Here's one.Some nut job whose got a hero cam on the nose of his log,paddles up and asks:How come you don't surf.... It's called kneeboard ''surfing''I get a blank stare....My turn.And you?How come you don't surf....all you do is fall off the back of your board... He paddled away....Gotta love the weekend crowd.
On Saturday a footie asked me what kind of kneeboard I was riding, " is it a Haydu?" Dated himself and me, for I remember when Haydu's were the bomb! His memory of kneeboarders was that they ripped and ruled the barrel @ Zooport back in the day... Still do!
Good post.I can't remember more than a few KBers back in the 70/80s up here.At least seven at this point..Feedback has gotten better the last few yrs,and We do get quite a few positive comments.I do have a convert on the line.....Time for you to be reborn....
Was out at Pink Rocks one afternoon when the easterly wind finally swung round to the south and the sun came out. I've just pulled off a wave after a joy barrell section in front of this kid on a lid and he's gone, "Is that a kneeboard? What's it like?" So I told him, "It's just like double drop-knee!"
Ego booster!Always good to hear the positive stuff.
A few yrs back.I'm surfing a local spot called the boneyard.3ft and real slooooow...nothing else breaking.Mostly kids and beginners and a few cute girls.I'm constantly cutting back trying to maintain some speed... I'm paddling back out and this little cutie is laughing up a storm.As I paddle past she says...Ooooohhhhhhh you looked like a seabird ''swooping''across the waves.... :lol:After that I got tagged with the name...birdman!