Apparently there are between 250,000 and 500,000 'surfers' in the UK now.
So what is the criteria for being a surfer. You have a surfboard in your garage and once surfed Bournemouth Pier, you came to Cornwall on holiday and bought a Fat Willy's T-shirt.
There are so many surf wiggers out there now it's hard to tell who's who in the water. Well until they start paddling that is!
There's already too many people surfing, there were enough 20 years ago when I started so tolerance is being pushed a little too much.
What I really hate now is the fact wanna-be surfers will turn up with a £400 surfboard and wetsuit to match and they can't even paddle out. You can't buy respect you idiots. I have more respect for someone who wears a wetsuit 2 sizes to big for them and a board that looks like they made it themselves.
It doesn't stop there, you listen to some of these guys and they've been to half the top surf spots in the world and have the stories to match. Yet as soon as they get in the water we can spot they're a kook from a mile off.
I guess this has been the deal with skiing for the past 20 years - now they just load up the Audi and head down here.
It wouldn't be so much of a problem except waves are a finite resource. One I'm not willing to share with some try hard wigger down from London for the weekend with their Quicksilver socks and Rip Curl surf watch.
Has anybody looked at www.wannasurf.com - I suppose it's a great site from one point of view but it's depressing how many people are willing to post information about genuine secret spots. It's also quite reassuring how irrate people get.
Mousehole Reef is a good example - A couple of friends of mine were the first people to surf here about 4 years ago - now it's on an international website. It does, however, only breaks about twice a year and is genuinely 'gnarly' so it would be quite amusing to see some of the 'Surrey hardcore' out there.
I bet your so-called poseurs can pull more women than you ruff-ruff boys.
You're just jealous cause they can pull. They have more dosh, and they're better looking than you 'real' surfers.
Go on admit it. There's a bit of truth in that eh?
Hello all Stand Up Paddle surfers (and potential SUP surfers)
The first UK Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championships is taking place in September. Surf and Distance comps and Demo equipment to use. Why not get along Surf > Compete > Try Out > Chill Out, it's totally up to you.
It's free to enter and all entrants get a bag full of kit. Limited spaces available in the competition so get your entry request in fast ( email info@supsurfing.com)
Check out www.standuppaddlesurf.co.uk for more info.
I notice that when you join the British Surfing Association you have got a choice of indicating that you want to give £2 of your (full) membership fee to any of the Home Nation Federation where you are resident i.e. Guernsey [ ] Jersey [ ] Scottish [ ] Welsh [ ] English [ ].
Until Cornwall is included I will be donating mine to Wales or Scotland or maybe even one of the Channel Islands, are you?
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