Collins’ Antics Are Not What Surfing Is About

I have been surfing longer than Richie Collins has been alive, and I can positively state that he is not what surfing is all about. In fact, he and hordes of other immature, self-centered high school dropouts are what make it almost impossible to enjoy a morning session in the L.A.-Orange County area anymore.

And Richie: Please keep you and your “souped-up truck” out of Baja; there’s nothing worse than another “ugly American” screaming wildly through the serenity of a Mexican morning.

Grow up . . . You can still be a great surfer without being a jerk.

DAVE HOLMES

Santa Monica