Ok, I'm comparing apples with oranges and it would never happen.

But imagine if on the same day the surf was perfect and the downwinding conditions were also perfect, you had the suitable equipment for both and they took the same amount of time to set up. ie driving to the surf coast vrs car swap thing.

What would you rather do?

My answer: I'd toss a coin and then probably do the downwinder. I think I'd choose downwinding because there is the one less factor in the equation - other people, who are not part of the equation, competing for the same waves/runners.

I would downwind to Sandon Point and then surf at the secret spot at Sandon.

If it was Lumers he'd probably do the down-winder and throw in a few reo's and cutbacks while on a runner..

DJ

In an ideal world I'd downwind to Sandon Point, sell some Chinese popouts from my boot to some alpha males, lube my arse with butter, find some smallish lads and impress the friendly locals down there with my surfing techniques, order a round of Coopers Green for everyone at the pub then cut and run.

Session said...

Hi Oliver
it's all about Monday sitting at your desk after your fun down winder today on the 14' glide and the new swell You rode that hit the Surfcoast Sunday
Just hope the wind backs off

Rich

No way, On Monday I will be sitting in my office under florescent lights staring at a monitor for eight hours, telling more bad jokes, checking out the action on Seabreeze, thinking about my next sickie and knowing at the end of the day I will be one day closer to my death.

it's all about the bad jokes right now.

Oliver,
Most of the time there is no one out when I am surfing too so I pick surf. Downwinder is for weekdays for me after work because I live 1 hour from waves.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62498

I reckon laceys lane summed it up pretty well in one sentence in the second post.

I'd have to go surf over downwinder.
Got great waves this morning for a bit over 3 hours. Wind was light, crowds not so bad
and head high on the sets. Great morning really!

Don't get me wrong though, I still enjoy a good downwinder.

laceys lane said...

daletor said...

I would downwind to Sandon Point and then surf at the secret spot at Sandon.

hey daletor, that's cheating- make a choice

Ok I would surf and hope everyone else went on a downwinder

This is an easy one for the gold coast - surf the early and downwind later in the day.

If taken literally then it's a pretty easy one for anywhere. Downwinder conditions make surfing pretty miserable unless you can find a sheltered break, so a downwinder would be the choice.

In the spirit of the question, good surf vs good downwinder? Surf!

Downwinder every time. When you're surfing 50% of the time you're paddling against the waves to get back out.

Thats a waste of time on the water IMO.

SURF

Gorgo said...
Even on a quality downwinder on a 14' Glide you spend more than half your time not surfing runners.

Maybe you need to try another board then!

still trying to work out the fasination of getting blown downwind in port phillip bay in choppy rubbish waves...

what am i missing

i like it when there is no wind at all

Surf - surf surf surf - more surfing. With respect.

But, I really should try this downwinder thingo - although I am sure I will need something other than the Big Mother Easy if its to be any fun at all.

Now how did I end up choosing that nickname? I don't even kite surf. As usual, I had my brain in the wrong way round. Doh I think I'll reinvent myself as Marvin. Don't be fooled.