>>1844137I did actually try surfing with mixed success.
Got a board - see pic. Went to a few spots around Dunedin NZ, but it was sharky af. There was a local great white they called KZ7 after an America’s Cup yacht because it looked like a huge sail when it swam past. That’s a solid NO from me. Took it to the river wave quite a bit but ended up breaking it. Could stand up and carve a bit but nothing spectacular. River was cool because you could have a beer in the sun and then jump from the rocks straight onto the face of it. Pic is actually the 2nd of 2 waves at the local river.