Avoiding a crash in surf

Whatever happens, you have to stay in control of the situation. Never let go of the board in the midst of friends or bail out without looking. The gear is big and you need to be careful with it. For that, there is only one solution: to anticipate! Many people fear having a Board get too close to them, but it is far more dangerous for its own user. We must anticipate and react early to have a wide margin open to avoid the collision. To brake, you have to pitch up the board. To avoid a problem, stay close to your gear and do not throw it away. Not always easy to do but you have to try … Avoid running over the others, go around the bottom of the wave. It is difficult to anticipate the trajectory at the top of wave because it is advancing. Finally, never be too confident. Anything can happen whatever your level and the size of the waves. So, when around others, you have to keep your foot on the brake and not to say to yourself “it’ll be ok…..” Correctly measure the length of your leash plus the board and plus yourself. It is quite impressive how this is a source of potential danger.