Even though I'm a peace-loving guy who is passionate about the soul side of surfing, I can't help but chuckle at this. I guess it's funny because it's (unfortunately) true.
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| Surfing is meant to bring out the best in us. Unfortunately this isn't always the case. |
I find it hard to understand attitudes like these. Unfortunately they are common and can be found everywhere - particularly in sport. Many skiers don't like snowboarders - and vice versa. Many skateboarders don't like rollerbladers - and vice versa. And the one I'm sure many of us are exposed to: many surfers don't like bodyboarders (just to name one sub-group) - and vice versa.
I guess the question I want to ask is 'why'? I've thought about this question quite a lot over the years and have spoken to a number of people about it. Nobody has yet given me a single justification as to why this superficial dislike is okay.
I'd be really interested to receive comments from anybody who does support this attitude. I'm keen to learn about this perspective. Maybe I'm missing something?
Until I change my mind however, I'm going to continue believing that we should all just chill and share the waves - no matter what craft we find ourselves on...
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