What can I say, @knircky.
Thanks for your lovely words, but you know all that already 😉 Surfing is totally my element, so that's why I'm able to act completely natural when I'm in the water.

With regards to the equipment: yeah you got it, the strap is not working in the water. The biggest problem to me was that I hit my board with the camera while paddling fast into the wave. I was actually risking to damage my surfboard (this material is very sensitive), so that's an absolute NO GO for me. Yes there were some new angles, but it's not worth the effort. I almost didn't catch any wave since I was busy taking care of the camera.

A stick wouldn't work in the water either. What I need is a photographer!!! Haha. That would be huge: somebody sitting on another board filming me. I think I will hire somebody one day and then I'll get the images I ever wanted.

PS: I wanna buy a drone, need your recommendations on brands and models 😉