A Gath Hat
Well worth the investment.

I wear a gath hemet and swear by it...it's saved my head many times. Just remember wearing a helmet doesn't make you invinsible--you still gotta know your limits(and push em from time to time)

Use a Gath with visor - saved my head from being clocked by the paddle on Saturday when I fell off the back and the wave threw the paddle into my scone, even with it being in my hand.....a lucky escape.

I've always worn a helmet in the surf, carryover from windsurfing and realized I needed after the first dozen or so stitches! But recently just stopped wearing it in the surf, feeling a little more confident I, guess. No doubt I'll go back to it after the next incident. Funny thing, I find when I have the helmet on I feel it getting whacked by the board occasionaly but tend not to get whacked at all when I don't have it on, maybe I'm just more careful when I'm not wearing it?

PTWoody said...

Wonder if we'll start to see more Gath helmets in BOP races.

As soon as the first Liability case comes up