Angry surf local intimidates tourists by throwing rocks like a girl

"The main responsibility does not rest with the locals, but with those who did not respect the spot."

A wild scene on the Canary Islands, hours ago, when an angry surf local became so overwhelmed that he was forced to throw rocks at blow-ins in an overwhelmingly effeminate manner. The Spanish archipelago has been very overwhelmed with tourists, of late. All manner of folk flying in to enjoy grilled octopus tapas underneath a golden yellow sun, waves lapping the fine sand. So many have flocked that clashes betwixt residents and visitors are not uncommon.

The most recent featured an angry surf local water punching, then chasing, two Venezuelan men after they attempted to paddle Punta Blanca, a little reef near the capital Tenerife.

Footage of the incident was captured and posted to social media.

Initially the long-haired angry surf local can be seen punching away in the lineup before the fracas moves to land. The angry surf local is very keyed up and also short. He bounces back and forth like a gorilla before heading off to the side of the path, where he is standing, gathering rocks then hurling them at the Venezuelans, who are off screen.

A dog also gets involved and appears to bite the angry surf local near his privates.

Angry Surf Local Goes Berserk

According to the Instagram account surfenespanol:

What happened in Punta Blanca, Tenerife, involves Alexandra Caraballo and Cristian Mederos, a couple of young Venezuelans who are on vacation and decided to go surfing. Upon arriving at the spot, a local surfer began shouting at them from the water, demanding they withdraw and stating they couldn’t be there. Cristian tried to explain that he wasn’t going to interfere and that he could be in another area. There was no dialogue. The images show how the situation escalated to physical aggression, with beating outside and inside the water, chasing and throwing stones, not only against Cristian but also against Alexandra and the people who accompanied them, in the eyes of those who were on the beach and without police presence.

Well, the angry surf local self-identified as tintinalcala55 and he, too, took to Instagram to explain the situation saying, in part, “I want to apologise for picking up stones during the incident and to the surfing community. I am not proud of what happened in Punta Blanca. Nobody wants to witness fights in the water.”

But also, “The main responsibility does not rest with the locals, but with those who did not respect the spot. (The Venezuelans) attempted to impose their way of surfing and disrupted an equilibrium maintained by generations of surfers who care for their waves.

In other words, “sorry not sorry.”

What stuck me most about the whole affair, however, was tintin’s throwing motion. I suppose growing up Spanish, the feet are used most in sport and so maybe he has simply never thrown a ball. I would like to encourage him to take some time in the park with a few stones. Maybe watch videos of John Rocker or The Big Unit, first, then try to emulate the arm motion.

I have no doubt that with enough practice, Venezuelans far and wide will be scared instead of amused.

Do you have fond memories of learning how to throw, properly, yourself? Long summer days in the backyard with pop just pitching the ol’ pill back and forth or were you a pigskin enthusiast, working a nice tight 30 yard spiral?

Either way… better than Spaniards.