Why is it that surfers give kiters the stink eye when we hoot past having a ball and you're grovelling in 20 knots onshore?
On second thoughts I may have just answered my own question....
Never mind.....

... a little while ago I was kiting a point break all on my lonesome happily for a good 2 hours,,,,, then these 2 douchebags come paddling along and sat right in the middle of my little break, like they owned the place,,, then one of these douchebags then gives me the stink eye,,,, "WTF,,,,, f you you a-hole, I was here first you you mf'er", may have been said!!!!

Yesterday was sick. Surfers out in 25 knots way offshore catching not much..random!

Yeh happens a fair bit. They have the entire morning until lunch or so, then you hit it for 2 or so hours when the waves are completely unrideable for them and they sit there is their own choppy sh1t giving you the stink eye.

What I do is, give them the heads up when a set is coming and call them in on some choppy monsters...tends to settle them down when they know you can actually help em.

But yeh gives me the sh1ts hey.

Funny I was reading a book written on the early days of surfing in Perth, including Margaret river and the clubbies used to confiscate heaps of boards ( due to public perception and pressure) surfers who they thought were a danger. We are kind of in the same era I suppose as the surfers before it became culturally acceptable and indeed seen as an important part of out cultural heritage and identity.

That being said riding through surfers...now that's a big no no.

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BennyB12 said..

Why is it that surfers give kiters the stink eye when we hoot past having a ball and you're grovelling in 20 knots onshore?

As you hoot past them having a ball,

you may not be aware of your rail-spray that's pinging them in the sockets.

It's amazing how far the droplets travel over the surface.

Be polite, ride on the leeward side of surfers waiting in the line-up.

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waveslave said..

BennyB12 said..

Why is it that surfers give kiters the stink eye when we hoot past having a ball and you're grovelling in 20 knots onshore?

As you hoot past them having a ball,

you may not be aware of your rail-spray that's pinging them in the sockets.

It's amazing how far the droplets travel over the surface.

Be polite, ride on the leeward side of surfers waiting in the line-up.

First bit of consideration coming from slave I have seen in a long time... Get on top of her last night eh?

Peeled off many to let the local punters take it when in the right spot. Cut back n hack the next face.

Swings n merry goes when the stokes shared I reckon. Even get the lads yeow'n when I get shackd

No use **n where u sleep aye

Don't forget the beach fisherman !!
Was having a ball in the surf just hanging in the same spot
Surfing waves in boosting on the way out for over an hour
And a fisherman comes and sets up right in front of me , what the
F&$k he has the whole beach to chose from and he sets up in front of me .
Surf was small and breaking close to shore so his line was right in the way .
And to top it off he couldn't speak English but I think he knew I had the sh:t$ .

Hey, if they are out trying to surf when its howling onshore, they must be kooks, so treat em like kooks (including a spray in the face haha)

Dudes are just jelious that they aren't having as much fun.

I don't have a problem at my local. I just haul arse to a different section of beach that's as good if not better...

Well better for me anyway... worse for the paddle in guys.

I usually give them a tow out.

No stink Eye at all.

If its windy and choppy they are usually guys from the city and not locals.

If they come to were you are kiting they are doing the safety in numbers thing and not looking at the conditions.

When I am on my SUP its a different story. They crack the sads. I catch waaay more waves. I get bored and get my Mal out or fish.

Some guys are just sad sacks.

Surfers may give the stink eye, just wink and wave! and always give way to those paddling in. Last time I kited our river mouth as usual the boogers were swarming all over it.. I'm talking 30 or more of them. I was the only kiter. I avoided them for ages but eventually rode one wave right into the pack, turned around and boosted off the back of the next wave. They all hooted me, and called me into a couple after that. Much stoke!

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ezza said..

Surfers may give the stink eye, just wink and wave! and always give way to those paddling in. Last time I kited our river mouth as usual the boogers were swarming all over it.. I'm talking 30 or more of them. I was the only kiter. I avoided them for ages but eventually rode one wave right into the pack, turned around and boosted off the back of the next wave. They all hooted me, and called me into a couple after that. Much stoke!

You got that response because your a hot chick ripping it up!....

Do the exact same thing when your a 40+ old dude and you get the stink eye!

Plummet.... You are spot on ....

B

Err pardon my ignorance ...

What does a "stink eye" look like (and no selfie closeups pleaseee!)?

This is the look I get from surfers , even though I let them have every wave their after

grab your crouch, cross your eyes and give them the old chad Morgan face .....
if there out in 20+kns onshore slop they either have no idea or are jealous cause
we are having awesome fun

And to think I was meant to post this in the surfing forum, maybe a bit of trolling but I was a couple of beers deep after an amazing session at a secret nsw point break. Ok it was the pass at Byron and the paddlers were extra stinky even though the paddling conditions were epic the whole week prior... I'm glad I made the beer induced mistake though( not my first) cause the replys have strengthened my belief that " the best surfer is the one having the most fun" Pat oconnell, quoting someone else.... Cheers....

I was kiting in my local creek 1 sunday arv, I had this little 30m run and about 10m of down wind where there was no fishos and where the current was strong enough. I was just boosting doing transitions over the dunes. then this knob head reverses his car down right were I was boosting then pulls out a rod in a second then throws his live mullet straight at me then gets anothere 2 rods out and sets them all up. how inconsiderate.

this is all, rant over!

No body owns anything I recon and if your at the spot first its always good to share and be considerate.I have been shouted at for tacking out 40 meters away up wind from surfers before and not kiting waves anywhere near them.On one occasion I could not help my self ,but boost straight over there heads and give the right royal moonshine with a board grab !.
All I heard was stupid ass crow sounding voices !!!.I had a good old laugh afterwards .
The good thing about kiting if surfers are being rude pricks then its easier to just cruise off to other uncrowded areas with out driving you car anywhere.
I have done this on many occasions.

Communication is the key. If you cruise over to surfers slowly and tell them that you'll not take their waves the attitude improves.

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hamburglar said..

grab your crouch, cross your eyes and give them the old chad Morgan face .....

Geez you must be the same vintage as me, Chad Morgan.
Alot of these kiddies wouldn't know who you're talking about

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high as a kite said..

hamburglar said..

grab your crouch, cross your eyes and give them the old chad Morgan face .....

Geez you must be the same vintage as me, Chad Morgan.
Alot of these kiddies wouldn't know who you're talking about

what is this chad morgan people speak of?

Chad Morgan could eat an apple through a tennis racket as he was the shiek of scrubby creek an i care .wtf

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KIT33R said...
Communication is the key. If you cruise over to surfers slowly and tell them that you'll not take their waves the attitude improves.

Hahaha! No ****ing way.. I'd rather get stink eyed.... They all think we're the roller bladders of the ocean! Rise up ye minority and take what's rightfully yours!!!
20+ side on is my domain and I shall have my fair share!!!!
Return when the trees be still once more..
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-raaaa....

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high as a kite said...

hamburglar said..

grab your crouch, cross your eyes and give them the old chad Morgan face .....

Geez you must be the same vintage as me, Chad Morgan.
Alot of these kiddies wouldn't know who you're talking about

Chad was me Dad

Chad Morgan....Saw him performing at the Dayboro Pub a few years back...Couldn't believe he was still alive....It was a great night and a great entertainer!

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BennyB12 said..

KIT33R said...
Communication is the key. If you cruise over to surfers slowly and tell them that you'll not take their waves the attitude improves.

Hahaha! No ****ing way.. I'd rather get stink eyed.... They all think we're the roller bladders of the ocean! Rise up ye minority and take what's rightfully yours!!!
20+ side on is my domain and I shall have my fair share!!!!
Return when the trees be still once more..
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-raaaa....

I assume you don't ride a surfboard, if you did you'd be more considerate.

The O.P. has the right idea but we have to let them go. Otherwise Kitesurfing will get banned. That kite down kook at Teapoo is a perfect example. Let the surfers have it, we can kite anywhere.

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KIT33R said...

BennyB12 said..

KIT33R said...
Communication is the key. If you cruise over to surfers slowly and tell them that you'll not take their waves the attitude improves.

Hahaha! No ****ing way.. I'd rather get stink eyed.... They all think we're the roller bladders of the ocean! Rise up ye minority and take what's rightfully yours!!!
20+ side on is my domain and I shall have my fair share!!!!
Return when the trees be still once more..
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-raaaa....

I assume you don't ride a surfboard, if you did you'd be more considerate.

Surfed my whole life bro! But never ever ever in 25 kts nthly onshore slop... That's extunctly why I bought a kite.... I'm assuming the stinky eyes have never kite surfed though... If they did they wouldn't have such bad attitudes eh?