Been SUP'ing Cronulla beachies reasonably regularly over the last few years, never really had a problem. I'm competent enough to co-exist for the most part, and I make sure that I dont take all the waves so as not to piss people off too much, and do my best to be respectful. I usually sit wide and/or outside of the peak and only go for selected waves. Mostly I'm by myself, sometimes with 1 or two mates, or maybe a couple of the regulars I see, but 90% of the time I'm the only guy on a SUP for the length of the beach, particularly if its over 3-4ft.

There usually seems to be a mild level of annoyance amongst the short boarders towards me but of late I have noticed more often and more prolonged grease -ff's, culminating in a prolonged verbal attack by a group of young guys today. Apparently I "snaked them" because I was sitting on the peak and took of the biggest wave of the set, and they has been waiting for ages. Poor little fella's.

There was also a yelling match on Sunday between a SUPper who I didnt know and a short-boarder.

Doesn't bother me overly, seems a bit silly and I just go about my business. We are all there for the same thing, but it can put a bit of a damper on things. And I can understand it a little too as I used to shortboard and longboarders pissed me off!

Wondering what's causing it of late. Definitely more people in the water, but there has been good waves, good peaks, and I haven't noticed a big increase in SUPpers.