F-ing Crowded

Ronnie on one of the better sets of the morning.

So today is the second day in a row that I paddled out with other people when it was still dark. Once the sun picked up, the fog rolled in, so half of my morning I spent guessing which waves were good.

There was also a mixed swell so there were peaks up and down the beach. Since the tide was pretty high, the best waves were either the insiders or the bigger cleanup sets.

Surprisingly, there were a lot of people today. I'm not a mean person in the water, nor do I enjoy using the word "kook", but today really tested my patience. There were a few newbs in the water, which is fine to me since I was a newb myself. I am also fine with the occassional drop in by a newb who doesn't know any better.

What urks me the most is when people don't have courtesy in the water. Say sorry if you cut someone off on accident. Make the best effort to get out of the way if someone is coming down the line. Don't try to take off on all the waves and blow them at the same time.

I'm definitely willing to give up a few waves here and there and forgive people who accidentally drop in on a ride or two. Just say sorry and be considerate of others. Today was the first time I saw Guy get mad. I never thought he could get mad. He actually told one of the guys to go surf down the beach. What's the world coming to?

Anyway, tomorrow should be significantly bigger so I am hoping it will weed out some of the other people.