“The etiquette that (barely) exists today was hammered out by your predecessors. Classic entitled millennial chicken sh*t!”
Surfcasual is a clothing label that was founded a couple of years ago on the back of a very unusual premise: as a bulwark against aggression in surfing.
“As passionate surfers ourselves, we have firsthand experience of the negative impact that aggression can have on the surfing community. It takes away from the true essence of riding the waves—the freedom, the connection with nature, and the camaraderie among fellow surfers.
“Our aim is to raise awareness about reducing aggressiveness in the lineup and to advocate for a community where surfers of all levels, whether beginners, casual riders, or intermediate, share the awesomeness we experience on our boards, learn and apply the principles of surfing etiquette while showing respect to each other, and create a surfing culture that thrives on positivity, happiness, and leaves toxic behavior behind.”
Yeah, well, they got a little pushback on a reel from old school heads a few weeks back when they ran with a vid of a couple of kooks pushing their chests out at each other, tossing a board etc.
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The reel, which has been viewed almost nine million times, is accompanied by Surfcasual’s anti-violence ethos.
It’s time to promote accountability and respect in the lineup — qualities that every surfer should embrace. Sadly only a select few follow these principles and truly understand the pure excitement and positive energy that surfing can bring. Surfcasual is an alternative surf community for those who choose to be accountable, responsible and respectful in the lineup through empathetic and effective communication.
Violence and aggressive behavior have no place in the surf community. Join the movement and become a member today.
Greg Webber, who is sixty-three and the shaper who made concaves his own personal fiefdom, beginning in the late eighties, was among the first to pile on.
What a load of politically correct rubbish,” wrote Webber.
Another, Mittenscoops, wrote:
“These conflicts have limits and help to produce better and more reflecting men. This idea that passivity and non-violence is the highest form of morality is simply naive. The force of pressure has always helped us become stronger men. Nature will always test men, and if men want to thrive, they must face it and push it back. In a world where most of nature is conquered, it’s important to encounter it in play. It builds respect for danger and restraint in the person. Without lessons like this, a man will be protected too far, to the point that he will never see the far bigger and worse moral failings that result in atrocities. It’s easier to see this kind of social evolution in the ways moms and dads raise their kids. Over protection absolutely RUINS children. Moms do far too much of it. So when fathers are largely absent, that coddling results in unrestrained, amoral violence like in gangs or state committed atrocities as seen last century in Germany, Russia, and China.”
And, more:
“All these dopes winjing about getting shit just don’t have respect. If you’re an open gym bball player with no vert and a dad bod would you expect to be welcomed onto a court with nba players fuck no, get your ass in shape learn the craft and etiquette and work your way up.
“This is a very dangerous sport and people who drop in on me or those who haphazardly roll into the lineup and go over the falls without a leash while kids are on the inside or you are paddling out need to be held to account. They are dangerous. It is our job to communicate to them and sometimes when you’re in danger and narrowly escape another visit to the UC, you have to raise your voice to get their attention to move down the beach or go take a lesson. We are animals, we got hair on us. Surfing is primal. Learn how to surf or get out of the way or someone’s going to yell at you. Try going to the North Shore and tell the boys to ‘relax’.”
“From enforcer to enforcer regulation is a must in waves of consecuence. The wave in this clip doesn’t show the real danger of surfing in line ups out of your league. You just don’t put only yourself in danger but everyone around you, and yes trying to help someone in a critical situation endangers that person as well. Sadly this last decade everyone has something to say and everyone feels entitled to do as they please and worst of all everyone is kind of a news reporter now with your cams in your phone and your profiles in social media. So bottom line is “be good, get good or get out” no questions asked no quarter given. And if you feel after some time you can handle waves of consecuence you’re welcome as long as you respect the pecking order of the line up. Sorry boys and girls but you got to pay if you want to play. Respect the ones before you and pave a solid road for those that follow after you. Respect and love, if you don’t respect yourself and others you are incapable of love. This might sound stupid and whatever for some people but it’s not fun to save some kook who almost killed him/herself and almost hurt someone in the way. Earn your stripes, learn to read the line up, ask old timers for some advice and play safely. Much love from Perú!”
And on and on and on!
Surfing ain’t that serious, boys! Or maybe it is?
Where do you stand? For, against, reformed for or reformed against?
Gone are the days when a fistfight was needed and good. It turned the boys into men and they even became friends after the scrap. Now boys face jail for a simply natural expression of the male species.
is it actually a big problem? name a physical sport or activity that hasn’t had run ins between folks being competitive or territorial..
A guide to potential surf vilolence
You fuck up, expect to get clipped. Maybe a resounding apology gets you off & you paddle in
You fuck up without remorse or apology demonstrating continued disrespect within the vicinity – expect irreversible consequences with alterations to remind you indefinitely
But yeah, stay calm & have fun gen Zers Everyone’s happy to have you out here
“Winjing” sounds kinda hardcore. Brown belt in Winjing.
It’s not gay if there is no eye contact.
it’s whinging like whining ….
You sure it’s not Whin-jun, the ancient Eastern art of missing irony?
Give us one MC, you could write a book..
Ha! the Surf Casual weenies closed all their social media accounts! They are the nadir of the apocalypse literally encouraging kook-arama drops ins as an effort to sell clothing.
Well phones have changed the metric because the real enforcers would get locked up.
But its always been a case of limited resources.
Most of the non life threatening world class waves have been found. You either have to go somewhere fucking cold or fucking hard to get to. Mind you the world is huge and I’m sure there’s undiscovered waves, especially reef and beachbreaks.
But if you live on the gold coast or Hawaii or anywhere with world class waves, the good guys are going to get all the waves and everyone else the scraps.
The best analogy is a pub. If it’s empty, just walk up and order a beer. But if it’s packed and going off and hot women everywhere, you want to be connected or you’re gonna be elbow to elbow trying to get the barmans attention.
Finally some quality content.
Mixing fight culture and surf culture is a sure way to get the comments flowing.
Etiquette has been missing for years and COVID only accentuated the issue. Too many people, not enough waves, and those new to the “sport” are missing the foundation of what many had to build upon. Fighting isn’t the answer, learning likely is, but sadly many don’t have the bandwidth to understand this…which is why I would rather surf an empty close out vs. battling with newbs and assuming they know what they’re doing.
Surf Casual? Like don’t surf serious? Maybe just on weekends and holidays? Or do they mean it’s cool to wear athleisure and still think of yourself as a “surfer”?
I feel bad for those who did not get to come up in the “If you don’t surf, don’t start” era. The rules were simple and enforced.
Soft progressive think is the opposite of surf think but the Vals don’t know that and it hurts their brains to learn that such order must be regulated for it to remain. Can’t we all just get along? I have every right to surf here too! Nope. Not if you snake, back paddle, drop it, or paddle out through the line up. Why is respect so misunderstood?
i too wanted to start a child-labor sweatshop to produce costumes and wear-able symbols for 1st world white men keen on appearing they’re here to tamp down aggression.
then I kissed my boyfriend Goodnight, and drifted off to sleep to The View.
Masculinity!
here’s a real sad sack story: Aubrey Plaza’s husband offed his self due to pressure from the gay community after she came out of the closet. The women’s pressure cannot be overstated on the lives of surfers (and non-). A dip in the ocean should have saved him (according to the meta-physical adorners of the power of holistics).
No way that chick is gay. Too many photos and video over the years of her ‘miring handsome or powerful men. Don’t believe everything you read online.
Also, dude clearly had major depression. Any fella in LA who breaks up with a famous chick usually lands himself another fine piece of tail right after. There’s thousands of them in that town circling for a meal ticket.
but he decided to get hung up…..what’s up with Merica at the moment?
I was probably 14 surfing a local spot with only a couple people out. A loke on a log backdoored the peak and I duck dove in front of him and my board slipped and shot out at his head going bye. On his way paddling back out he said “Hold on to your board next time!” and punched me in the face. I never let go of my board again. I’m 55 now. Make Localism Great Again!….
Very similar story…one good sock at 14 and I learned my lesson. Although after the punch the old timer told me to paddle out with him and sent me on a set wave.
Im a kook, but these guys make me look like I’m part of Da Hui. Someone definitely needs to dunk them awhile.
too much talking and not enough fading and stuffing
Their post seems kind of aggressive.
something to be said.
I do cunt! I am just good enough to let every fuckwit in.
Xox
The Inertia don’t do clothes but if they did they would look a lot like Surf Casual! Probably the best kooks in the world!
comparitive pricing: either a BG Tee shirt or a Great White Shark Bath Bomb. $29.50 v $9.99. Both in stock!
real cute.
double BBs and she don’t surf. yeti~
Both in stock but rarely sent! Too much trouble to go to post office and pack etc. Much better to buy these. https://damionfuller.co/collections/beach-grit
how much do you need?
“blog review” might be blood. which of course. might come true. or not/
Just when I coaxed pip from out under the bed explained the Californian big waves had gone.
Scary men talking they might hit you but won’t.
Why can’t we all just surf together happily and play golf together happily ?
it sell more slave labourers broad shorts?
Moving over pip and NO more takeaway Indian.
Fucken smells
Hey I love you all , but if your some Val sirf mum or euro living your best life experience at the expense of a life time local surfet then guess what if your in my way when I’m surfing your gunna cop shit.
no worries, but I bet some of your ancestors are euro’s 🙂
Who gives a fuck what you think.
In the last week I’ve growled at:
Some bogger kids and their booger dad and creepy booger pal ( 40+ YO who was determined to impress/ bore the shit out of the kids with constant, I mean NON-FUCKING -STOP loud chatter about boog shit and being so cool and knowing all the dudes) were constantly exactly in the path of my take-off line, every. fucking. time. I was polite but had to tell the dad I didn’t really want to run them over. None of the them got message. So I gave up on 2′ hollow not-much and paddled in.
The two wavestorm fuckwits today abandoning their boards in 1′ surf, again directly where I was trying to take off… to get, you know, like, anything. A vague wiggle and fart maybe. Truly consequential stuff. and NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH.
I think my surfy-pant are being put back on, muthafukka.
Look out! Next week I tackle 2.5′ slop and growl and someone else in life-non-threatening situations..
Deploy your inflatable vest to appear larger during confrontation.
Heck, I do that on the bus to work.
comes in bulletproof, yeah?
Not a lot of open carry here, mate. ‘Cept for the police.
My son likes to tell the story about last year when he was waiting at a busy bus stop frequented by all sorts of characters. A couple of cops were standing around talking and one was absent mindedly clicking the magazine release on his service pistol, and popping the mag back in, over and over.
Then finally, the magazine shot out a little too far and dropped to the ground scattering (so he said) rounds far and wide, across the pavement, onto the street and rolling down the hill. Apparently some sketchy types were a little too interested in chasing after them as he scrambled in panic.
shogun. or did he just show me his gun?
feelin ur pain, bro. i too yell at the horizon to give me that set wave. during a long lull i would yell: “The ocean is a chicken shit.” fellow riders would paddle away.