DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on May 05 2018 03:20 AM
Growing up on Oahu I was WAY too nerdy to surf. That’s what the cool kids did, locals and supercool haoles only. I boogey boarded and body surfed in Kailua, but actual surfing was far beyond my means. As an adult I tried it at the easy Waikiki Beach, where tiny waves break for a long time and no reef like Pipeline has. But I sucked so hard, couldn’t manage to stand even for a second. Plus the core strength needed is pretty nuts, and just paddling out in that awkward position is a whole heap of weirdness and contortion in itself.
Fun fact: Waikiki Beach is completely fake! The sand has to get dumped in regularly since according to geography, it’s supposed to be bare rock like the rest of that coast. The time I attempted to surf I was walking out and suddenly instead of sand under my feet, there was sharp lava rock! It was one of many patches. Yow!
— Daniel Deathtide
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2144
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on May 05 2018 03:35 AM
I dream of it for many years, but we’ve got no ocean here. Got some plans to go somewhere to Marocco to try.
But I windsurfed and water skied for many years) Does it count?)
Now I mostly scuba dive, surf the depths)
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
New Single is out!
https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single
Waikiki Makaki
https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki
Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
Last edited: May 05, 2018 09:12:48
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on May 05 2018 06:31 AM
If windsurfing counts, I do, occasionally. I learned to surf in 1976 and held on to my board until 10 years ago. It was heavy and big, but Im not the kind of guy who does all the fancy tricks and jumps anyway. I later bought a lighter board but I couldn't get used to it so I sold it again. Still looking for a replacement. If there's a windsurfing spot in Livorno I might hire a set and catch a few waves. I wonder if I can get into my wetsuit... 
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TuneFan
Joined: Jul 21, 2009
Posts: 209
U.S. East Coast
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Posted on May 05 2018 06:44 AM
Bodyboard.
Surfing, surf music, the lifestyle, is something of a 'mindset.'
— http://tunefan.com
http://www.youtube.com/tunefan
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Teiscofan
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 511
Ontario
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Posted on May 05 2018 06:46 AM
Only the internet....
— I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... 
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tahitijack
Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 690
San Clemente, CA
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Posted on May 05 2018 08:54 AM
I've been on a stand-up paddle board for about 10 years. If you can't surf you can do this. Not the same rush as surfing, but the first glide will get you close if you have never been on a wave. Good luck.
— Happy Sunsets!
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remora1
Joined: Jan 04, 2008
Posts: 1267
San Pedro, CA
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Posted on May 05 2018 11:06 AM
Grew up surfing the rocky coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Still have my 1974 5'10" G & S Fish and my custom '75 Clyde Beatty Rocket Fish. Finally bought a longboard about 10 years ago. These days I only get out a few times a year in the summer.
— Bill S._______
HELLDIVER on Facebook
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2144
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on May 05 2018 11:48 AM
DeathTide wrote:
Growing up on Oahu I was WAY too nerdy to surf. That’s what the cool kids did, locals and supercool haoles only. I boogey boarded and body surfed in Kailua, but actual surfing was far beyond my means. As an adult I tried it at the easy Waikiki Beach, where tiny waves break for a long time and no reef like Pipeline has. But I sucked so hard, couldn’t manage to stand even for a second. Plus the core strength needed is pretty nuts, and just paddling out in that awkward position is a whole heap of weirdness and contortion in itself.
Fun fact: Waikiki Beach is completely fake! The sand has to get dumped in regularly since according to geography, it’s supposed to be bare rock like the rest of that coast. The time I attempted to surf I was walking out and suddenly instead of sand under my feet, there was sharp lava rock! It was one of many patches. Yow!
Life is pretty strange, man) some dream of surfing all their lives and some live in Hawaii and do not surf) That’s funny and sad at the same time)
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
New Single is out!
https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single
Waikiki Makaki
https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki
Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
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Squid
Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1013
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on May 05 2018 12:12 PM
Despite playing space rock instrumentals I'm no astronaut. A surfing injury left someone I know quadraplegic. My credentials are watching space travel in sci-fi movies, swimming in the ocean, and risking electrocution by playing electric guitar outdoors in the rain.
— Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com
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tahitijack
Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 690
San Clemente, CA
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Posted on May 05 2018 12:25 PM
Same story in Texas. Some folks with a cowboy hat have never been on a horse.
— Happy Sunsets!
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19195
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on May 05 2018 12:37 PM
Checkout out this older 20 something page thread for more responses.
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/3036/
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on May 05 2018 12:59 PM
Ah dang! Apologies. I searched but that didn’t come up. I also meant to post in The Shallow End so that’s why I reported it.
I definitely feel like I missed out, and now I live in the swamp... But I got back regularly (in two weeks actually) but I usually just jump waves or go hiking... Surfing stay hahd brah!
— Daniel Deathtide
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19195
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on May 05 2018 01:44 PM
It's okay, the subject of the old thread was "Surf" or something ridiculous. I changed it. 
— Site dude - S3 Agent #202
Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me
"It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea
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Wombat
Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 251
Byron Bay, Australia
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Posted on May 05 2018 04:44 PM
Australia has 10,500 beaches, 80% of population live on the coast, pretty much everyone surfs. I left it for years, but recently started again, it only takes a couple of good rides and your hooked, just one more wave, just one more wave . . . .
my local
http://www.swellnet.com/surfcams/byron-bay
— 'Surf Music Lasts Forever'
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LakeEffectReverb
Joined: Sep 17, 2017
Posts: 26
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Posted on May 05 2018 05:13 PM
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Matt22
Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2813
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on May 05 2018 05:19 PM
I did when I lived in San Diego as a teen but don't have a board anymore. Used to freeze my ass off at Torrey Pines in the 1980s.
— Matt "tha Kat" Lentz
Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-
Skippyandtheskipjacks.net
https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks
Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015
The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014
www.theamazingcoconauts.com
Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013
http://www.gcmband.com/
The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009
the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007
http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2674
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on May 05 2018 05:47 PM
First time was in 2010. I felt an obligation to give a try as I was so well versed in history from surf music lore. I've since then done it 3 more times. And about a month ago I found a surfboard at local garage sale for $40 so I have a surfboard now.
— Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1343
New Orleans
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Posted on May 05 2018 06:20 PM
Squid wrote:
Despite playing space rock instrumentals I'm no astronaut. A surfing injury left someone I know quadraplegic. My credentials are watching space travel in sci-fi movies, swimming in the ocean, and risking electrocution by playing electric guitar outdoors in the rain.
That SUCKS so hard, what a tragedy. Sorry to hear that. Anything in the ocean is dangerous as hell! There was that girl in the early 90s who got her arm bit off surfing, then after it healed she started surfing again! I should add that I've been scared of the ocean since I was a teen. I don't know why or exactly when that started, but these days I'm either on a kayak or my toes can touch.
Wombat wrote:
Australia has 10,500 beaches, 80% of population live on the coast, pretty much everyone surfs. I left it for years, but recently started again, it only takes a couple of good rides and your hooked, just one more wave, just one more wave . . . .
I had no idea about those numbers, crazy! Seems like it might not even be too cold? Are there beaches all around the coast or do you have to go way out to find breaks. That's so scary!
Anyone else think Open Water is one of the scariest movies ever made?
Dan
— Daniel Deathtide
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5267
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on May 05 2018 10:39 PM
this is year 53 of surfing for me. year 42 of owning a surf shop.
— www.surfintheeye.com
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Wombat
Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 251
Byron Bay, Australia
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Posted on May 06 2018 07:05 AM
got her arm bit off surfing, then after it healed she started surfing again! I should add that I've been scared of the ocean since I was a teen.
Yeah, sure there are sharks, see them out there all the time, when it happens we call it a 'nature moment' not enough to stop you surfing, surf all year round, not that cold in winter, surf breaks everywhere (maybe that's why surf music makes sense)
recent 'nature moment'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ghzJqwl-g
— 'Surf Music Lasts Forever'
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