[Baz]

Well Geary - my friend and I took turns every 15 minutes checking on our boards. We had both completed a week's stay and were having a bite to eat while waiting for our early morning (2:30am) flights out. The boards were atop a rental car parked right on a main street around the corner from the diner. It wasn't about sharing - it was out and out thievery.

The good news is I saved the $80.00 tariff from Delta for carrying an over sized bag on the leg from CA to FLA. Air New Zealand to their credit, didn't charge extra for their leg, BTW. Also the board that was stolen was merely a clone to the original that I still had at home. It was a very sweet 6' 6" Harold Iggy shape. So I had another clone made when I got home. I will always hang on to the original and surf on the clone...as odd as that sounds.

All that said I totally agree on what you said about the tow-ins vs. paddle surfers. We have a similar situation here at the Inlet when long boarders sit outside and hoard waves. That only happens for a short period before they get dropped in on...we have our own karma standard...