by thurgood jenkins » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:29 pm
I don't know this is a mixed bag for me, I'll admit to have used that site for info. Unfortunately in this day and age of most folks working 5 - 6 days a week who has time to explore. When you actually do have time off to explore you want to surf not make pointless 1 hour long hikes through brush and mud only to find no waves, even though the spot may be epic when the tide, and swell is right. Exploring is great if you have the time, but realistically should all of us who work for a living be forced to surf the same played out beachbreaks with easy access just so we can leave the more secluded and possibly better quality waves to the unemployed, or illegally employed, or welfare recipient surfers who do not work for a living and actually have the time to explore our PNW coast line?
On the other hand somethings are better kept as secrets among friends. I have never posted a spot on wannasurf and probably never will but I will freely share spots I have found or surfed among folks who have a good attitude and are just stoked and looking for something new. Granted there are secrets I may never share except with my closest friends but for the most part I don't have a problem with spreading the knowledge.
People say if secret spots get out then everywhere will be crowded. Thats total bs.
Surf spots in the PNW are crowded because especially in the case of Canada there is limited access and only a few breaks that are consistent and even though our population of surfers is relativley low in ratio to the spots that are well known and easily accessable (less then 20) half being seasonal (winter only or the occasional macking spring - fall swell).
Sharing the knowledge would only spread out the crowds so instead of having a few spots that are always packed (shorties, Long beach, Westport) you'd have a whole lot more spots that would have half a dozen or so folks on them. I'm not saying you should out every secret there is people should have to do some exploring on there own, but I do not see the harm with sharing knowledge amongst friends. Although, that being said, just because you found a killer secret spot doesn't mean you have to tell the whole world...
So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?
Stewie Griffin