"Is it wrong that surfing’s incredibly toxic energy warms my heart?"
Of all the craft in the lineup, which annoys you most? The mighty SUP? A 12-foot leashless glider? Water-logged Wavestorm? Homeschooled hopeful on high-performance shortboard?
Or the chunky ocean kayak?
Well, a Santa Cruz area surfer became enraged in a now-viral video, exploding all over two ocean kayak enthusiasts. The clip, which appears on People Getting Mad, opens as the surfer in black wetsuit, approaches the kayakers, knocking on one of their boats and saying, “I don’t want to get hit with that thing. Take your shit back out of here.” He then turns even more direct, declaring, “I’m serious. Today’s not fucking Friday get the fuck out of here. I live here. People don’t do this shit right here. Go to Manresa where there’s a shitload of space. Go swimming but you don’t do that hard ass shit here. Anything that needs a helmet shouldn’t be around people with a soft-top. If you are so stupid that you need a helmet then go somewhere else.”
The accompanying comment section did not appear to include many surfers and, thus, our hero copped a licking.
It’s a public space. Shut up and deal with it.
Sometimes overzealous upholders of invisible laws need a solid no and back up or else this maybe become something you didn’t expect.
I surfed for a few years and there were so many guys like him I began to hate it. They seem chill but are always huge d bags if you are in “their” space. Turns out they are all burning outs who don’t get up before noon so it’s fine to just surf in the morning.
Oh right they own the public beach front. Got it.
I don’t care if I’m making an honest mistake, if I’m respectfully made aware of the risk or whatever, I’ll gladly move to a different spot, but if you come at me the way this guy did to these people, I’m going to tackle you and make you eat sand. “Them’s fightin’ words”.
He should put that same energy towards being mad at the big chemtrail behind his head.
What a whiny little baby. Shut up little baby.
Sponger kook.
Gooooooood please ask him what the fuck he’s going to do about it. PLEASE.
A few voices of reason though.
Is it wrong that surfing’s incredibly toxic energy warms my heart?
And.
I agree with guy! I need him here in Ventura to yell at the foilers who carve around kids.
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Despite the ‘i hate whoever is different from me’ trope and the typical Warchild vibe, he somehow managed to pull together some surprisingly valid and sensible points mitch buchannon himself would approve:
– go where there’s more space
– no hard tops around soft tops
– you need helmets because you’re a danger to yourselves
Picked up a weekend hustle two summers ago making beautiful tasty wood fired pizza couple blocks from home. Going on my third summer! Just got back from three weeks in Hawaii bronzed to the trunk line and at my fighting weight. Friday night newish brewski poorer whom also side hustling from his day job, running the in house clothing label for surf shop that has mainland to island reach. Young man starts talking about the best wave in town that’s the coolest place to be. He looks over at me “Hey I never see you at the jetty were do you surf!?” I show him couple pictures on my phone zooming in not to disclose my where about. He declares “that’s Hatteras.” As I shake my head “no its really not.. and I’m not telling you!” He gives me his best smile with an expression that says”Im Gen Z and really!?” Another brewski jockey heckles “there is only three miles of beach their is no secrets!” Me again “Right swell! Right Tide, Right Conditions! I’m fucking not telling you! Figure it out!”
Today’s not Monday! Think I’m ordering some Ikea cabinets..
I try and regulate the line up if I can, being over 6′ and a dick helps. If you can intimidate a couple clowns to move to the next peak that’s a total win, and a much better session!
Was wondering what skin dog was up to these days
Newest thing I’ve seen in the lineup are two foil boarders wearing helmets buzzing around the lineup being towed by some little motorized craft. Just when you thought they couldn’t get any more pathetic.
This is fairly normal, people getting yelled at around this place. Was once far more violent. There should be some order, respect and knowing your place, but there are more tactful ways to talk — and I’ve given those talks. The kayaker putting a video online is a sissy way to handle it.
Deport those fucking Canadian kayakers!
#orange
mankayakbadSounds like that sweary soft-top rider in the wetsuit has been swigging the meths like petey mal and all the other sanity cruise lowcals used to before they went back to smoking pots meths is bad stuff don’t drink it kids
I have thoughts. Lots of thoughts.
“Social media made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” ~ Iron Mike Tyson
Thought from headline that he had actually torched the goatboats.
Suppose you can’t have your kayak and heat it.
told 2 paddle foilers (4ft boards, 5ft foils) to fuck off last week. they were sitting IN the lineup and taking off with everyone else, riding badly through a crowded lineup, either falling or then pumping back out for another wave… at a crowded, small day beachbreak. fuck clean off with that.
That is some Bullshit!
The comment that resonates with me is:
“Is it wrong that surfing’s incredibly toxic energy warms my heart?”
Respecting the local unwritten rules while avoiding the agro former child prodigy turned break enforcer who takes every wave until his childhood trauma is resolved for a brief few minutes is the key to a conflict free experience.
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Did she get the lotion or the hose?
The Friday reference was to the santa cruz paddlefest that took over all of steamer lane from friday thru today No surfing allowed. Was at the Lane friday when the suf was big and observed kayaks missing every wave. Super lame. Soon to be followed by surf skis missing every wave
Hard ass soft top rider
Toxic get a bad wrap, it has its place
Get fucked cunt
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Needs more knife waving.
Needs Willem Powerfish.