Why don't surfers wear life preservers?

Answer 1

When paddling out into the line up, the easiest way to do so is to duck dive. The way to do this is to push your board under the water, and then your body should follow the board under the wave. Surfers do this so they don't get a face full of water and don't get pushed all the way back to shore. It can also get in the way when popping up or in the barrel. However, when small children are out Surfing with their parents, they wear life jackets just because they cant swim