Kitepower Australia said...
Isn't the thread title an oxymoron?
A short time ago I would have answered yes.
I read a story by a bloke, surfed as a young guy, got married, mortgage, kids, testicles in wifes handbag, you know it if you've been there. Didn't surf for years.
Out of surfing nick, went on a holiday and had a go on a sup.
It reinvigorated the guys life, got him back in the water, gave him back a 'stoke' as it used to be called. Now he paddles flat water, hoping to progress to waves. He's reclaimed some time for himself and reconnected with what we all know is a good thing, fooling aroung in the ocean for no other reason than it's fun.
I was quite moved by this guys story, it could be any one of us. It got me thinking. We all give each other a bit of a ribbing, SUP, kites, windsurfers, boogie boards, surfers, mals, clubbies. I like to think that it's all a bit of fun, but, we've all seen it get out of hand, s#!t, I put my hand up, I've trolled heaps.
But are we really that insecure about how we choose, or maybe have chosen for us by circumstance, to play around in the ocean or nearest waterway, that we need to criticise others choices? Cause if we are, that's really more about us than what the other person is doing.
Then Jankie points out that not everyone has access to waves and people just like to sup to get on the water. Seems a bit pedestrian to me, but so what. If they're enjoying it, do they care what a tosser like me thinks. I truely hope not.
I know this thread was stared as a bit of a joke and troll, but I'd see the future of sup as being accessible to those that choose to get on the water that way and have some fun.
I really did write this.
I haven't been drinking.
But I intend to soon.
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