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by webbyji
Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:04 pm
Forum: Main Surf Chat
Topic: The Harbour surfing ban
Replies: 14
Views: 53469

Re: The Harbour surfing ban

Hiya, So basically are they saying that surfers are somehow less responsible that SUPers or Kayakers? What's the difference between me prone paddling a 9'6 longboard (bright blue and yellow!) steadily across the harbour and an SUPer paddling across the harbour (wobble wobble panic.... splash!)? or a...
by webbyji
Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:32 pm
Forum: Main Surf Chat
Topic: The Harbour surfing ban
Replies: 14
Views: 53469

Re: The Harbour surfing ban

Yeah I saw that public meeting date, and thanks for posting it, but to be honest I couldn't see the point of turning up and saying 'you don't understand how surfers use the harbour', as the point of their ban is that Surfers aren't visible to ships etc. which is true even if surfers aren't in the wa...
by webbyji
Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:58 pm
Forum: Main Surf Chat
Topic: The Harbour surfing ban
Replies: 14
Views: 53469

The Harbour surfing ban

Hi, does anyone have any more info on the "incident" that led to the ban on paddling across the harbour. Seems a bit weird to me. In years of surfing the harbour I don't remember seeing many ships of any size going in or out when surf was up. Either too rough for the small boats or too low...

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