De Ikea , 22-09-2007

- No bad behavior in the water.
I got yelled at when paddling out, stuck in between two others surfers i blocked a guy who had to stop going for the wave.
He then yelled at me, i apologized and explained that i couldn't do much, still one of his friend came to me and told me to shut up and calm down.
It's cool for you guys if you did not have a bad experience, but in two years in hawaii, that was the only time i had a bad vibe in the water.
Furthermore friends of mine agree with me about this spot.
Of course i don't say it'slike that every day, but on a very good day it seems to be so.

De Anonymous , 30-07-2007

- I agree with the guy below me. Race usually doesn't matter out there. I am from texas and as white as can be. As long as you now what you are doing then you shouldn't have any problems out there. Just mind your positions on the waves and back off to who ever if the have position on you. Love this wave can be very fast and fun. So many breaks out there right by it too if it gets too crowed and it does!

De SF Local , 09-07-2007

Maybe it's you. - I haven't had any such experience after making several trips to the Islands. Probably because I show respect to the locals. I back off if we are both paddling for the same wave. When paddling out, I paddle into and take the whitewater on the head to stay out of the way of the rider. And I don't try chasing down every wave. Still, I get plenty of waves. After a couple days, the locals say hello when I paddle out. There are no cheers or thanks for being there from the locals, but I do get smiles. I'm just tolerated because I'm polite. Try it.