Select to expand quoteCrossStep said..
100% of my time surfing is spent, well surfing.
Its not just about that 2%. In fact some of my most memorable surfing memories haven't been about the 2% on the wave, but the remaining 98% of time in the water and the other 100% getting to that point in time.
Case point: I remember one trip driving down a once remote bush tracks before dawn and arriving at the break to fine I had the ocean to myself. The water was dark, murky and had a smell to it, just letting you know that today it was alive with all forms of sea creatures. The Autumn fog was so thick I could just see end of the waves peeling off as they finally broke on the rocky shoreline, beyond that there was nothing to see but a wall of grey mist.
I remember stewing for a good bit about the benefits of going out by myself into something I couldn't see, on a remote and rocky coastline (no phone reception back then), and I remember how I knew i would regret it if I didn't paddle out.
I remember pushing past the shore line and finally seeing this perfect wave peeling left and right, and still not being able to see beyond it.
I remember floating alone out in an ocean that I could not see in any direction, a shore line that I could no longer see, peering down into water that was almost black and having to guess the take off point (no visual reference available.... and no GPS).
Sure I remember the waves I caught alone for 2 hours until I heard another car rock up, epic 
But the feeling of riding those waves only takes up a moment of the whole memory of that early morning session.
I didn't start, or get back into surfing just for the thrill of the 2%
Im not going to dwell on the efficiency of my surfing ...... and Im sure as hell not going to purchase a GPS watch to help me re-live the moments.
Yeah, probably getting a bit too sentimental
, but dam if Im paying that much for a watch. I might not enjoy my surf it I forget to put it on
Select to expand quoteCrossStep said...
Yeah, probably getting a bit too sentimental, but dam if Im paying that much for a watch. I might not enjoy my surf it I forget to put it on
Na mate, you absolutely nailed it.
Someone once said
It's not the destination that's important, it's the journey that counts.
Your post is the same thing the 2% is good but if you only concentrate on that you miss a lot of the other 98% which is the good bit.
Anybody tried these watches . Pretty amazing the info they can give you ..would be really interesting to chart your wave distance and speed etc .
but yep not cheap and I wonder how much of the technology you would really use ( bit like my I-phone waisted on me )
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
yeah that's the one mate 
Select to expand quotethePup said..laceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
yeah that's the one mate
thePup said..laceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
yeah that's the one mate
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
If you talking the GPS ripcurl I've got one and love the features.
But like my iPhone its a waist on me
On the up side super large font super light and very comfortable.
^^^ so true, nice reflection, I sure enjoy the whole process, getting a few waves is always the bonus.
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..laceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
If you talking the GPS ripcurl I've got one and love the features.
But like my iPhone its a waist on me
On the up side super large font super light and very comfortable.
mac ,im teasing you. you got a good priced one os
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..laceys lane said..
so its official these watches suck and are just a gimmick for wannabes
and only a surfer knows the feeling
lets go suuuuuuuuuuuuuurfing
If you talking the GPS ripcurl I've got one and love the features.
But like my iPhone its a waist on me
On the up side super large font super light and very comfortable.
Yep the rip curl watch , I am thinking along the same lines , reckon I would use it a few times then it would be just a watch . Love the ripcurl video promoting it though . And must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the cost .
love to know how the technology differentiates paddling and riding a wave on a 666 
A mate of mine got one as a gift for Christmas and as a "surf watch" he thinks its great but after a few surfs the novelty of the whole GPS thing wore off and now more often than not he forgets to turn it on.
It would be a fun present, but dropping $500 of my own hard earned on one seems crazy..... would rather buy another board 
