How do I deal with these surfers?!

Jetaddict

Jetaddict

9 years to retirement...
Location
Tampa Bay
We don't have too much of an issue here on the west coast of Florida (no waves! usually), but when I got to Sebby on the east coast, we do have to coexist with the surfers there. I can understand them getting ticked if someone is buzzing feet away from them- it would tend to make a guy nervous. Especially if he was referring to couchers.
I give surfers a wide berth, but they also have to realize (just like fishermen in their bass boats) that we all share the waterways, and no one has "more rights" to a stretch of water any more than you can go out and stake your claim to a piece of land like the old west.
It's a mutual respect thing. I think you were trying to put that point across in your post.
 
WaveDemon

WaveDemon

Not Dead - Notable Member
Location
Hell, Florida
you can't talk to them. watch there board to find the good spots and give them lots of room. the law is always on there side. if they paddle over to where you are to surf your spot you are supposed to leave.
 
joe b

joe b

depth tester
Location
northfield, nj
Yup... Surfers always get the best breaks and it does'nt matter who was there first they get the right of way:sad: The only times I ride the better spots is when I get up earlier than them:veryhappy:

Me & Wavehog were ridding Atlantic City one day when a surfing event was going on. There are few open beaches over there but alot of tight spots inbetween the piers,jettys & drainage pipes. So we ended up ridding in a spot @ 75ft. across between 2 drainage pipes with a crowded surfing spot on the other side of the pipe. One of the surfers got bent & paddled out into the section we were ridding. So we moved into a tighter spot until this guy catches his first wave. He barely gets up & goes stright into the drain pipe. Then he picks up his broken board & throws a temper tantrum on the beach:laugh2:
 
WaveDemon

WaveDemon

Not Dead - Notable Member
Location
Hell, Florida
Jetaddict said:
We don't have too much of an issue here on the west coast of Florida (no waves! usually), but when I got to Sebby on the east coast, we do have to coexist with the surfers there. I can understand them getting ticked if someone is buzzing feet away from them- it would tend to make a guy nervous. Especially if he was referring to couchers.
I give surfers a wide berth, but they also have to realize (just like fishermen in their bass boats) that we all share the waterways, and no one has "more rights" to a stretch of water any more than you can go out and stake your claim to a piece of land like the old west.
It's a mutual respect thing. I think you were trying to put that point across in your post.
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you are wrong. they have more rights. we're not supposed to get within 300' (I think that's the distance)
 
GDFL

GDFL

Location
Melbourne, FL
joe b said:
Yup... Surfers always get the best breaks and it does'nt matter who was there first they get the right of way:sad: The only times I ride the better spots is when I get up earlier than them:veryhappy:

Me & Wavehog were ridding Atlantic City one day when a surfing event was going on. There are few open beaches over there but alot of tight spots inbetween the piers,jettys & drainage pipes. So we ended up ridding in a spot @ 75ft. across between 2 drainage pipes with a crowded surfing spot on the other side of the pipe. One of the surfers got bent & paddled out into the section we were ridding. So we moved into a tighter spot until this guy catches his first wave. He barely gets up & goes stright into the drain pipe. Then he picks up his broken board & throws a temper tantrum on the beach:laugh2:
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I guess we're lucky here. With the Daytona and South Volusia beach breaks, they surfers have to stay the hell out of the zone or else. It's sad when the jerkoffs have about 8 miles of beach and they think that we shouldn't have our 300 yard zone. I agree with the guys that say stalk the board to find the hot spots and then give them reasonable room when you're there.
 
joe b

joe b

depth tester
Location
northfield, nj
GDFL said:
I guess we're lucky here. With the Daytona and South Volusia beach breaks, they surfers have to stay the hell out of the zone or else.
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Daytona is the only spot on the east coast I know of that you can launch in the surf. I almost craped when the beach patrol came over the loud speaker & annouced for the surfers to clear the ride zone. It's a nice luxury:cool:
 
Boris

Boris

The Good Old Days
Location
The surf-less coast
joe b said:
Daytona is the only spot on the east coast I know of that you can launch in the surf. I almost craped when the beach patrol came over the loud speaker & annouced for the surfers to clear the ride zone. It's a nice luxury:cool:
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and that is why it makes sense to be extra generous when buying raffle tickets at the Freeride. :fing02:
 
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wydopen

Guest
you gotta give them the right away even if they are lake surfing kooks...they have priority..standup riders get whats left..thats the way it goes...just learn to surfride better than them and when they see you slashing turns and airing over sections they usually show respect...
 
chart102

chart102

I wish I thought of that
Location
Ruston, LA
u mean there is actually a law stating that surfers have priority over anyone else in the water? ive never heard that. hmmm seems like our 300 lb. ''surf boards" should have more priority than their 12 lb boards.:dunno:
 
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