What is a kook? What should you do to avoid being called a kook? Here's a to-don't list for those who want to look cool.
Displaying multiple surf stickers on the surfboard;
Dropping in on someone with a smile;
Using booties during summer;
Forgetting to wax the surfboard;
Riding a wave until fins are buried in the sand;
Performing strange and innovative pre-surf warm up exercises;
Carrying a shortboard on the head;
Asking someone to take your photo with a flat ocean in the back;
Wearing helmets in a one-foot summer day;
Wearing boardshorts under and over a wetsuit;
Rehearsing pro surfing maneuvers on the beach;
Adopting an extremely low stance in the whitewater;
Showcasing original traction pad placements;
Wearing a life jacket;
Paddling for a closeout wave;
Pearling the surfboard in one-foot surf;
Waxing up the nose of the board;
Wearing goggles;
Forgetting fins;
Paddling with chin touching the board;
Not using a leash in a crowded lineup;
Ditching the surfboard;
Ignoring channels and charging through breaking whitewater;
Letting go of the board in front of whitewater;
Wearing a leash all the way back to the car park;
Attempting to throw an aerial in the whitewash;
Pumping energetically for speed on the flats;
Paddling with both arms simultaneously;
Calling fins "skegs";
Nosediving and letting the board hit someone;
Catching whitewater rollers;