There are two survers in O-man's photo above, one about to drop in. So whose wave is it? And why? Obviously, I don't surf and know nothing about surfing. But I've always wondered what is the accepted "rule".
Thanks.
As you face the photo my guess is the guy on your left. Maybe the guy on the right guessed that lefty wasn't gonna make it and was planning a reverse skeg take off?
As you look at the photo the guy on the right side is paddling out. The guy on the left is about to DROP IN!
The rule is that the surfer closest to the peak has priority and every one else has to give him right of way. At least that's the way it's supposed be.