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Gil Beach

A special beach for surfers named after Gil Shenior, who was killed on the beach after being hit in the head by marina rocks. The beach is located near the Marina on its southern side, between the separate beach and the southern breakwater of the Marina.

The beach is not declared, has no rescue services and amenities, only showers and a stand for surfers.

Surfer’s Code of Conduct:

  • Wave Right of Way: The right of way belongs to the surfer closest to the first and highest breaking point of the wave, meaning if you’re riding a right-breaking wave, and there’s another surfer to your right also riding it, you should yell and warn them that the right of way is yours.
  • No Wave Hogging: This rule is related to Rule Number One and is one of the most important rules in surfer ethics. The literal meaning of hogging waves is when someone intentionally or unintentionally intends to take a wave and another surfer is already riding it. They disrupt their movement and put both of them at risk. Always remember before you think about hogging a wave, no matter how perfect the wave is, if you hog the wave, you’ll feel very bad about yourself, the surfer you hogged it from will be very angry, and the wave will be ruined for both of you.
  • No Drop-In Rule: This is a reasonable and crucial rule that many surfers tend to ignore, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Never paddle directly into the path of surfers or where waves are breaking or being ridden. It’s better to paddle around the waves from the left or right (through the Channel) where the waves aren’t breaking and there are no surfers. In long beaches where wave breaks are continuous, it might be challenging to follow this rule, but usually, there are places where you can paddle without many surfers around. This rule is important not only for the disruption factor but also for safety and accident prevention.
  • No Board Ditching: Like all other rules, this rule is highly important, especially on crowded beaches. Always keep control and contact with your surfboard. Surfers are big and hard, they have sharp edges and strange fins, if you ditch your board and let it drift without control, eventually, it might hit someone’s head. The literal meaning of ditching your board is that if a wave breaks in front of you and a mountain of foam rises towards you – don’t throw your board aside or behind you and duck. If there’s another surfer close behind you, most likely, they’ll get hit by the board you ditched.
  • Beach Respect Rule: The importance of this rule cannot be overstated! Don’t litter, don’t pollute, pick up the trash you brought to the beach, and if you can pick up some around you, do it. Behave on the beach and in the sea as if you were at your own home!
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