If you classify surfers as \u201csurfer dudes\u201d I would go so far as to say you live under a rather large rock, perhaps even a mountain. Surfers are of many different types; this is made especially evident if you live in a large city with good waves. The different types of surfers make themselves pretty clear. Luckily for you I have taken it upon myself to highlight and classify these different surfers, cause we all know that everyone feels safer once things have been categorised.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Rob Hope – Web Designer, entrepreneur<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n The Cocky Grom:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Generally speaking the Cocky Grom\u2019s parents were the weed smoking surfer dudes that I mentioned earlier. His or her parents were forced into the working world (or not) and now they spend every free moment at the beach. Their kids never chose to surf, but are just products of their environment. The Cocky Grom kills it! And he knows he kills it, that\u2019s why he\u2019s ganna drop in on you next time you paddle out. A surf brand has quickly realised that this could be your countries future hope and has quickly placed their stickers on the nose of his board in exchange for clothes and contest entry fees further elevating the Cocky Grom into ultra cocky mode. The thing is, the Cocky Grom probably is your countries future hope, and we just going to have to live with them until they hit the WQS, get humbled, and return as courteous individuals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Groms being groms while the coach scratches his head<\/p><\/div>\n The Varsity Party:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The loud and proud guys of your local line-up. They\u2019re inspired by Dion Agius and Noah Dean and have black surfboards and use front deck pads. When Noah Dean took the WSL\u2019s name in vain, they were there, pulling the bird and cursing the WSL as well. But we all know the WSL is too powerful for that nonsense. If the waves are good on Saturday, they\u2019ll be out there, hanging around (in more ways than one), flipping the bird at sections they don\u2019t make and puking their lungs out from their tequila endeavours the night before. But these guys are cool, they view surfing as purely an expression, and after their varsity party days, they\u2019ll become articulate, well spoken individuals that ride twin fins and have cool styles, and if they don\u2019t go to varsity, well then, they\u2019ll probably end up something like Dave Rastovich.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Entrepreneur (Who has brought his Dog Eat Dog World Approach Into the Water):<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The men we all love to hate. They keep the economy chugging along, but they also keep chugging along on your wave even after you\u2019ve called them off 35 times. Yep, the Entrepreneur has a certain sense of entitlement, look at them incorrectly, and you\u2019ll be receiving a generous dose of stink eye for the next three sessions. But the entrepreneur does have a point, while you surfed this morning cause you work freelance, the Entrepreneur was attending meetings with clients that were probably giving him hell for something that doesn\u2019t even make sense. So maybe once every five waves the entrepreneur drops in on you, you can give him the benefit of the doubt, and turn the other cheek.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Designer, jewellery buyer, healthfood guru, entrepreneur<\/p><\/div>\n The Surfer Girl:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I grew up in a city where the ratio of guys to girls was about 1:10. It\u2019s weird. Being around so many men is horrible. Guys do strange things when there are so many men around. They get into fights, drag race the cars in parking lots and take off their shirts in clubs. Nobody needs that type of thing in their lives. Not even Vin Diesel. That\u2019s why it\u2019s nice to have surfer girls. What a pleasure. If the water\u2019s warm, they\u2019re in bikini\u2019s, if it\u2019s slightly cooler, they\u2019ll be in those new retro surf capsules (I love those) and if it\u2019s cold, well, um, then they\u2019re just in wetsuits, but it\u2019s still lovely. There\u2019s nothing better then paddling out, seeing someone blow their tail, and then realising it\u2019s a girl (Not that girls aren\u2019t as good as guys, I\u2019m not sexist), but it\u2019s just nice seeing the fairer sex kill it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Big Wave Guy:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With balls slightly larger than an average man\u2019s fists, these guys are on every swell. They\u2019ve generally been held under longer than the length of Katey Perry\u2019s latest hit single and they\u2019ve seen waves that you hope never to encounter. They are the guys that show up as the wind swings offshore, or as the tide pushes just enough for that secret spot to start working. The BWG avoids cigarettes like an intensely introverted person avoids interaction with individuals they don\u2019t know. You won\u2019t see these guys out on Friday night if Saturday\u2019s on. No ways, they\u2019ve made love to their wives\/girlfriends\/boyfriends and are in bed before 8pm, cause it might just be the last time you get to hold your loved one (This applies to all Big Wave surfers except of course Christian Fletcher).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dungeons big wave surfer<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Silver Surfer:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Aaaah yes, the Silver Surfer. The surfer we all want to one day become. Wrinkly and old, these guys have seen way to much sun. They know exactly which waves to take at your local line-up thanks to 40 years of being out there. They\u2019re not the type to go for the small insiders and have absolutely no problem dropping in on you on the wave of the day. But that doesn\u2019t matter, the Silver Surfer deserves every wave he paddles for, and you should be honoured to have him drop in on you. Give the Silver Surfer half a chance and he\u2019ll talk your ear off on wide range of topics from how good it used to be out here, or that time he saw Tom Curren pull into a beast. But it doesn\u2019t matter how much the Silver Surf talks, there\u2019s always a couple of pearls of wisdom in his words.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"web](\"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/web-designer.jpg\")
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