Bah Humbug! I am the Ebenezer Scrooge of surf!
It is either a very good or very bad thing when you wake to an email from the WSL. Messages involving #ItsOn or Paul Speaker has resigned are met with a smile, while Outerknown Fiji Pro Day Eleven Replay – It’s ON makes me want to stab Dave Prodan with a dull pencil.
Who the fuck watches full-day replays? Anyways.
Today’s message was a somewhat welcome surprise. I’ll soon explain but first just look!
And did you have any idea? I didn’t. For some reason I thought that ISD fell on a hard date, like June 20th, but it turns out I was very wrong. A Wikipedia search set the record straight:
International Surfing Day, held annually on the third Saturday of June is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing and the surfing lifestyle, and the sustainability of ocean resources.
I continued reading and came across another fun fact.
International Surfing Day was established in 2004 by Surfing Magazine and The Surfrider Foundation.
The things you learn! I genuinely had no idea that ISD was a product of Surfing Magazine. The legacy thrives etc.
Anyways, the WSL’s announcement hit me in the gut. Due to certain familial obligations, I’ll be unable to surf today. Which is really a shame, because as I drive toward LA on I-5 North, a blaring sun illuminates the right side of my face. This is rare for mornings in SoCal, especially in a month whose name is haphazardly rhymed with gloom.
The light not only makes it difficult to see but also creates a longing for the beach. For the sea. For a neoprene-free wiggle on my 5’6 single fin. The waves may be gutless but the warmth of sun and sand compel me to shred.
Sadly, I will not.
BeachGrit readers, I implore you to get out there today. If not for an obscure sense of obligation to the greater surfing community, then out of respect for those of us who can’t. It’s a beautiful thing we do, and today is the day to celebrate!
Also keep in mind that proof of surf (neck tan, pterygium, wax stuck to car seats etc.) gets you a military discount at most retailers today. We are big time!
And to hell with Chas! (see below)
Since this is a big WSL push, I am shocked that there is not a 14 day waiting period for International Surfing Day so there will be waves… everywhere around the world on the same day. Just imagine the consumption of skull draggers while we all wait. Surf sucked ass in San Diego County this weekend.
Had no idea until I saw everyone posting photos of them shredding on Instagram. Burn down the bandwagon!
if the surf community was smart, which they’re not. they would hold ISD on father’s day every year.
I would surf but the weather bureau is warning …
Large and powerful surf conditions that are hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, SUPing, The Inertia, and surfing, are expected to develop sometime in the next 6 – 96 hours. Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer
And also fuck the WSL for telling anyone to do anything. Get your own shit together first you cluster of dumbfucks. Bourez 6.10?
Richie Porta’s explanation of that score was like listening to nails on a chalkboard. Or a Trump associate under investigation
I’ve re-watched that semifinal a few times now, Bourez got screwed. It wasn’t a 10, but it tipped the heat. Wilko was definitely one of the better surfers all event, but he got got a helping hand. Frustrating to watch
I’m stuck at home with a fucked eardrum (kook take-off) and two rowdy kids.
Does that count?
If the Day was any good it would NEVER be held on a weekend. The whole fucking point of surfing is that you take the fucking day off.
i saw it on twitter which means it must totally be officially official. weirdly i did go surfing. for like, the whole day. so that was chill.
For one, it states, “unofficial”. If it’s not official, it’s not happening. Secondly, it states “Surfing lifestyle”. Anyone else fucking hate that descriptor? Thirdly, no one needs to hashtag Shane Dorian to tell him to “Go Surf”. That mad cunt has it covered. Read your memos Mikey, even if they are written on the back of Louis Vuitton receipts.
…everything in surfing is unofficial. that’s literally our main descriptor.
Au contraire Michael! Our stupid pursuit is populated by a dazzling array of over officious officials. Official sponsors, official merchandise, official media outlets and even soon to be released official documents regarding the WSL’s tenuous financial position. Did I say dazzling?
It’s dazzling.
Happy you noticed Sir or Madam.
That’s why I do my surfing behind a screen with a diaper on! Floating in your own poop and jiz beats the fuck out of a 5’6″ single fin, Ciaramillenial!
Time to take out the Chuck Dent and clear the line-up of Firewires.
I tried to, but it was shit.
Well it used to be held on the summer solstice but that date was already taken by the summer solstice.
Isn’t it also International Go Skateboarding Day? Did Surfing Magazine (RIP) create that too? Is it International Go Snowboarding Day as well?
Too bad International Surfing Day didn’t die with Surfing Magazine (RIP).
It’s always six foot and barreling in the cooler.
Sorry that you didn’t get the inter-office memo Mikey. We don’t celebrate this shit here.
or.. do we?
Nope. We don’t.
Somebody woke up on the anti-anti-depressive side of the bed!
Go fuck yourself WSL
#gofuckyourselfwsl
Bourez 6.10 barrel?
Office? Where is this office you speak of? Isn’t this all done on a laptop in the back of a kombi? #vanlife