“It is to surfing what Madame Claude’s famous Parisian brothel was to prostitution.”
How much does it cost to hire out the Slater tank in Lemoore, that idyllic hamlet of 24,000 souls in gorgeous Kings County, California?
Is it still the usually thrown around fifty-thousand US a day, 120 waves served across eight one-hour sessions?
Of course, one doesn’t just… book.
For that privilege you gotta be “part of a group that has booking access, most likely because they are a repeat customer.”
And therefore, according to our Lemoore insider, “While it remains financially off limits to most surfers, it is quickly replacing Pebble Beach as the plutocrats favorite playground. There, tech industry and hedge fund VALS hone their skills before hiring a surfpa (a surfing version of the sherpa mountain guide, also known as “proho”) to block for them at one of California’s gated, guarded beachside communities.”
Y’heard about the surpas?
Real big thing among the rich and unlovely, including Hunter Biden, the disgraced son of the semi-disgraced US prez.
And, now, there is a war brewing between the millionaires and the billionaires,” says our Malibu connection.
“I almost vomited when I overheard one plutocrat say to another, ‘Alexander von Furstenberg (Barry Diller’s stepson, Diane von Furstenberg’s son, under investigation by SEC) is a real waterman.’ How the mighty have fallen.”
I didn’t know he had waterproof earbuds. Link?
I’ve been working as a surfpa for about 18 months since my Uber gig pooped the bed from a DWI.
It’s good work. I get paid in cash and Hurley gear and get to hang with some fancy people, too.
I sure hope that’s not me when I up the dosage to point of no return. Hopefully the DNR note stapled to my chest will deter them from trying
Curious as to why you changed your handle…not that I disagree with your take in this case, actually couldn’t agree more. You’re Tony from Big Island turned Freerider, turned SamWaters, and maybe a moniker or two more I may have forgotten, right?
It’s sad… the pro surf league unfortunately has become the female cleansing product that Laird played in North shore. Spoiled and disconnected from what surfing is really about.
The publishers and writers of Beachgrit and the like, should a peaceful revolution come, will be hunted down and brought before a jury of citizens, who will determine what form of punishment they’ll endure.
Does the surpa carry board to the beach and prepare meals in the lineup?
Does this mean that the (much promised and often talked about) BG wavepool party (brought to you in association with Hurluley) is going ahead soon ?
Are there posted restrictions at the pool about diarrhea policy? Because at most if not every pool and even jacuzzi in America, there is a stridently posted 14-day limit on entry if one has experienced “active diarrhea.” FYI
May-Oct warmish? Try hot as fuck with the stench of cow shit wafting in the breeze. The cow shit smell there is worst in the winter though. That cold air really locks in the stink at ground level. When it’s all said and done, Baywatch and the pool will be Kelly’s legacy.
That sounds terrible
some guy heard? “While it remains financially off limits to most
surfershumans…falling on your own sword is the sport of kings, queens, countrymen, peasants…nobody has the authority to question that…
what pisses me off is that a longtime peanut vendor (59 years as an employee) at Dodgers Stadium has been told to stop throwing peanuts to customers due to safety concerns expressed by stadium officials.
That’s what pisses you off boy I can’t wait to see what happens when there’s global food shortages due to meg droughts and flooding.
Careful who you’re spouting off to young un
Let’s burn that bridge when we get to it.
It will self correct. It always does. That does not mean it isn’t going to suck until the f’rs in charge figure things out.
And BTW, it is our glorious leader that has caused the problem. Not droughts, he is not a god or something. Backdoor deals and being a senile puppet with nutjobs holding the strings. That guy is bringing the pain to us. Him and his handlers
I really and truly laughed out loud when I read your response!
The worst part is when they are in the actual ocean surfing a quality wave. One where all you have to do is basically stand there to get from one section to the next. You can see them from afar stand up on there oversized trendy board and get into there horrific style/stance as they glide down the line waving there arms. Top of body looking disconnected from bottom. Perfectly good wave destroyed. That’s what makes me want to vomit.
see me, feel me…touch me…free me!
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That’s the driver. You can’t see the strings connected to the steering wheel in the photo, but I assure you that I’m just making this up.
F ROB=GER WATERS!
Would love to read the ‘confessions of a surfpa’. Would suit this blogg perfectly!
would not that be us? surfpa’s r us?
And there lies Slaters future.
A real life Mickey Mouse parading around his own pool fantasyland.
along w/ Minnie…
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What the hell is this senseless babble Dez? Reads like you had a seizure while writing it.
HE’S SAYING U NEED TO BE RICH TO SURF KPOOL AND THEIR HIRING MOOKS TO GET WAVES.
Real question from an east coaster:
Does California let you own the actual water if you have a seaside house or complex? In my state, no man can own waterways, lakes, sea, or river.
Are they able to kick you out if you were to drift into their “property”?