Comments on: Screw stand up paddle boarding

By: kJames

kJames — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:12:51 +0000

You guys got to lighten up. I've ridden shorts, fishes, longs, and would try SUPs (if they weren't so lame imo- who goes in the water not to get wet?). Surfing is supposed to be fun. If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong. I've been dropped in on, crashed into, snaked, etc many times. Honestly, I never even knew it was supposed to be a problem until I read people complaining about it. Take a wave, share a wave, move on if it's too crowded for you. It's everyone's ocean.

By: tyler

tyler — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:51:47 +0000

Hilarious article! It is ashamed so many people can't read something like this and laugh, which was obviously the main purpose. Good stuff.

By: b-rad

b-rad — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:49:42 +0000

This article is bang on... SUPs steal almost every wave at this point at the breaks in front of my place on the South Shore of Oahu. They don't understand surfing either, at least 9 out of 10 of them. They are effectively giant dangerous logs that block you from riding wave faces and they don't even understand surfing enough to know that they got in your way.... On a shortboard you don't go straight on waves you ride the face or it sinks. I go out every time trying to be friendly and have good surf manners but after having to pull out of 10 perfect waves because of these jack asses it gets pretty annoying. Also I have almost had my head crushed by these 25-50 pound boards so many times that you end up so freaked to be in front of them it really wrecks the "fun" surf vibe. That said I surfed with 3 SUP local guys that were really cool and I had a blast catching tonnes of waves as we all took our turns.... They would change direction to let me catch the waves and didn't hog them like the old retired greedy CEOs types that usually ride these things.

What we need and SUP zones because simply they are REALLY dangerous in the lineups.

By: Sup Sailor

Sup Sailor — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:50:50 +0000

SUP is a fun activity and so is surfing, skateboarding, grassboarding, sandboarding, skimboarding, skiing...WHATEVER!

If you SUP & ENJOY, then you should SUP & DEPLOY!

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....rVSm4yM

By: vanilla

vanilla — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:33:11 +0000

I find your article incredibly arrogant.My husband has surfed for over 50 years.He suffers from arthritus in his hips and was finding it incredibly difficult to surf anymore.He bought his first sup board 3 years ago,struggled to get the hang of it,as it is not plain sailing and does require skill and practice to get it right.He was the first person in our area of south wales to get one,loads of locals laughed said it wouldnt catch on etc etc.He now surfs really well on it,and loads of the people who dished it.......theyve got one now.ive tried it and loads of my girlfreinds have as well.So it is a very appealing sport to all sorts of people,regardless of sex,ability and fitness.It makes a lot of people happy which i think is a very important thing.Im not going to bash on about shortboarders but all ive got to say is that suping is a very graceful and skillful sport...............and i tend to think that people who have a problem with it,well maybe its not for them,if you get my meaning(tongue in cheek......of course)

By: Chance'um

Chance'um — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:21:42 +0000

I am a shorboarder but SUP for fun when it's small and coaching competitive groms. Or just when I don't feel like groveling since I do not longboard. We provide stand up paddle board lessons and coaching at EMPTY breaks or flatwater- educating people to WEAR A LEASH and to FIND THEIR OWN PEAK. Yes there are tons of kooks and wave hogs ridin EVERY type of board, but that will never change. GET OVER IT! I get taken out by "jock, wanna be Lairds" all the time. Relax, there will always be more waves...

By: TonezBonez

TonezBonez — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:16:43 +0000

I know shortboarders and there is only 2 kinds and not very many of the the 1 kind we need. I SAY ''justice is now served DEAL WITH IT WHINER SNAKES who look right thru you when they paddle across you path hoping you get slammed with the whitewater so they can show off to their other girlfiends...i have a longboard and i give for what i get...imagine that! GO SHRED~

the whole SUP thang is evolving potatoechip lips.

pig

By: yeah

yeah — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:39:09 +0000

The only problem I have with it is that it's ugly. No style and very little skill required.

And let's be honest.. shops are pushing these boards to just about anyone, and at over $1000 a pop they are making a killing.

No worries though, in 5 years they will be over it and you'll be finding these cheap at the local yard sales.

By: miles

miles — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:10:47 +0000

Ha ha ha. Dude, I hope I never meet you on your SUP either. What would happen if you did. Would you want to beat me up because I have an opinion? Chip has it spot on: "I think SUP surfing is just fine in certain situations. When its flat or if the waves are not very big it makes sense to use this type of equipment. The problem is when people use SUP boards to hog waves." That was the whole point, which I think you missed, dude.

I still think SUP is lame though and I would rather kayak when it is flat. If that makes me an idiot, so be it.

By: scott

scott — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:57:27 +0000

You are a freaking idiot. I live and surf the north shore and I hope I never meet you on my SUP. If you are surfing a break that is dominated buy SUP's then you must be surfing the beginner wave. I SUP at PIPE you want to tell me that is for kooks and is easy. F U and you Fing blog dumb ass