The Christian Science Monitor is paddling into the “battle of the boards” as things heat up at the ‘Bu thanks to stand up paddlers invading the lineups. And who is the go-to guy for all thing SUP? San Diego surf talk radio host Scott Bass.
“SUP is a throwback to what true watermen all aspired to do, and once you try it, you’re instantly hooked,” says Scott Bass, a San Diego surf talk radio host. “But it’s also a curse.” . . . Mr. Bass, who prefers stand-up surfing when the waves aren’t big enough for shortboarding, says SUP is like having too much of a good thing. . . . “People see stand-up riders catching waves and suddenly they’re everyone’s enemy,” he says. “There are some beaches where there’s such a negative vibe that stand-up surfers don’t even step foot in the water.”
And it’s true. Malibu City Councilman Jefferson Wagner thinks they should be banned.
“Stand-up paddle boarders should be banned from the surf zone,” says Mr. Wagner, who owns Zuma Jay, a surf shop that is a Malibu icon. “SUPs are too large and bulky for a person to control around other people.”
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[Link: Christian Science Monitor]
