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The navigate manners is a proper code of behavior designed to keep everyone else happy and safe in the sport.
surfing in Newquay to memorize and esteem these rules to avoid total chaos. Stick with those unwritten rules to help others and yourself else from trouble.

Here are the Principles of the surf etiquette:

Inch. RIGHT OF WAY

The surfer closest to the peak of this wave has the right of way. In addition, the surfer furthest first or out to his feet gets the best to function as tide. In each of these cases other surfers might need to let the wave pass. Learn these’rules’ and act so.

2. DO NOT Dropin

Dropping in may be the action of stealing somebody’s wave described at point 1. By doing it you’ll make a dangerous situation for you personally and another surfers. Collision can occur, bones and boards can break. It’s a lousy idea and every one is going to be annoyed.

3. PADDLING RULES

Don’t snore straight to the line up where the waves are breaking up and people are not surfing. It is safer and wiser to paddle through a channel where there are not any chances of a run in. If you see a surfer coming towards you personally, gauge his direction and paddle the other way.

4. Don’t DITCH BOARD

Consistently maintain contact and control with your surfboard. If you see a wall of white water coming in your direction , do not ditch your board because it might hit some one behind you. Learn how to duckdive.

5. DO NOT SNAKE

Paddling around some body to add priority over the wave is called snaking. This is sometimes very annoying and should done repeatedly a huge no no.

6. SHARE WAVES

Longboarders, kayakers, stand up paddlers and much more experienced surfers are able to capture waves much sooner and easier departing not much for other surfers. It will not hurt to leave 1 wave for those shortboarders inside. To learn to surf is to care!

7. RESPECT THE BEACH

Leave only footprints. Throw your garbage in garbage cans and don’t vandalise at all.

8. RESPECT LOCALS

Give respect to those surfers who surf the area every day. Behave friendly and do not over crowd the area with a large group. Respect the vibe at the water.

9. HELP OTHER SURFERS

Be aware of one another and always enable a surfer in trouble. You could possibly save someone’s life.

10. BE PATIENT AND HAVE FUN

Await the turn to receive a wave. Eventually it will come. Be friendly and also have fun.

1-1. IF YOU MESS UP: APOLOGIZE

It’s not the ending of the planet in the event you accidentally wreck one of these rules. Apologize and grin. They’ll forgive the first moment.