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The cool way to carry your board.
*edited 07 Feb 2013 21:42
Most people seem to carry their boards fins in. Here in Wellington a lot of people (myself included) hold their boards fins facing out. The main reason I do this is that it makes the board a lot easier to handle when it's windy. This may be the practical way to carry a board but is it the cool way? I am quite keen to be cool. Even better is to do something before it's cool. If the way I'm doing it is going to be cool in the future then maybe that makes me über cool.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
I find fins out and forward easiest when walking in wind. Plus, my killer graphics are on the bottom.
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Former surf.co rark judge
Clearly, since wind blows horizontally most of the time carrying the board on the head is the easiest.
The silliest of all is SUP carrying under the arm using the slot in the middle of the board.
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@Roy_Stuart_NZ www.roystuart.biz
Originally posted by: marko sharko
I find fins out and forward easiest when walking in wind.
Thats madness. Fins in, with the nose pointed down rather awkwardly, like a tindy-grab position. Its the nonchalant walk that does it though.
Drag it by the leash is pretty styley and unique.
If you want to be really cool,get someone else to carry it Spud
How you hold it. That is of no concern to being a cool surfer dude. Its all in the haircut Spud.
I get my boy to wax my boards , and then i crank up the V8 to transport the weapons .
The silliest of all is SUP carrying under the arm using the slot in the middle of the board.
The latest Sup's from Starboard are very light weight,how many people carry one olo?
Generally the hot bit#hes on the beach gather around shortly after I arrive... Then fight each other to carry my board at an appropriately sedate pace across across the burning sands- sometimes the fight is a dead heat... So I let the other victor carry me
I really couldn't tell you whether it's deck in or out, or fins fore or aft...
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Well, my wife washes my board and fins down before I go out.
Maddog... lightweight SUP boards are an abomination, which is why I'm so happy for you to have one.
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nose forward down to the ground fins in,
spot a kook a mile away by the way he swings that thang...
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Those are people who die die. They were all my friends, and they died.
Fins forward, facing in, one handed.
Unfortunately, this somewhat blocks the view of the graphics, but I don't like disturbing the fresh wax....
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Wait For The Ricochet
facing forward out. Always found that easiest going in to a head wind or in to a wind. More control. Plus hit a curb once and as i spread arms holding on to the board broke 2 fins cause i had fins facing inwards, if you fall at least your fins should hold upward as you fall. You can't surf with broken fins when its phump'n. Oh wait that's biking .. nose down fins in. . hardly algebra..
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The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries. D rockefeller ˚Supranational- having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments:
Or between your teeth i don't know..
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The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries. D rockefeller ˚Supranational- having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments:
Omg, Spud I was blown away that you asked this question. I was thinking what, who really cares how cool you are by the way you carry your board. Having read all the answers obviously you all are. new low for surfing forum.
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If you can't surf it, F&$k it!
Boss...Boss....Boss.
You've lost perspective. This was a loaded question to separate the wheat from the chaff the genuine from the posers. It was a very subtle and clever dig at those who are the true uncool.
As expected roy jumped in boots and all to show off how much of a poser he really is.
Whereas Batts gave the question the disdain it deserved.
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
nose to the front, fins inwards so i dont wax up the side of my wetty. leash attached to ankle and cord held by hand holding board. drgl33t pities the fools who leash up by the water 
youre not cool unless youve tripped on your leggie...
bro if you put your leggie on before you are at the water your a gump ud be tripping down the whole beach
Originally posted by: The Boss
Omg, Spud I was blown away that you asked this question. I was thinking what, who really cares how cool you are by the way you carry your board. Having read all the answers obviously you all are. new low for surfing forum.
I'm disappointed that you would make light of such a serious issue Boss. Shame on you.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
thats why i hold the slack bubba gump. maybe if i surfed beachies that were only sand id leash up by the water but im hardly going to put my board on the rocks next to the water.
Originally posted by: 2020
Generally the hot bit#hes on the beach gather around shortly after I arrive... Then fight each other to carry my board at an appropriately sedate pace across across the burning sands- sometimes the fight is a dead heat... So I let the other victor carry me
I really couldn't tell you whether it's deck in or out, or fins fore or aft...
Are your hot b1tches available for hire 20? I'd imagine that that sort of carry on would make me look very cool indeed were it to happen while I was at Lyall Bay.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: shacked
bro if you put your leggie on before you are at the water your a gump ud be tripping down the whole beach
Sorry Shacked but leashing up at the water's edge is decidedly uncool. You would be the Laughing stock of Lyall bay were you to pull a stunt like that down here.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: Roy_Stuart
Clearly, since wind blows horizontally most of the time carrying the board on the head is the easiest.
The silliest of all is SUP carrying under the arm using the slot in the middle of the board.
I don't care which way works the best Roy. I need to know the coolest way.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: Battery
How you hold it. That is of no concern to being a cool surfer dude. Its all in the haircut Spud.
Thanks for the advice Batts. What style are you suggesting I get?
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
says alot that u surf at lyall bay there buddy
you be a laugh if you were tripping all da way to da beach
Originally posted by: Drgl33t
thats why i hold the slack bubba gump. maybe if i surfed beachies that were only sand id leash up by the water but im hardly going to put my board on the rocks next to the water.
fair enuf settle pettle
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: shacked
bro if you put your leggie on before you are at the water your a gump ud be tripping down the whole beach
Sorry Shacked but leashing up at the water's edge is decidedly uncool. You would be the Laughing stock of Lyall bay were you to pull a stunt like that down here.
enjoy zoos do ya
Fins in with nose slightly pointing down. Extra coolness points if you are walking to a jump rock into surf that looks crazy as f*ck.
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: 2020
Generally the hot bit#hes on the beach gather around shortly after I arrive... Then fight each other to carry my board at an appropriately sedate pace across across the burning sands- sometimes the fight is a dead heat... So I let the other victor carry me
I really couldn't tell you whether it's deck in or out, or fins fore or aft...
Are your hot b1tches available for hire 20? I'd imagine that that sort of carry on would make me look very cool indeed were it to happen while I was at Lyall Bay.
Spud you keep your money in your pocket..... next time you are in Auckland give me a call and we will travel in convoy.... mere association with me will ensure you get the same princely treatment.
They do it for the bragging rights... not the $$
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Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: Roy_Stuart
Clearly, since wind blows horizontally most of the time carrying the board on the head is the easiest.
The silliest of all is SUP carrying under the arm using the slot in the middle of the board.
I don't care which way works the best Roy. I need to know the coolest way.
Too right, it's not about the practicality. You already were doing it the coolest way but your approach is all wrong. Next time someone says to you "fins in man, nice", shoot a snarl and tell em you don't care what they think, you like to scratch your nads with your fins. If appropriate, headbutt them too for emphasis
Originally posted by: Maddog2
If you want to be really cool,get someone else to carry it Spud
i think this is by far the coolest. preferable a hot chick with your wax slightly melted between her BOOBIES.
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Those are people who die die. They were all my friends, and they died.
joking aside, Lyall bayians take this seriously and I was once SHOWN how to hold a board. It was fins in. made it a b!tch walking one way down the beach
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Negative thinking, positive doing
Originally posted by: 2020Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: 2020
Generally the hot bit#hes on the beach gather around shortly after I arrive... Then fight each other to carry my board at an appropriately sedate pace across across the burning sands- sometimes the fight is a dead heat... So I let the other victor carry me
I really couldn't tell you whether it's deck in or out, or fins fore or aft...
Are your hot b1tches available for hire 20? I'd imagine that that sort of carry on would make me look very cool indeed were it to happen while I was at Lyall Bay.
Spud you keep your money in your pocket..... next time you are in Auckland give me a call and we will travel in convoy.... mere association with me will ensure you get the same princely treatment.
They do it for the bragging rights... not the $$
Thanks 20. What's your secret anyway?
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: shacked
says alot that u surf at lyall bay there buddy
you be a laugh if you were tripping all da way to da beach
Yeah, I'm a bit of a loser really, which is why I'm seeking advice on the coolest way to carry a surfboard.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
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Originally posted by: toaster
joking aside, Lyall bayians take this seriously and I was once SHOWN how to hold a board. It was fins in. made it a b!tch walking one way down the beach
You often see people walking down to Lyall Bay beach with two black eyes. This is because they had to be shown twice.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: Nell-EOriginally posted by: Maddog2
If you want to be really cool,get someone else to carry it Spud
i think this is by far the coolest. preferable a hot chick with your wax slightly melted between her BOOBIES.
Is the hot chick on your avatar available for board duty?
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: krank
Fins in with nose slightly pointing down. Extra coolness points if you are walking to a jump rock into surf that looks crazy as f*ck.
If there's no jump rock I generally bring my own.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: downsouthOriginally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: Roy_Stuart
Clearly, since wind blows horizontally most of the time carrying the board on the head is the easiest.
The silliest of all is SUP carrying under the arm using the slot in the middle of the board.
I don't care which way works the best Roy. I need to know the coolest way.
Too right, it's not about the practicality. You already were doing it the coolest way but your approach is all wrong. Next time someone says to you "fins in man, nice", shoot a snarl and tell em you don't care what they think, you like to scratch your nads with your fins. If appropriate, headbutt them too for emphasis
I'm a fins out man though.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: krank
Fins in with nose slightly pointing down. Extra coolness points if you are walking to a jump rock into surf that looks crazy as f*ck.
If there's no jump rock I generally bring my own.
jump rock for heart...
Give up the stick for a guitar spud. The cool factor is bigger and the chick pulling power stronger. And there's only one way to hold it!
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: 2020Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: 2020
Generally the hot bit#hes on the beach gather around shortly after I arrive... Then fight each other to carry my board at an appropriately sedate pace across across the burning sands- sometimes the fight is a dead heat... So I let the other victor carry me
I really couldn't tell you whether it's deck in or out, or fins fore or aft...
Are your hot b1tches available for hire 20? I'd imagine that that sort of carry on would make me look very cool indeed were it to happen while I was at Lyall Bay.
Spud you keep your money in your pocket..... next time you are in Auckland give me a call and we will travel in convoy.... mere association with me will ensure you get the same princely treatment.
They do it for the bragging rights... not the $$
Thanks 20. What's your secret anyway?
I am asked that often Spud.... some put it down to the leopard skin speedoes which show case my salami like package...other suggest it has somethng to do with shoulder length mullet, and dreadlocked arm pit hairs....who really knows..
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Originally posted by: Blunt
Give up the stick for a guitar spud. The cool factor is bigger and the chick pulling power stronger. And there's only one way to hold it!
Tell Hendrix he's holding it wrong
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
blunt, this place is gay, go away.
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: shacked
bro if you put your leggie on before you are at the water your a gump ud be tripping down the whole beach
Sorry Shacked but leashing up at the water's edge is decidedly uncool. You would be the Laughing stock of Lyall bay were you to pull a stunt like that down here.
No no no!!! You can't do yoga stretches at the waters edge when you've got your leash attached! It would ruin the balance of your feng shui!
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Former surf.co rark judge
Originally posted by: shacked
bro if you put your leggie on before you are at the water your a gump ud be tripping down the whole beach
how do those home D Anklets do in the surf shacked?
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anyone who runs is their leggie is a damn fool.....I kind of shashay....
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SNAP AWARDS 2012: INNAGRUAL WINNER OF THE SUPREME AWARD.
Tripping over a leggie is bad. Worse though, is the guy who comes out of the water all posery with the middle distance stare going on, all pensive and calm - then stubbing his toe on a rock he didn't see and yelping.
Ok Spud, today I went to south Piha undisputed most over televised spot in New Zealand. I figure with that much courage, testing the different ways in which I have read to carry a board would be best done here. I made a concerted effort to understand what I do and why, as this will help if I have any revelations.
First thing I noticed was I did the leash up in the car park. This was good as I had already bent over to pull my boardies up, so bending down twice to put the leg rope on would prevent the need to do Yoga at the waters edge, geez thanks Marko all this time I had been doing it in my speedos too. Anyway I also notice I naturally picked the board up wax out fins in, and as soon as I do that I flip the board over to fins out nose down. I tend to hold the board further back towards the fins, this gives me some young hipster steez. Actually it's cause my boards so wide it's the only part of the board that my arm reaches the other rail. This also helps grip the board as my hard rails edge significantly and give me something to grip. Ooh I also noticed this position shaded the wax from the sun.
Once on the sand I spotted two young women in bikinis and walked there way. I could tell from a distance they were checking out the guy holding his board in a cool manner. They obviously thought I could surf as they got excited as I turns towards them front on to give em my trigger finger and say "how you doing", i watched there faces sink and turn away as they realised I was not Kelly Slater, but just another middle aged wannabe with his rash shirt riding high over his stomach and tucked under his moobs. At this stage I lost all muscle control of my lungs released all the air and pooped out my keg which immediately overhung my shorts making it look like I was back in speedos.
What I have deduced is that holding your board right does add cool factor and give others the impression you can surf, but at the end of the day we are all just middle aged men who spend more time on forums than in the surf. Fun surf though , full 3 and a bit hours in the water, and some of that was actually surfing.
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If you can't surf it, F&$k it!
spud your so shallow your mums probably from Tawa 
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu