There's your proof! longboarder's can Rip.  Florida is the center for longboarding, many famous longboarder's have come from Florida and our east coast, since the waves are some what smaller in the Atlantic people tend to longboard rather then shortboard.  Now, it's your argument on whether longboarding is eaiser then shortboarding and which one is more fun, but just surfing in general is what brings us all together!  so there you have it, longboarders do Rip! - top picture - Brian *east coast longboarder
and no one also said you have to ride smaller waves to be a longboarder!
The most frequent and presistant frase you'll ever hear about longboarding... Toes on the Nose!   Longboarding manuvers can consist of the same moves as shortboarding...but the most popular trick would be the "hang ten" ...as demonstrated in this picture.
bottom pictures - brian
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