SFOB Swampers

"I thought I told you already: GO HOOOOOME!!!!"

So wait, is this a rant against long boarders? Or...what. I don't get the point really. Seems like a long board out there when it's really booming is its own regulating instrument (meaning you'll more than likely be surfing under water more than above).
Then there's the territorial aspect to your post, claiming that some peaks don't belong to some people, yet they belong to others. Pointless, but here are some suggestions:
1) If you can surf, just steer around the land mines
2) If you can surf, go later and deeper than anyone else, thus maximizing your solitude on the wave
3) If you can surf, you'd know that a less territorial attitude advocating give two and take one as a tenet is better

47th Ave coalition reporting in.

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Great response P.S., my sentiments exactly.

I just paddle around. Besides, the current just drags these guys for blocks! Wait 10 min and they're out of your way

i can't believe i am about to say this but id rather have the land mines for additional bait.... it gets really creepy sometimes out there on foggy days

You know what really gets me, it's the surfers who are better positioned than me. I hate it when someone else happens to be closer to the fold. I need to let that go though. I try to remind myself that it's not here for me alone.

i think this is a rant against sheeple.

regarding the original post. when i've made the pong paddle (on my long board) and have positioned myself in a nice empty spot I do take offense to others paddling out and stationing themselves right in front of or behind me. if it's super crowded and there are no empty spots i get it. but if it's peaky little beach breakers up and down the line i think it's rude.
but if it's a point break with a defined take-off zone i like to hang off to the side and ease my way in. kind of wait my turn. i actually had a local at a highly localized spot tell me the next one was mine one time. one time.
anyway, as long as y'all stay the f*ck out of my way i'll let you surf here.
:)

A-Framer: Never let a bad deed go unpunished.

All they'll do is repeat the poor behavior. Venting about it online afterwards accomplishes nothing.

Next time, regulate.

I wonder if "they" are reading this or would care...

Personally i think everyone here has a valid point. Regardless I am still leaning towards the idea that if you don't have the skill level to not ditch your board you should not be charging solid surf. Today i was in constant fear of someone with tunnel vision not being aware of where i was, not making the drop, and having a head collision with there log. Thought to myself, I think i like the ugly onshore days better because i can always find a nugget on the inner bar and nobody's out. Sure sharks are than a concern but so are the sharks with the paddles that seem to take every set wave regardless of how long one has been waiting and paddling to stay in position for when the set hits. IF THERE IS 3MILES OF BEACH WHY GO TO THE MOST CROWDED PEAK AND DOMINATE BECAUSE ONE CAN? Seems like their egos are as big as their boards.

sup bro. I hear ya. And I have to agree the first on a peak should be shown respect. It is rude to crowd them out if they were there first and there are other peaks nearby. However, nonetheless, the kooks will generally always find a peak closest to the parking lot with the most people. It's just the way it is. So keep it in mind and, if you want to better the situation for yourself, just start by walking down the beach yourself. I know its kind of a shitty deal if you were there first, but its always gonna be that way.

hello. your solo session is now over.

I am a SF local longboarder and I surf OB 75% of the time, and even on bigger days. It is tough to get that much foam out to the lineup and I love the challenge. But sometimes the wave will rip the board out of my hands and I am left bobbing until I can retrieve my board. I think the ocean is an open and free space that anyone can surf anytime and anywhere they want. They just need to be respectful of more experienced surfers and locals.

hmmm I think I know where that is cloud, and normally it is kind of empty :)

@ cloud, Rad picture.

@ cloud, Rad picture but you should be careful about showing the license plate because now you are probably on the list for that spot as well and are easily traceable;)
Anyone here not on the list? I am feeling quite left out.

A-Framer, funny, swamping used to happen to me more frequently than it does now, and I always assumed it was "locals" trying to intimidate & regulate. The dude(s) doing it almost always knew how to surf, so it certainly wasn't a clueless kook. And, they would always sidle up & then not acknowledge your presence. Seems to happen less frequently now...

But, horribly bad form, regardless of intent or lack thereof.

When I was kookier than I am now I used to take my log to spots where people were just in case I got into trouble..
I suppose it was the hope that as I was learning the more experienced folks would give me tips and help me out if I got in a bad spot..
And yeah every now and then I was buoy with a missile attached...
But for the most part people were gracious and kind to me as I learned..

Not all that long ago I got caught inside with a nice set of matching leg cramps.. Horrible! I was totally flailing and this complete d*$k came over to give me a lecture on holding on to my board while I was just trying not to drown...

I am going to aspire to be stoked and to share the stoke..
It just feels better to me than adopting the attitude of being pissed...

Why let the lowest common denominator dictate my mood?

peaceout

there is nothing wrong with some one on a longboard surfing bigger waves. Choose you'r own ride. yea there are always kooks in the water, but so what. Its not about being a better surfer than they are. Some surfers choose to use a old board which may be thicker or longer. Not every one who surfs bigger waves enjoy surfing on bright white thin little thrusters. Some surfers like the feeling of a steady log under their feet than a very quick shortboard.
Have we all lost ourselves so much that we can't communicate through speech. If you don't like something than say it to some ones face out in the water with out loosing your temper, or keep your head down and paddle somewhere else. This is OB. there are plenty of waves to go around.

Of course you will get the handful of people that will paddle out to a peak where there are a cluster of people because they don't know how to venture off to another spot and find some other waves, but, you can always catch a wave in and walk down the beach and find some others for yourself.

remember this is surfing. the waves belong to the ocean not the individual. share a wave once in a while.

As an intermediate level surfer who always surfs solo, I look for a spot with a few others in the water. I get creeped out when I am all alone in the water. I'll paddle within about 50 yards of another surfer. I still don't know what you are talking about "peaks" and "channels" at OB. It all seems random to me. As far as chatting in the water, seems kinda akward at times. It is hard to hear with plugs/hoods etc. Just a simple hello will do. I have never had anyone give me a hard time at OB. I think you should nice. You may need that person to drag you into shore if things go bad.

The beach takes care of itself. If there is one place that doesn't need 'regulators' that would be it.

thank god ob is not a point break... this is probably why surfers are pretty congenial around here.

I understand the original posters frustrations. I was out at another local spot which will remain nameless. There were only three people out one morning including myself. I paddled away from the other two just to enjoy the solitude and get whatever waves came my way. So a guy on a longboard paddles the 75 feet over to where I am and sits literally 4 feet directly outside of me. I stared at him kinda expecting that if I focused hard enough he may spontaneously combust but no such luck. So I paddle to the side and let it go but then a wave comes to me and this guy burns me!!! It wasn't even a great wave but I was so mad. I saw him like 5 times the next two weeks and everytime the anger was still there...until I burned him back, haha.

Homeostasis is maintained by negative feedback loops and self regulating mechanisms....sorry just had day 1 of anatomy class.

The times an LBer scare me are when they're outside and either start to paddle and explode, or just abandon ship, outside right in front of me. Especially when they've had to go a ways to get right in front of me. Meanwhile I'm trying to figure out where the hell they're going and end up out of options. The insider landmines are almost always a steer around deal, no biggie, kind of like skiing the trees.

Once or twice I've had to vent, but almost always being more bummed out by my reaction than their action. Dickdom is definitely contagious.