Re: [Paddlewise] Surfer dudes

Overpopulation

In the surf
On the roads
On the planet

Limited resources

We will hate fellow kayakers when every beach we try to go to is  
occupied. There is private vs commercial "conflict" on the rivers of  
the USA and on the beaches in BC already

On Jul 9, 2007, at 7:22 PM, Duane Strosaker wrote:

> Because there are a limited number of locations for good waves and  
> many board surfers, basically all surfers hate all other surfers.  
> But they just choose who to gang up on. The short boarders hate the  
> long boarders, they all hate body boarders, and kayakers are so  
> unusual in the surf, all three of those groups gang up on kayakers.  
> I became so sick of the crowding, yelling and near fist fights as a  
> board surfer, I quit the sport.
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