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Optimists in the impact zone

Postby longwhitecloud » Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:36 am

Little Bobby, you cant just drop in like that, wait your turn.


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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby HugoMC » Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:56 am

I can't believe the guy in the second clip just surfing around the kids. Would he not have tried to help them.

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby longwhitecloud » Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:30 am

HugoMC wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:56 am
I can't believe the guy in the second clip just surfing around the kids. Would he not have tried to help them.
They dropped in on him, what do they expect.

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby plummet » Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:23 pm

HugoMC wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:56 am
I can't believe the guy in the second clip just surfing around the kids. Would he not have tried to help them.
That is the arrogance and selfishness of some surfers. Part of the reason I dont surf. Too many selfish cocks.

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby or6 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:01 pm

For all you know he's going for a kid on those rocks. Don't be so quick to judge.

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby Matteo V » Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:54 pm

or6 wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:01 pm
For all you know he's going for a kid on those rocks. Don't be so quick to judge.
That's what I was thinking. Faster to stand up and pump so you can get in to where you are needed, than to surf prone in, if you are good.

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby Robsw6 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:14 pm

Wow a whole new sport.... synchronised dingy kamikaze wipeouts.

Where is the next demo.... Mavs, Jaws, Teahupoo ?

edit,, thank god the kids weren't hurt & were rescued by the surfers

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Re: Optimists in the impact zone

Postby slide » Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:04 pm

one surfer went right by their heads and did not look like he was trying to stop , and another right behind them just getting started trying to get up , a good hard thump in the head would not have helped the kids chances much


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