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Surfing Etiquette (the rules of surfing explained)
Article provided by Bodyboard HQ
Summer is on its way and the usual influx of weird and wonderful wave craft fill the line up, all for one reason – Waves.
Take Newquay in Cornwall and Croyde in North Devon, 300-400 resins (surfers), spongers (bodyboards), goat boaters (wave ski/canoes) and the odd body surfer fight it out for one wave out of a three wave set, that appears every 20 mins – what a nightmare!
The stress-o-meter is red lining – why? Becuase everytime you paddle for a wave you’re burnt by some kook (someone with no respect or skill) dropping in. So here’s some important information for those who don’t know or are just plain ignorant – you know who you are!
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