It is in inverse proportion to the newcomer's ability to be friendly, ask about the rules, not drop in, and have a beer afterwards without the need to talk about how good they are.
Some people are locals real quick
My Grandad and his brothers fought and died for the right for their families to live in a free country.
Their sacrifice was not to be taken lightly.
I will surf where I choose in this, my country.
In Australia, I am local.
Learn how to windsurf then you have 100000000kilometres of water to play in not just a a crappy overpopulated break.
when i go to secret scarbrough (im not a local)but i walk down the beach and keep well out the way of other crews.
The locals know each other and are usually on the same break they have a yarn in the water and its not all about catching waves.
I find that i never end up catching a wave cause im too nice!! or just end up catching the smaller ones for fun.
I think on certain reef breaks and point breaks there could be issues where there is 1 break and 100 people
One of my mates at work told me he was with a friend in hawaii and he paddled out to a point break paddles around to the deepest area and caught the set first wave in a line up...this hawiian bloke dropped in on him and he shouted oi.. then he got plummelled into reef and got an arse full of barnicles and when he surfaced this local said"dont oi me" and punched him in the face!!!! He paddles straight back in with a swollen eye and a arse full of barnicles.
I thinks its better to wait and watch a while if you are out with a crew you dont know and then after they have all caught a few waves mabe try one.
what a topic... no wind ..lets banter ..lol!!!
just an observation from experience...
With all the people that come and go and come again and then go and re appears and then go etc
etc
as opposed to those that blow in and go...
(get your mind out of the gutter)
A "local" of a transient 250 locals plus 2500 tourists (read rottnest) informed me that to be a local requires seven years of service.
when you rock in on your tinny every weekend for consecutive winters your only a local at the break
but when you clean dunnys, scrub pots or hand out kicking quokka fines.. whilst sharing the pitiful staff housing with milk crates for wardrobes and cupboards..(seriously) and claim the break as a part of the community.. seven years.
I like it...7
7
say it ....s-e-ven
its a good number for one thats not round,.
generations .... ?? hmmm more beer will get back to yas
