Fully agree

I find my sup gets me out on those tiny days where I would not bother getting wet, its another way of enjoying the ocean when I would not normally get wet

And when its too big on the beachies the bay surf gives me another option, so yeah, love it but it will never replace the short board

hilly said...

Had my first sup that I actually turned on a wave for 4 and a half months in knee to waist high waves. I was stoked The best thing about sup is crappy waves become fun again. Sort as like when you were a grommet and had fun in anything.

You know what Hilly? Right there, you have hit the nail on the head!
That is EXACTLY what the stoke of Paddle Surfing (not SUP) is all about, for me!

Stoked your at it again! And guess what? You get to relive the Stoke all over again!
See there is an up-side to everything!

AA

Got every right to be out there. But I paddle to the less crowded waves as it is more fun to be with a couple of mates on an ok wave than fighting with 30 at the name wave.

Will be at Margaret's soon very much doubt I will go out at mainbreak but will score heaps of uncrowded quality waves to my self just by paddling around the corner or across the bay.

Agree with both Mac and Hilly, Mac other than Christmas for 4 weeks we dont have anything like the numbers you get, nor do we have the number of SUPS you see on the Goldie. You may get 4 SUPs out worst case other than at maybe Torquay.

I was staggered at how many people hit the alley etc last time I was there, was a real eye opener to say the least.

Often here on the surf coast if a Sup is out at a busy break they are getting it wired for an up coming comp or they are surfing with their mates that prone surf or its simply thier home break that they have surfed for 20yrs.

I guess my point is its not always a problem or obvious why a SUP is in the line up.

The main problem that gets brought up time after time here is when multiple SUPS hit a break and dominate the break to the disavantage of everyone else. Its the pack mentality that pisses people off the most.

Phill

Not saying Sups don't have every right to surf where they want, but they have the versatility and the choice to make the right decision.

I believe it's a manners thing, and I was talking about a particular situation that I saw in Bondi a few weeks ago.

About 20 - 30 short boarders at a break and one inconsiderate SUP. Yeah, the guy had skill, he was reasonably considerate, but I could almost feel the unnecessary tension he was causing by being there. No reason why he couldn't paddle 100 metres to the side.