Who doesn't love happy endings?
In case y’weren’t au fait with the scene at Fort Point, a junky dirty water left beneath San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, it has a cadre of locals former Surfer editor Steve Hawk describes simply as “dicks.”
And, one month ago, local kitesurfing instructor and foil-boarding aficionado, John von Tesmar, was reminded of this fact when he lost his leashless board, watched as it washed to the shore and then attacked by an angry local who jerks a rock above his head multiple times to slay the damn thing.
The footage, famously, was captured by Jon Solaga, a member of the Bay Area Kiteboarding page.
Now, in one of the feel-good stories of the year, Tesmar, has returned to Fort Point, with his jet boat and foil board, a new one presumably, and ridden several waves to glory, even referencing the Mattew Wilder song Break My Stride as he braves the torrid Fort Worth surf scene.
Tesmar sings,
“Ain’t nothin’ gonna to break my stride
Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no
I got to keep on moving.”
In a moving post, he writes,
“After my last session here where I lost and had my board broken by some angry locals, I came out to this session wanting Redemption. And I got it!”
Essential.
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Listen to all the cave men on here grunting in defense of the one true religion of prone paddle surfing (and your board better not be too long or too short or too much volume or too much graphics or have the wrong logos)
You guys are pathetic fuckin losers who think you are answering a higher calling to squat at a shitty third tier mush ball and fend off anything that’s just a little queer and impure.
Anyone notice he towed in on the NORTH side of the south tower? Like a mile away from the crew sitting inside hugging the rocks. You hyperventilate about how dangerous and inconsiderate he is. Guarantee that 9/10 of you commenting have never even paddled out north of Santa Barbara. This dude is far from a kook. He’s a legit kite surfer and foiler. Everyone who parrots the “foilers are kooks” line is the real kook. You probably surf shitty on your shitty wave that you hardcore protect on a board that’s too small for you and you love to sit and growl and get angry when you surf. And also the board that got destroyed wasn’t just some shitty Huffy setup. That was the best board and foil currently being made and the dude that busted it up should be strung up for his crimes against craftsmanship.
It’s ok though guys. A cave man seeing an evolved man in a plane fly over his cave would grunt and throw rocks at it. Hopefully you guys evolve some day and join the fun.
Nothing wrong with marching to the beat of your own drum, everyone has their weird. But respect begets respect. If you don’t have the faintest idea of the rules of a sport find out before you storm on in like king swinging dick. Or as I’ve commented before, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Ah, ok. The boulder hucking makes much more sense now.
The level of self absorption in this boggles the mind.
Jealous much? That’s what it looks like the driving force was. Sad. Any sports on the water are cool. One isn’t better than the other. But it is painfully telling when someone in one sport is so obviously jealous of someone in a different one. Just SAD
Just because the law is on your side, doesn’t mean you’re not a dickhead.
Just one wave, man! Where am I going to go? Cliffs on both sides, I’m not going to paddle to New Zealand, c’mon Johnny!
Vaya con dios, Bodhi.
We’ll get’m when he comes back in!
He’s not coming back in…
Fing floaters
Yeah!! Who’s the kook now?!!
That FP boulder throwing cunt needs to watch his hairy back now. 👏
Still, he’s asking for it and people that look for trouble usually have an easy time finding it.
What a hero! As for his bumchum driving the boat …. Why would you even film yourself doing shit like that ? Shameless seppo kooks
There’s gay and then there’s this
It’s San Francisco dude!
Is that really winning…?!….yeah he’s a kook and he won’t be able to go there again…hopefully.
More as the story develops…..
Third installment should be a cracker.
I wonder what song will join the Point Fuckwit playlist…
Ahhhhh, I see. Needs to not fall off.
Jet boat tow team .
Surfing….look what your become 😞
Very Melancholy ending. Its an anti climax. Like the dudes a total fuckwit for endangering everyone there but yeah he finally got his wave so yeah congrats fuckwit
That guy deserves some vigorous anal polyps.
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You really got too much time on your hands
Doesn’t everyone around here ?
There’s only so many waves to ride, hills to slide, fish to slay and guitars to play…
P.S.
Plus there’s been lockdowns and border control here, so I’m limited with my usual traveling and social stuff, the nearest neighbour is about a mile and the shops are close to ten…
So what’s your excuse ?
Don’t protest too much, just say it only took 2 mins and tell everyone to fuck off.
Took seven though, cos of my shitty phone that cut out and extra swills while it warmed up…
Take that shredder to potato patch.