Times are a'changin.
We surfers, we lovers of the ocean and her waves, are an open-minded bunch when it comes to dress in the lineup. A man, or woman, is allowed to wear a wetsuit, a wetsuit top, a short-sleeved wetsuit, a long-sleeved short-legged wetsuit, a full swimsuit, a bikini, trunks or a tankini. The only item of clothing expressly forbidden is the baggy short sleeved turtle necked rash guard but, otherwise, a cornucopia of options.
Our beach brothers and sisters have not had it quite so well with beach handball players, for instance, forced to toil under the sun in bikinis.
Well, no longer. The sport’s governing body just ruled in favor of allowing women to now wear “short tight pants with a close fit” and a “body fit tank top” in lieu of bikinis when competing after the Norwegian team complained that it was sexist and was duly fined.
Norwegian Handball Federation (NHF) President Kare Geir Lio told NBC News that the new change is a “real and symbolic step” toward fighting gender inequality in the sport and also that “it’s good for the game, but first of all, it’s good for the women, and it’s good for how we treat each other in sports.”
Bravo.
Baggy short sleeved turtle necked rash guards are really the worst, though.
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Ahh Norway. Home of tru kvlt Black Metal church burnings, smokin’ hot beach volleyballers and well.. I’m assuming handballers too.
As for the baggy rashies, I believe the now defunct segment “kook or Curren” discussed this very issue many moons ago. I liked that segment.
Mayhem & Burzum, Helvete record store… wild days in the far North.
Wonder if they are still gunna let them wear makeup?
My winter suit that I was psyched for had the worst dick drape imaginable and made me look like a timid little boy. What a terrible garment.
The real story here is that there is such a thing as beach handball. Another angle is that the most promiscuous women on the planet are the ones complaining about having to wear bikinis.
Tell me more about the Norbabes
I’ve just taken delivery of a new board that chafes so bad on chest and thighs I’m seriously considering getting a tube suit / long John for summer . Discuss
What about a full length one piece lycra rash suit like they wear in the far north for protection against stinging jellyfish.
And then cut the arms off above the bicep and the legs off at the knee so it’s got muscle shirt sleeves and (tight) boardshort length legs.
Start a new trend and sell them to Chasdzy’s kooky Cali VAL mates.
P.S.
If ya sell enough ya could hire out Kellayy’s pool for a month and invite friends and even some of the BG comments crew (hint hint)…
Could I come too?
Depends how many of the new style short tight leg muscle shirt arm one piece lycra suits ya sell I guess.
You could probably be a sideline cheerleader or waterboy…
Haha no fuck off!!!!
Yep I’m bringing stinger suits back
I’ve got an XL-Tall if you want to start the second hand market with a bang.
I wear that full lycra all summer long,
I’m not from Nigeria or Niger
Is it a mid? Log?
Yes mid. Also comes with a ‘70s convertible, some brylcreem and a penchant for obscure funk n soul records
Unacceptable.
What’s the water temp over there now? Still in a 3/2 here in the Land of the long sucky Lockdown.
We’ve had NE’r blowing for 4 days which pushes cold water in so still wearing a 3/2 also
Cosy corner time, then.
Yesterday was acceptable here:
https://www.instagram.com/p…
Chriiiist. Very acceptable.
We had a good start to spring but have hit the inevitable doldrums.
We’ve had the same winds but I’ve been in boardies since about mid-September. Plenty of softcocks in steamers around though. Swell has been pretty steady around the 3′ mark, although it’s best when the tide is low and that hasn’t been convenient for us workers. Nothing better than seeing some dole bludger scoring a peak to himself while driving past on the way from one letterbox to another.
Where are you? In Newy we get the upwelling really easily. Can drop down to 14 or 15 in summer
Sunshine Coast. None of that vicious upwelling around here. Did experience it a few times when living in Sydney. Remember a xmas day surfing Era in the National Park when it was 35C, but the water temp required wearing a steamer. If you sat for more than about 3 minutes without catching a wave, you had to dip yourself in the water to stop sweating.
Haha yeah there was a surf carnival here a few years back where nippers were being treated for heatstroke and hypothermia at the same event
Ugh.
I surfed overhead waves yesterday, by myself, in 80 degree water. It was dreamy. I do not miss wearing a wetsuit, that’s for sure.
I have a magic ex-Gerr, Biolis hand shape that encourages a calcium/chicken gristle thing to grow on my sternum. It’s pretty crook. Sick cunt of a board though.
Are cameltoes more acceptable than cheeks these days?
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1…
Just paying lip service?