It was a less than stellar day on the North Shore of Oahu with a steady cross wind and occasional showers. My buddy and I decided to paddle out at Backyards since nobody else was out. The waves were still chest high and semi clean and since there was no crowd we were happy with our decision. We’d been in the water for about an hour when a father and son joined us on their tandem board. The Dad looked like he knew how to paddle so I figured he knew what he was doing except