Nice try leek. You should head back to the kiteboarding forum and chat with the other kiddies......

Since when did anyone under 30 ever have a clue?

old men , may not be cool - but they are wise

WINDY MILLER said...

old men , may not be cool - but they are wise

Yer they think that but everyone else knows otherwise

Ben dover said...

Yer well im 16,

Dunno if use are talking about actually Paddlesurfing or just cruising around on flat water.

Well most of use talk about paddling on flat water wearing ur Crocs, ur full steamers, and then do board reviews saying that the boards are an allrounder even though u dont go out in the surf.

Ben...I'm not sure if you're referring to me with this coment..but I had a good laugh..Thanks for that..

You need to get yourself some crocs and get down here for a paddle on the Yarra with us...You're missing out....We even get the odd boat go past and make a ripple for us..

Just kidding..Myself and most of us here wish we were up there with that great weather and waves that you get..and the Meter Maids..and Warrick Capper..

Oh well..I guess we make the most of what we've got...at least we don't have Warrick Capper down here..

Seriously...I've had more waves than you've had breakfasts..Had dozens of boards made for me..Been on the Rip Curl team and had heaps of sponsors and done dozens of comps..Been mates with Jason,Robby,Pete,Mike,Dave and many other windsurfing greats.

I think I'm a pretty good judge of a board and being able to tell if it will be a good flat water board..work well in the waves or be a good allrounder..I know surfing it is the true test but it usually just confirms what I think..Sorry if that sounds cocky.

I guess it comes down to were I am in my life now..Job, family and financial restictions..and maybe a bit of..been there done that also...I've been full on for about 30 years and sup'ing (even on flat water) is a nice change for me right now.

I look forward to posting some cool sup'ing in the surf shots like you have..and I also look forward to seeing more of yours......rant over..

DJ

Brooko said...

Yeah well im 14 and uncool man... cant wait till im over 30 so i can be cool. W. T F I also Surf , race 450 moto cross bikes, drink beer, drive a car , have money. Wish i was grommet again, just so i could be cool.... NOT !

how times have changed eh?

when i was 14, i couldn't stand the taste of beer, i had a crap bmx, pretended to drive my dads car and I was stone cold broke.

But i did have a black widow catapult, bag of marbles and some forgiving mates[}:)] and was as happy as a pig in sh1t.

Later on in your life, you realise that your grom years are by far the Best.......

I surf a spot where you sometimes get 3 generations all surfing at various parts of the break. It's really mellow and has a great vibe.

The younger girls seem to have the most fun by a long way. They hang on the inside break, usually supervised by one of the dads, and chatter away as they do.

When a wave comes they all pile on together and fall about laughing. There's always one girl or a little joffa that has the hang of it and gets some good rides.

It's best when the surf is small. If it gets too big the hot guys come out and hog all the waves.

BTW. At 51 I am as fit as I have ever been, richer, smarter, less inclined to do really dumb things. Have no need to be in constant pursuit of a root, and the toys I have now are soooo much better than 30 years ago. (kitesurfing, SUP, surfboards that work, paragliders, computers, web-enabled mobile phones, cars that work properly,...)

It's a pitty im 16 not 14 aye.

So who Paddlesurfs on this forum?

Or do use rather go for a paddle on the river and have a coffee after talking about how good it was when u raced a goat-boater?

Or u rather name surf spots Thickers because u just watch the surf and have thickshakes instead of surfing.

It's a pitty im 16 not 14 aye.

So who Paddlesurfs on this forum?

Or do use rather go for a paddle on the river and have a coffee after talking about how good it was when u raced a goat-boater?

Or u rather name surf spots Thickers because u just watch the surf and have thickshakes instead of surfing.

What's your point Ben Dover? - ever since you scored your avatar you think you are some sort of authority on how we should use our boards.

So what if some of us are double your age, like to cruise on filthy city rivers at night like Tom Sawyer, create stupid fishing contraptions for our boards and take on the odd goat boarder for a race - it's all good fun. Besides, if you live in Melbourne we don't have the same surfing opportunities as you guys up on the GC - get real coffee though. I get down the surf when I can - it's at least an hours drive away, $30 in petrol, it's not as often as I would like, I get rashes on my knees, it's freaken cold - but so ****ing what - I love my life the way it is. I would never live at the GC - full of old people from Melbourne. The great thing about paddle boarding/surfing for me is that it's not one dimensional as you would have us think.

Great avatar by the way!

How does this work I can't say **** on this forum but Ramsay can say it 80 times in half an hour and can even drop the c-bomb twice on national tv

oliver said...

Ever since you scored your avatar you think you are some sort of authority on how we should use our boards.

I bet he kooked the landing

Ben dover said...

It's a pitty im 16 not 14 aye.

So who Paddlesurfs on this forum?

Or do use rather go for a paddle on the river and have a coffee after talking about how good it was when u raced a goat-boater?

Or u rather name surf spots Thickers because u just watch the surf and have thickshakes instead of surfing.

You're a stirrer Ben dover...That's cool with me.....It'd be a boring place with some stirrers....Next you'll be havin' a go at us about about our haircuts..

DJ

yes Ben i was referring to surfing a shortboard, the thing i spend 90% of my time on. I have only been suping for 2 weeks and am into it purely for days in the surf when it is to small for my normal board. Saying that though on the odd day i wanna go river cruising with my girl, i will !

im the same bendover
got my boards in january and have only ridden my shortboards a couple of times only because it was at a gnarly rock ledge and solid
got a new name from the boys
standup goat boater
their all gealous and half pissed cause i can snake more waves than i normally do haha
im hooked
haha

SUP is anything but an old man sport....

So many old blokes pick up SUP thinking that it's easy and really chilled...... They are the ones giving SUP's a bad name....

If your not going to go out and charge in some solid 6ft + waves on your SUP then your not a true paddle boarder.. You should aim to surf the boards like you do any other..

If all you want to do is paddle around in the river then get a rowboat.. If you want to SUP then get out there and rip..

There are to many kooks and narrow minded short board diehards giving SUP a bad name..

Welcome Paul...You could just use your Go board for paddling around on flat water..I paddled one not long ago and was surprized how well it went.

My recomendation is the big 11'6" Naish..it's a great first board and a bit of an allrounder..How heavy are you?..You should try and demo a few boards.

DJ