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These riders of concrete waves not only have big hairy brass balls but big soft hearts too. The Durban Downhill community, spearheaded by Keith "da Sheriff"  Hockley and Ian "da Marshall"  Pennefather from Gunslinger Longboards, not only pulled off an incredible event at the Pitch 'n Slide IV, in Glenwood on Sunday, but raised enough cash amongst themselves to fly up some SA's finest downhill longboarders from Cape Town and host them for the weekend, skating, sharing and learning from the best.

The Durban scene is growing at a rapid pace and the Cape Town crew of Matt Arderne, Paul Du
Plessis, Raoul Van Den Berg and Deon Van Der Merwe were suitable impressed. "This scene is incredible, " said Raoul, "We're blow away by how many people turned out, how well this event has been organised and how committed the Durban ous are to their sport. There are some very, very talented skaters here. "

Totally scoring and pigging out is what you do when you score a good Mentawais swell on a boat trip. Another thing you generally do is get more and more brave as you get accustomed to the waves. Which is exactly what happened to Chappy Adshade recently. After a few sick sessions, Chappy started going deeper and deeper in backhand barrels until he eventually hit reef. Still, good to go home with a few reef tatts. Chicks dig scars.

You were a visitor, apparently, and totally unskilled at your discipline. So what the fuck gives you the right to paddle up past everyone in the lineup on a chilled weekend morning, and proceed to take off on the first wave that comes your way and every other wave that you can get to? People like you are the reason why your sport is so despised by everyone else. No manners, ruled by selfishness and greed, and a fucken kook as well. You know exactly who you are.