5YmA

mofahead
mofahead
9 years ago

That was hilarious. Nice one Chas.

Don Jon Florence
Don Jon Florence
9 years ago

I’m mostly just shocked at the stickerless board?!

Superworm
Superworm
9 years ago

But how did you unscrew the board from the Porsche’s roof racks?

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
9 years ago

I am generally a shit surfer, but here is a pic of me hungerover AF/still drunk at the local boardriders on a Biolis PsychoWard back when it was ok to love Wardo. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Way way way better than me. And we should make this post a confessional. Go ahead and post! You’re among “friends!”

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

All most mere mortals need is a wall on a head high wave with no rude dickheads in the way.

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Great wave… But just more unfortunate evidence of my horrendous poo-man stance.
I seriously thought I was standing tall, arms wide like AI at Chopes until I saw the photo. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  NEGATRON

But look at that bomb! Yours is the 9.8 in this feed.

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

My poo-stance was so bad as grommet the older guys used to scream at me to stand up as I rode past them. But I’ll take the 9.8 to the grave!

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
9 years ago
Reply to  NEGATRON

bite me, you fuckers. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

That’s why you’re Prez.

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
9 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

Shit, now I feel like a 3rd placed quarter finalist at the 1979 Australian Champs…

Superworm
Superworm
9 years ago
Reply to  Nick Carroll

Nick that yellow Gath helmet and booties combo really suits you!

Nick Carroll
Nick Carroll
9 years ago
Reply to  Superworm

let’s just leave Camel out of this ok

Tom House
Tom House
9 years ago
Reply to  NEGATRON

ahh, to be able to bend at the knee.

jimbome
jimbome
9 years ago
Reply to  NEGATRON

are you sure you aren’t actually this? Backside but the stance is the same! https://www.youtube.com/wat…

and i say this with all due respect the little fucker is ripping

Michael Ciaramella
Michael Ciaramella
9 years ago
Reply to  jimbome

how’s the first wave?! full pit to bs nosepick! must be the john john version. followed by the mason ho backside oop… incredible!

NEGATRON
NEGATRON
9 years ago
Reply to  jimbome

I wish!

Dooma
Dooma
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Im not even sure how this happens…
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…

Michael Ciaramella
Michael Ciaramella
9 years ago
Reply to  Dooma

drunk, horny dolphin

Tom
Tom
9 years ago

You look like a lanky Dickhead Chas!!! 6′ what

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  Tom

I think 6’2 or 6’3 but shrinking rapidly!

throwing disqus
throwing disqus
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Cold water ?

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
9 years ago

Beach Grit is mining a deep vein of gold recently! There is that YouTube video “being a dickhead is cool”, worth a watch. Drinking the head off myself in a pub, don’t expect me to post a link

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
9 years ago

It’s not even lunchtime you dero/legend….

Jimmy the Saint
Jimmy the Saint
9 years ago
Reply to  Dogsnuts

Probably on the far side of the world, fucking douche bag bouncer kicked me out my local twenty minutes ago, the fucking cunt!

Dogsnuts
Dogsnuts
9 years ago

Mate, I was in Geelong.
You went full dero haha
Xox

Tom House
Tom House
9 years ago

Open those shoulders, homie

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  Tom House

Which way?

Tom House
Tom House
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

you kinda want to point your chest back at the whitewater there. your board will follow your trailing arm around. open those shoulders wide, pull with your left arm, then, boom – parko.

Horatio Algae
Horatio Algae
9 years ago
Reply to  Tom House

Yeah you kinda want to keep your stance a bit wider and stick your butt out more and throw your arms up in the air and holler a bit and then, boom – adriano

Superworm
Superworm
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

TomHouse is right!
Chas your left hand/arm is pronated (rotated inwards) and your left shoulder is internally rotated. Your arm is blocking your turn, like a steering wheel that won’t go past a point and the car won’t make the corner.

If you supernate (rotate outwards) your left hand and externally rotate your left shoulder, your head will be able to turn and look at the white water, and you will go there.

Don Jon Florence
Don Jon Florence
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

You left .01 points on the table by closing those shoulders

Bragu Moy
Bragu Moy
9 years ago

Hey Derek

It’s OK.
It’s OK if you’re a shit surfer with shit technique with shit style… you are a surfer nonetheless, you’re a dickhead to prove it if anyone has any doubts.
You’re actually a dickhead clickbaiting surf journalist and you’re OK at it.

It’s OK…

Chas Smith
Chas Smith
9 years ago
Reply to  Bragu Moy

Ummmmmm that’s not Derek. It’s me.

Bragu Moy
Bragu Moy
9 years ago
Reply to  Chas Smith

Shit… I’m a dickhead commentator, I obviously meant you Chas.
(geez, am I a commentator for making comments in a forum?)


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