Respect the beach
Don’t litter. Simple as that. Pick up your trash and take it home or dispose of responsibly.
If you make a mistake
Nobody really mentions this, but if you do make a mistake and accidentally drop in or mess up someone’s wave, a quick apology is appreciated, and goes a long way to reducing tension in crowded lineups.
Let’s Go Over Safety Just One More Time
Surfing is an adventure sport and carries with it inherent dangers and risks. This does not mean we cannot enjoy our chosen adventure. But just to make sure we survive to surf another day, please have a look at these recommended safety guidelines.
Don’t Ditch Your Board. This is important, especially when it gets crowded. Always try to maintain control and contact with your board, If you throw your board away and there is someone paddling out behind you, there is going to be carnage.
Never let your surfboard go. Throwing your board and relying on your leash to get through a closeout or a broken wave’s whitewater is a very poor call in all but the least crowded and most critical of circumstances. At all times be responsible for your equipment and respectful of others.
Always help other Surfers, but don’t put yourself in a situation over your head. Two surfers in need of help are in a much worse a state than one.
The nature of any lineup — always moving — means that other surfers may not see a surfer in trouble right away. As a result, it’s very important to react quickly as soon as you see a fellow surfer is in trouble. Signal to other water users, lifeguards and even people on the beach that help is needed, don’t assume someone has seen you. Never leave your board (unless of course it’s the cause of trouble); a big surfboard is much easier to spot from a distance then a little tiny head bobbing in the water!!
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