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Some people view surfers as peace-loving, mellow, ‘live and let live’ types, and that’s often the case.

We say often, because every now and again we read stories about violence breaking out on a beach somewhere. Usually, it involves someone who calls themselves a local at the surf break in question coming down hard on somebody who isn’t, which is the surfing equivalent of a dog lifting its leg and pissing on a pot plant in the corner of the room to mark its territory.

There’s a voice note that’s now doing the rounds which encapsulate this vibe perfectly. In case you missed it, we published a story about it on Friday, even though it first spread last year, and it continues to prove very popular.

Our Facebook post with the story has been pretty busy, both over the weekend and today, and the general vibe is that the surfer who sent the voice note is a bit of a doos.

I won’t screenshot comments, in case people don’t want their names publicised, but these are some of my favourites.

We haven’t amended the spelling, because it’s Facebook and people don’t seem too bothered:

• He was all chilled at the start, and sounded like mid way he smashed a rail, and the tone kicked up a few notches….
• Grommets dont come out to the back-line and locals rule. It gets dangerous out there…
• Paddle boarders were referred to as “frogs on toast” by surfers, back when I was at school…
• If thats not stoned in the voice note then I definitely don’t want to try and have a normal convo with that oke when he is…. first in class…
• What a little prat!!! Smoke some more zol bra and get more irritating if that’s possible bra

This one has a little extra spice thrown in:

• Heard him the day after bragging at the top of his voice using the same colourful language about what he’d done. His mom clearly never taught him to share. Selfish little brat!

So he’s still on the loose, and still up to his old tricks? Bru, reach out to us – editor@2oceansvibe.com.

Anyway, back to more of those comments:

• What a little wanker, all the surfers I know are gentlemen, but unfortunately, it was bound to attract a few goof-ball beach scum.
•  Am not an angry selfish surfer who can’t tolerate anyone not on the same kinda board as what I ride. . I actually respect ANYONE brave and strong enough to go out in some size. . But having a fat butt in my face as I get dropped in on is NOT on. . I almost drowned in Hawaii like that. No ding but the local apologised. . Didn’t act like this dude . .Be cool man!!!
• …this kid needs to know Murphy’s first law of combat: If the enemy is in range, so are YOU! You want to hand it out? Better be able to take it.
• Been surfing for 40 odd years,now kite surf and they hate me. Surfers have a serious problem.

Sympathy for this surfer has been in limited supply today:

• What a lil chop!! And I am a surfer. Cocky lil fuckers like that need a p**s klap ova the head !
• …that oke talking is the biggest looser I have ever heard speak . Unbelievable that he actually wholeheartedly believes that short boarders have “rights” .
• It’s time the whole lot of overgrown kids grew up and realized nobody owns the ocean or has any preferential rights to use it. Whatever happened to the easy going peace out surfing culture we all grew up with????
• Ha ha…Kom Skom…

One guy was clearly raging:

• This oke is such a p**s. I agree that he shouldn’t pay for the damages but there are many of us out there that do various board and wave riding disciplines… I do both as well and if this little twat tuned me to fuck off because of a SUP I would defs hand him a flatty, before showing him the other various board shapes and sizes I have in my garage.

I’m reminded of that classic scene from The Office with that one.

Oh well, at least the vast majority of people seem to believe that surfers and paddleboarders should coexist peacefully.

We all came from the ocean, bru, you know what I mean? Inhales deeply.