Agreed. I tried the cap, and it worked ok until duckdiving and wiping out and getting the bill yanking your head around. Never again for this old guy. I'll go hooded rashguard next time.
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Hooded Rashguard vs "Surf" Hat
- Thread starter surfadelphia
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I heard Alan broke his back and can't stand up surf anymore.
Used to see him boogie boarding at white plains all the time 1990s-2000s in his short john, gath helmet with the blacked out Liam M. darth vader lens. Usually only when it was big.
I have a bunch of surf hats.
One has a velco patch where you flip up the lid paddling out and put it down while sittiing (flipupbill)
Another has a plastic insert which doesn't flip around no matter what (shelta osprey)
My brother uses the white oneill top with hood or a dakine bucket
Bought couple of those hooded fishing shirts to wear while hanging at the beach when covid was in it's prime here
Even picked up a Sig Zane Hurley and Andy South dri-fit hooded pull over for the same beach protection wear from the westside non-vaxed unemployed covidiots mokes overrunning haubush
never surfed in them though
I know over a dozen guys, mostly haole friends that got skin cancer on the head/face/neck and had chunks cut out. They all use hats now.
At my age, I'm thinking a gath is more appropriate as lots of guys in their late 60's early 70's hit their head and drown.
Alan was a legend to us in the early 70's just like Bird was
I saw him one day early 70's as I was paddling out at Officers on a really big day doing this alan wrench in the tube and his foot wasn't even touching the top of the barrel.
The guy had skills
The closest I've seen since was Owl doing his hood ornament stance at pipe in the 70's
I think only Uncle Grant (surfed with him allot) and Alan have their signature moves in Buffalo's contest.
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No wonder I couldn't catch waves at Pipeline with my paddling gloves.
I hadn't heard he got injured. We met at the Shipyard and HSF surf contests. Supernice guy.
My friend Reid Inouye said Bird could have been a contender but he got that bad leg injury at that reef.
Think the Allen Wrench is listed as an official maneuver on a poster at Buff's contest.
No you wouldn’t. Trust me.
I've lost so many loved ones to cancer.
You wouldn't believe it.
I'm just whistlin' past the grave yard.
This guys spends 4-6+ hours on the water Kiting, Winging, etc and is covered from Head to Toe no matter the Temp. Skin Cancer drove him to fully cover.
Boatmen in The Ments. think he crazy surfing in this get up with no food or liquids. And he dont give two F%cks
Boatmen in The Ments. think he crazy surfing in this get up with no food or liquids. And he dont give two F%cks
This.
Who the eff cares what someone else is wearing or not wearing. When I surf mid day, always wore a hat. Wore it at 2X plus overhead G Land and it stayed on too. No one ever says or said anything. Frick. And if they did, maybe they get stuffed on the next one. Haha. Better than having a lobster head and feeling like crap for the next few days. Looking at the Florence hooded shirt. Friend has one and loves it. Maybe no need cause now I usually wear a Gath. Now that has saved me a few times already and I recommend for anyone surfing reef breaks, low tides over river rocks, or with a bunch of kooks who are bailing boards.
I don't think people realize how bad the sun is for you when you are outdoors.
Put anything and leave it in the sun everyday and see what happens. It will destroy in. Now pretend that is your body.
I just bought the Florence Marine hooded rash.
Put anything and leave it in the sun everyday and see what happens. It will destroy in. Now pretend that is your body.
I just bought the Florence Marine hooded rash.
