"...this doesn't have to happen."
Lineups have been, undeniably, more choked in these the Covid years of our lives than any time previously in surfing’s long and sordid history. Everyone home from work/school, everyone looking to add fitness to weary lives, the ocean providing natural social distancing except at places like Cardiff Reef, Malibu, Noosa where soft rollers beg to be feasted upon by the VAL horde.
Well, an Australian man recently became scaled whilst out in the aforementioned Noosa and has calm but serious words for his perpetrator.
The scene is laid when Derek Symons decided to take a summer day’s surf and he picks up the story from here…
“One person cut me off and knocked me off a wave, and then while I was recovering and trying to untangle everything, his partner or friend caught the next wave and just ploughed straight over the top of me. It’s just stupid actions and people don’t think about the consequences but it could have been way worse. Honestly I hope next time she seriously thinks about all the people out there and doesn’t snake people and cut people off. I am a capable surfer, a strong paddler and have been surfing in Noosa for over 20 years now. To go out there and not turn when you could have easily gone around someone — why would people purposely want to hammer someone? Lucky it was on top of my head and not my face or spine. Surfing is supposed to be fun. Please watch out for others out there especially when it is pumping … this doesn’t have to happen.”
That top of his head required seventeen staples to close but how wonderful is his attitude? I would be spitting expletives if I had been scalped but he calmly offers advice.
Not the hero we deserve but certainly the hero we need.
Let’s all hold hands and pray
wear a helmet dummy
Punched in the face! She would never do it to another person again. Frankly, I think that she would treat other people better in general. I’m sorry, but some people just need it to happen.
Seems a common rudeness for people that are suppose to be chill.
Lol it’s always been this way always will stop going to douche baggy crowded spots
After reading some of the comments I’m wondering why more than a few ‘brains’ bogged down and zeroed in on the person’s sex and not the fact she probably did not see him.
I also surfed for a number of years and the only problem I ever had was either at Malibu or San Clemente where some of the the locals would take off on a wave yelling “Coming Through” to let everyone know it was their wave; thing is, tho, there are way too many times when several people will choose the same wave and as long as they’re far enough apart then fine and if not then give-way for the other guy, since there is always another wave in a minute or so.
Anyone who has ever surfed knows that once you’re ‘up’ the first thing you’re doing is to see if the wave you’ve chosen is worth riding and at the same time checking for other surfers or swimmers in the water so you don’t hit them with your board or worse yet the skeg (rudder).
Glad he didn’t get more than a close shave on this outing and kudos for keeping it real.
Bwahahaha
Snakes, cuts off, and runs over….triple threat! Sounds like most surfers at blacks. Shudda gone a few inches deeper underwater. From experience, the board goes where the eyes are looking. Before being run over get board in air( preferably at said runner overer)to reduce fin induced dingage, and self underwater.
I’d have a problem with someone slicing my head open like that.
1st of all, she’d or they’d pay for medical expenses incurred.
2nd, she, or he, would pay for any lasting damages.
And 3rdly, she, or he, would never want to see my face ever again.
Slicing someone’s head open like that is definitely not cool..
Do you really want to be in the water with all that blood? So why would anybody want to injure anybody? Just curious doesn’t sound too smart.
1st of all, anyone with a sliced open melon like that is not going to be in the water.
And all that blood? Yeah, I’d clear out for the day at least.
But I’d find them. And I’d make them pay the med bills.
I’d never stop looking for them. I wouldn’t go out of my way to find them..but I’d always keep an eye out for them.
There’s this thing called surf etiquette. The very biggest rule is, don’t hurt someone. Accidents happen. That’s understandable. But stupid accidents that shouldn’t happen are unacceptable.
That’s why I avoided crowds for 50 years.
What did he do to make her run straight over him?
Lol people aim right at you all day everyday
That is a bummer some people just don’t learn the basic rules and cut people off Etc hope you recover well and just know there’s other Surfers who understand what you’re going through
Boo boo. What a little cry baby. Big bad surfers, saving the world. One of the largest class of losers. Look at me, look at me. Get a life, and some simple advice, learn how to stay on the board. Hopefully a great white will do us all a favor.
A shark enthusiast, you’re in the right place.
Lol
Jesus, is that you?
The East Coast is just as bad, we have “Narragansett” Rhode Island just filled with ignorant, dangerous and selfish people who would run over any part of you anytime. Just selfish surf disregard. So sorry you got hurt. That is awful.
Yep it’s like alot of these people never surfed busy places. Sooooo much coastline with nobody on it…I avoid crowds …people aim right at you etc
Rubbernecks should have soft boards and rubber fins…
People like that who either don’t look or aren’t capable of turning in time need a good karate kick to the head.
So many times I see people in the way and I just have to miss out and not go.
Accident or not who wouldn’t be pissed off after being run over like that
People in the way lol try places with no crowds. There all over the plave
I thought I would be all casual as this dude at Goat Island was riding towards me, duck dived and felt a dull thud to my skull. I paddled over to my buddy and asked why everything was pink? He was very wide eyed and only said “we have to go in” I asked if I was bleeding and he said “yes take off your rash guard and tie it around your head ” 4 staples and getting hammered at the Hard Rock on mai tais and seeing Shaq stroll through (Lakers do or did the big man camp in town) was overall an awesome day.
Scary with that blood in the water!! Nobody is 😨 ???
LOLOLOL
Not unique to her, dudes at the pub called me Marco Polo because I drove to surf.
Does CNN get paid more to pimp the Whoop?
That lady named Amber something at Kelly’s cove that the WSL’s road trip series gave an award to is called amber alert because she takes off outside and almost runs people over.
Peak Connery.
I’ve actually been reading an unpublished biography of him written by the (also recently dead) Scottish writer William McIlvanney. It’s some of the finest character profiling I’ve ever read and a crying shame it was never published.
Probably brainwashed himself from playing James Bond so much. He would have had to stay in character for years. Just turned himself into a real sexist, narcicist, overly confident person. I was watching Keanu Reeves on some late show the other night and he actually walks and talks like John Wick now
I actually think Connery was quite authentic and struggled with the idea of celebrity given his staunchly working class background.
Poor little fella
Yeah hes ok i was just giving some context
That’s a bummer..
Slappin’ broads aside, what a fucken legend, this book is definitely going in my amazon cart. What a hero for bald men everywhere Connery is, makes Slater seem like Charlie Brown by comparison.
*edit – I wish I could put in my amazon cart * Never published?