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Surf Gondolas:
Kook or Kool?
How are you representing Stand Up
Paddle Surfing?
Are you Dangerous to others? Are you
a Wave Hog?
When beach boy surfing there are Kool things and
things that make you a huge Kook!
1. You
paddle out floundering to a lineup with surfers. You can
barely stay standing but proceed right into or outside of the
lineup. You paddle for waves while people scramble out
of your way only to fall off before you can even get on the
wave.... Your big board becomes an extremely dangerous
projectile... Kook alert!! KOOK!! KOOK!! KOOK!! KOOK!!
2. You can barely stay
standing so you practice in an area where no one is around that you could
endanger or bum out. You care about the world wide effects
of SUP surfing so you paddle and surf with Aloha. Very
Kool!!
3. You
start to get the hang of it and want to surf better waves so you decide to
surf a more popular spot. You paddle out and stand
outside everyone. The sets come and you paddle in like a
locomotive right thru the pack. You get waves in
every set... KOOK!!
4. You
start to get the hang of it and want to surf better waves so you decide to
surf a more popular spot. You paddle out and check out the
situation. You see waves off to the side that a lot less
people go for. You catch a few of those... Since you
don't want to wear out your welcome, you decide to catch only a few set
waves at most. You surf with Aloha....
Kool!
5. You
paddle out on an in-consistent day to a crowded spot. You stand outside everyone the whole duration of the
lulls. You never
sit down so you tower over others the whole
time... You
make sure you catch a wave from
every set. KOOK!
6. You
paddle out on an in-consistent day to a crowded spot. You feel like
you're on stage so you stand off to the side or sit down between sets
because you don't like blocking everyone's view of the beautiful ocean.
You catch a couple waves then move to the inside or on to another spot
or just paddle around because you figured out how to
surf with Aloha... KOOL!!
7. You're pretty good and can get in and around the surf
well... You surf crowded spots and catch all the waves you
can. Small ones, set waves etc. Because you
can surf good you get plenty waves. You're always
calling people off your waves. You just can't help
yourself to sit sets out so you basically take over the spot for
the duration of your surf. HUGE SELFISH KOOK!!!!!!!!
8. You're
pretty good and can get in and around the surf well... You go
to a crowded spot and check out what's going on. You see some
of the lesser quality waves going un-ridden and surf
those. You catch a ton of waves but ones that no
one really wants. You paddle out and get a few set
waves but you make sure others get waves by quietly cluing them in to
incoming sets. You become a quiet spotter of
sorts for others to score good waves.... You always sit out a
few sets. You use your high vantage point to
stoke others out. KOOL!! (When you arrive and it's already crowded NOT
GOING OUT THERE is the KOOLEST!)
9. You see how
cool SUP surfing is because you can paddle fast and want to get back at
those greedy longboarders. You decide to get into it to take
over and be the dominent surfer at any spot at any time. Do the entire surfing world a favor and don't get into it. You
are the biggest KOOK!!!!!!
10. You
see how cool SUP surfing is because you can do something that is a
challenge, get great exercise, paddle far up the coast at will, have
a blast riding waves you never thought would be fun, discover new
spots, like to enjoy the comraderie of the SUP surfers around the
world. KOOL!!
Note:
If there are more than one of you SUP surfing, everything
becomes doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc.
Avoid
heavy rotations with other SUP surfers when surfing with
others.
Be aware of your actions
and the actions of others. BE
KOOL.
Adapted from: http://www.paddlesurfhawaii.com/default.asp?doctype=sm&C_ID=314
Don't Be a KOOK!!!
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