name the silliest sup thing you've done.

legion and doggie- down boys -heel

the stupidest thing for me is battling out through a lot of waves, foam climbs etc, getting out the back thinking how good am i, then promply falling off in calm water,

not tying my sup board to the car, i nearly cried-a near new board
cheers

too many to mentionAnd that only sup.Selling PSH 10,6 , biting off more than i can chew.

Stepping off the board in shallow water and standing on a submerged rock with an oyster shell on the top, slicing my foot and an artery open.

Driving into an underground carpark with two paddle boards on the roof and coming out with 1 and 8/9ths.

Hesitate and Die....

laceys lane said...


name the silliest sup thing you've done.

the stupidest thing for me is battling out through a lot of waves, foam climbs etc, getting out the back thinking how good am i, then promply falling off in calm water,
cheers

I am fine in wind but fall off constantly when it is calm

Leaving the paddle at home

Selling the 12er

In early days paddling out and cresting a head hih wave about to break. I was still in paddling stance. The board hit the wave and reared up as I went forward. Board slammed me in the chest. Knocked the wind out of me.
Entering races
Flipping board over on a windy day for some reason I still don't know and had the center fin hit me in the mouth ... ouch.

Paddling out , grandson says Pappy you still got ya glasses on DICK

The old not tying your board on seems to pop up pretty often.

Going for a surf in front of work at lunch by myself, deciding to catch one more wave and end up getting a fin chop. Having to ride the board prone into the beach and limp back to the office, but the kicker is asking the boss to go to the hospital to get stiches. He obviously wasn't happy.

colas said...

Getting out for a session, and finding an empty paddle bag in my van...
Thinking "arg! I must have forgotten the paddle last time on the beach"
Searched the beach, found nothing...
Ordered a new paddle....

Sometime later found that I just had slipped the old paddle into another paddle bag! (a "sock" type where 2 paddles can fit easily....)

Now you have three

- I've left the paddle behind a few times...

- I've left my legrope behind also and then refused to surf in consideration to the others at the point... While frustrating it's quite nice to sit down and watch the others ripping..

- open the boot with board on the roof only to see it slide, scratch the bonnet and then get dinged on the ground

Nothing major really...

Day before Mambo a number of years ago, falling off a Mtb Bike being silly. Result torn ankle ligaments and the comp spent on crutches. Yeah that was pretty silly.

Oh and theres always the one more wave scenario... over the past few years has resulted in numerous board dings, 1 broken leggy, and wearing a mal to the head.

angie pangi said...

- Paddling around a Massive Cruise ship in the USA and some security guy with a GUN!! came running out on a deck yelling at us " U HAVE GOT 2 MIN to Get 100m away or i will SHOOT my Weapon!! "

Needless to say we very fast paddle away LOL. Funny now but we did Crap ourselves.

XX angie

That's pretty heavy , must have thought you Sup was full C4......

Daneli said...

Catching a bit fat wave of the day at the Alley from way out the back, while it's still unbroken I'm passing between 3 or 4 other Sups and step forward onto no deck grip or wax and face plant spectacularly right in the middle of the all.

almost the same as stepping right back on a dw board in the surf only to step on a nice shiny slippery tail.

and it just sounds pathetic when you tell someone what happened, sorta like right now

Div said...

Writing off the old guy out the back on a 10 foot plus SUP who has been floating out there for the last half hour. Set comes in, I don't look out for him and I take off.

How is this possible? I'm genuinely curious. I try to avoid calling waves as much as possible. Why should I? If I'm in position I'm only going to paddle if I'm pretty damn certain I'm going to make it. Give me some credit. And if I paddle, I am fully aware of my surroundings and who might have priority. I often spend 3/4 of the paddle looking around my position, side to side, over my shoulder, etc. So why, when I do have priority, why do people drop in "just in case I don't go/make it" or "with no idea I was there"? Why do they even paddle at all? Why should I call like a mad grommet? Have some respect, give the guy in position a chance. If he blows it, that's it, down the ladder he goes. But it amazes me how many people give the "clueless" look, "sorry best mate, didn't see you". Or they blow your first section, "sorry maaate, just wanted to see if you made it". WTF?

its a toss up between joining this forum and SUP surfing the alley......