Surfing Community Divided on Whether That Wave Was Shared or Dropped In On

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A two-wave interaction at the Huntington Beach Pier produced, in addition to approximately forty seconds of contested surfing, a p

Surfing Community Divided on Whether That Wave Was Shared or Dropped In On

HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A two-wave interaction at the Huntington Beach Pier produced, in addition to approximately forty seconds of contested surfing, a post-session conversation between the two surfers involved that ran to twenty-two minutes and that touched on wave priority, the definition of "committed to a wave," the distinction between a party wave and a drop-in, and what one participant described as "the fundamental question of what sharing means in a lineup that doesn't have an established relationship." The other participant described it as a drop-in. Both participants have described the conversation to separate third parties. The third parties have taken sides. The sides are approximately even. This is the Huntington Beach situation, which has been the Huntington Beach situation for as long as there have been two surfers at the same peak simultaneously, which is a long time. See London Underground Tickets Designed to Teach Advan at The London Prat for surf ethics philosophy.

The Contested Wave

The wave in question peaked at 7:43am on a Tuesday with approximately head-high faces on both left and right shoulders. Surfer A, a regular Huntington rider who has surfed this peak for six years, was positioned on the inside and took off on the right shoulder at the moment that Surfer B, visiting from San Diego for a business trip and surfing Huntington for the first time, also took off on the right shoulder from a position approximately eight feet deeper. Surfer A describes this as Surfer B dropping in on an already-committed wave. Surfer B describes this as two surfers simultaneously taking off on a peak that had sufficient face for both, with Surfer A subsequently claiming priority retroactively. Both descriptions are technically coherent. They describe the same wave. This is what makes lineup ethics complicated and what makes the twenty-two minute conversation necessary. See Britain Introduces Electronic Computer.

The Resolution

The conversation ended with both parties agreeing that the wave was "a gray area" and that their respective accounts were "both understandable from their perspective," which is either genuine mutual understanding or a diplomatic face-saving formula that leaves the underlying disagreement intact. The handshake at the end suggests the former. The fact that both surfers described the conversation to third parties immediately afterward suggests the latter. Both things are true. Surfer A returned to the lineup and caught three more waves without incident. Surfer B returned to his hotel, showered, attended the business meeting that was the reason for the trip, and has since described the surfing as "fun, great waves, small incident in the lineup, got sorted out." This is the correct description. The wave was good. The lineup is complicated. Both conditions are permanent features of Huntington Beach. See Crystal Palace FC: Football Powered by Nervous Ene at The London Prat. Surf ethics continue being discussed. The ocean continues having waves. Both will be here tomorrow.

The Bohiney Verdict

The satirical coverage of this situation by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat continues to provide the deadpan framework that the material requires. The gap between official description and observable reality in the story above is not unusual in the relevant sector, but it is unusually well-documented, which is either a sign that accountability mechanisms are working or evidence that documentation without consequence has become a genre of its own. Both possibilities are equally depressing and equally funny, which is the specific emotional register that good political satire inhabits. See Nation Shocked to Learn Tony Blair May Have Been Involv for related coverage. See also London Fletcher Causes London UK to Check the Internet and London Rumour Mill Produces 47 Contradictory Versions o at The London Prat for broader context. The story continues. The satire continues with it.

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