There’s nothing like a good tumble around in the white water to make you come up laughing. Surfing not only tests our ability to balance on a moving board (sometimes it’s hard even sitting on the surf board), but also challenges our sense of humour about ourselves when we fall off. A lot.
So help give us all a laugh, and to reassure that all surfers just love playing in the water, here are our top 5 funniest wipe outs:
1- Dogs vs surfboard
We love this photo, how many dogs can you fit on a surfboard before one literally jumps ship?
2- Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
When you need to bail, do it in style. In this case, it’s all about impersonating superman.
3- Hot coals or starfish?
10 out of 10 for commitment to the starfish dismount.
4- Bodyboarders pull the best shapes
The ocean really does just choose when you are allowed a wave, and when she’s done with you… In this case, this bodyboarder decided to pull a very convincing frog impersonation as he wiped out. Deep breath!
5- Professional surfers in the washing machine…
Just encase you were wondering about your own wipe out skills, here’s a fun surf clip featuring x11 world championship title holder Kelly Slater and the renegade surfer Dane Reynolds amongst others. Proving that even the best surfers in the world have fun with wipe outs. Nice and reassuring for us mortals when we are learning to surf. Enjoy: