Surf Rage: How Not to Get Punched in the Face

 

As waves get more crowded and more energy drinks are chugged the more likely you are to suffer from the hard hand of surf rage! It’s an epidemic!!!

So how to keep your face and teeth healthy? Surf Europe has a few tips. My favorite involving BeachGrit‘s fabulous Derek Rielly.

 

2. Change Your Mind. In the surf, should a disagreement escalate in the heat of the moment into a ‘to the beach’ declaration of war, never be afraid to back down into a hmmm-on-second-thoughts no show.

Surfing wordsmith, dandy and handsome devil (despite decades of facial punishment from the harsh Australian sun) Derek Reilly told me that he had a set to in the water with a German at Bondi Beach recently. The guy told him to ‘Fuck off’, and they headed beach-ward for fisticuffs.

Upon realising that his Teutonic foe was a) much bigger and tougher than him and b) really, really angry, Reilly decided to dismount his whitewater and paddle back to the lineup after all, and remain at sea until danger had passed. Derek’s delicate bone structure remained as nature intended, and his fins remained in his 5’8″ Biolas.

 

Click over to SURF EUROPE to learn how to deal with surf rage and not get punched in the face.

 

 

 

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