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C.W. Nevius clued us in to some surfing turf wars and comical lingo in his column today. There's apparently been a large number of newbies risking their lives at the treacherous Fort Point (the short stretch under the Golden Gate Bridge) in recent years, which has caused a lot of friction.
A lot of the conflict is the result of bad etiquette on the novice surfers' part, who are called "Barneys" (straight out of the barnyard) and their "Janitor" cousins, who use the new surf kayaks and stand-up paddle boards with long paddles that resemble brooms. But it's also due to the old-school surfers' frustration over the lack of waves.
There was a case caught on videotape in 2002, in which a couple of surfers were convicted of breaking a Berkeley newcomer's nose and holding him under the water, resulting in his having eight stitches in his head. Regulars say there have been many more such violent incidents since then that haven't been caught on tape. It might be a good solution to install surveillance cameras, which have been pretty successful in Southern California.
What say you, readers? Anyone with first-hand experience out there?
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Nevius watches Point Break. Gets idea for story. Has to delete all the bank robbing/FBI bits. Ends up with a story as boring as surfing itself.
northern california surfing, how adorable!
These people are adults?
Really?
I thought when I moved back here from San Diego that I'd be leaving all the surfer douches behind.
It might be a good solution to install surveillance cameras, which have been pretty successful in Southern California.
Well heavens, surveillance cameras have been so successful in San Francisco!
whoah broskies, WHOAH...can we all like, get along or something dudes? mark it zero man, come on...
My boyfriend surfs at Ocean Beach and he always comes back in one piece; however, he's no novice. Santa Cruz is worse though. Fewer breaks and lots of pro-surfers...not a good place to learn. Pacifica has bunny waves for those wanting to start out.
Any reason to break a nose from BERKELEY is a good one!
Surfers in SF and even Santa Cruz are pretty chill if you don't drop in on them. It's just like cutting someone off on the highway. People get pissed when you endanger their lives. The localism angle is BS. The waves are way too crowded here for that.