5/10/2023 0 Comments Surfer lingoSo to be a part of this community of Maui surfers (or at least to understand what they’re talking about), you’ll need to understand some of the basic Maui surfing verbiage. In this Hawaiian sport, a style of slang has developed that unites its members into a surfing community. Ummm.I'll be curious to see when it does.Surfing has its own life– its own culture and even its own language. I don't remember that happening last year or the year before, but Brian says it will. It will probably be moved out soon when the beach patrol quits staffing lifeguards for the winter months. ![]() *photo above taken at the 43rd street lifeguard station last week. For now, I'll just go to bed and dream about a yelling "cowabunga" had a local surfer dude during my next sesh. I'm sure I'll think of more, but that will be in another post. Those are the only three that have been bothering me lately. I don't think I'll ever use it, but it makes me smile when I hear others say it. I just looked it up in the online urban dictionary and found a listing for it that stated it was a surfing term from the '60s. One of the turtles always used the term "Cowabunga." However, for the past four years, DUDE Brian has been using that term to talk about waves or a particular ride or even one of his lessons. I remember it from approximately 20 years ago when my then young nephews were watching the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles cartoon. I never even realized it was a surfing term. Maybe one of these days.ģ.) Cowabunga - This term is an odd one. ![]() I want to use it, but when I do I finish the word: "Sesh.ion." The "ion" part just comes out. I've heard a couple of other people use it, and I've seen it in print when speaking of a specific time on the beach. He often speaks of the day's surf sesh, which is an abbreviation of session. So, I will probably only use it with him.Ģ.) Sesh - One of the websites I frequent is Billy Blues' G-Town Surf site ( ), which not only provides a webcam of the 43rd street jetty, but also gives Billy's forecast on what is to come wave-wise and offers a daily array of pictures from the beach. Lately, I've been slipping it more often into my vocabulary, but it still leaves a funny taste unless I'm talking about Brian. I would hear others use it and even see it written sometimes, but it never felt "right" coming from my mouth. I never used the word before I started surfing. For now, though, here are a few of the terms I will concentrate on either using correctly or not using at all.ġ.) Dude - I've decided that I will only use this term with the king surf DUDE Brian. Part of me wants to use the term(s) myself so that I can sound like a surfer however, I feel silly doing it. I'll either hear someone on the beach use the term or read it in something about surfing. Lately, I've been thinking about some of the surf lingo I hear or read. And helped me sort out some of the thoughts I was having about a particular situation. It was as if I had my own surf spot, and it was a great way to end the weekend. ![]() I stayed about an hour and outlasted everyone at the beach except for the lifeguard. I'm not sure I improved any, but I sure had fun playing. I caught mostly whitewater, which was okay since the small waves allowed me to practice my pop-up, stance and turns. And, that's what I did for the rest of the afternoon. I decided that pushing my way through the rough rip wasn't any easier than just making my way out in the middle. I was quickly pulled in and caught the first wave I went for, which was definitely on the inside. I took the rip out on my first trip to the outside. I, basically, had a large portion of the beach to myself. A couple of people were playing the water near the shore, and only one other surfer was out. The waves were rough and small, but manageable. So, when I made it home from my trip today, I made my way down to the 43rd street jetty alone. I wouldn't have time to surf on Friday, and I knew I wouldn't be home in time on Sunday morning to meet up with the usual gang. Since I decided to make a trip to Louisiana this weekend, I knew my surfing time was limited.
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