Longboards shortboards, beginners, long time surfers, locals... any other people in the line up are just another number in the crowd. And on a good fun sized crowded day... you can hear surfworthies wishing it would get bigger to send the wave blocks to the shore.
Who cares about what kind of board one starts out with... I live with two other shortboarders who on their very first day started with one... I on the other hand had a nine o on my first day and still stick to my credo. Imagine living with this guys. My oxbow against their volcom vids... I only had one longboard crap reading material compared with their dozens of transworld surf mags... But everytime we talk about surfing it's always just about the waves and the fun of riding it. It's all about RESPECT!!! R-E-S-T-P-E-C!!!
Those taught by locals usually starts out with shortboards rightaway... Surf schools uses longboards for their students. When I was first starting on my niner, surf vets are telling me that my longboards too big for me. I'm sick of hearing people telling whats the best type of board are best for beginners.You want the right answer? Go look up the height, weight vs. size and shape chart on surfing 101.
I know people who started with longboards and eventually become shortboarders... Once shortboarders who are now longboarders... you and arch... My two most favorite people in the line up. I've started with some people in my still favorite break... La Union and I've seen this people go, most of them found something maybe what they think are more coolworthy trend, some of them left to find an uncrowded new place ... I don't care... But what saddens me though is when people forget where they started... And say that Longboard's are just for beginners as La Union are just for new faces... the celebrities and the wannabe's.
People surf and go...But those who become surfers are people who stayed surfing.
Forever Longboard... Forever La Union... Forever burglary... In memory of Surfy... Wakenam sentimental fool!!!

P*t@ Derek Pro getting married
This December
The part time power executive, part time pro not the most eligible, handsome, most wanted bachelor anymore
Huz ze lucky roxy