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quiver gear<br />

A quiver of boards is the surfing equivalent<br />

to a golfer’s bag of clubs. At times, a<br />

quiver is referred to as a mere collection<br />

of three or four boards, but a far healthier<br />

number required for your own sanity is 20<br />

plus. Here, we explore the world of surfing<br />

quivers.<br />

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I don’t think there is anyone in the world who doesn’t like checking<br />

out another person’s quiver. It’s always interesting to see what<br />

they like to ride, plus it provides further justification to expand your<br />

own. But first, in case your better half also reads this article, let’s<br />

address the elephant in the room — why do you need that many<br />

boards? The simple analogy I like to draw is between surfing and<br />

golf. You don’t play a round of golf with only a putter. Different parts<br />

of the course require different clubs. The same applies to the ocean.<br />

Conditions vary from day to day and beach to beach. Some days<br />

are suited to a shortboard, some days to a longboard, others to a<br />

gun, finless foamie, and so on. Plus, the ocean is free.<br />

There are no green fees to pay week in and week out, not to mention<br />

membership fees. So, there you go — a very real and valid reason to<br />

continue building on your quiver.<br />

In what is to become a regular feature of Smorgasboarder, we will<br />

explore a reader’s quiver. So, if you would like to share yours with<br />

us, make sure to send in some photos and a few words to editorial@<br />

smorgasboarder.com.au.<br />

To kick things off, I thought I would start with my own. For the sake<br />

of accuracy, and in case my wife is reading this, I must state that I<br />

surf regularly with my two children. So, this quiver is technically ‘our’<br />

quiver — all three of us (including the ones that are constantly in the<br />

ding repair shop thanks to Sam).<br />

words: dave swan

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