Paddlewisers, I just have to tell you about my day, because I know some of you elsewhere in North America are shoveling snow. The surf today (Sunday) in Southern California was just spectacular. At my favorite spot, beautiful large waves (6 foot faces) were rolling in. They were shaped perfectly, with most waves giving the option of riding a left or right shoulder. They were frequent too, with a wave almost always waiting for you just as you finished paddling out. In my whitewater kayak, I was getting rides 100-150 yards long in between an occasional thrashing. The weather was beautiful too. The air temp was in the 70's and the water temp was about 58. I was toasty in my short sleeve/short leg wetsuit. The sun was shining and I had to wear sunblock and my sunglasses. The air was so clear I had a nice view of Catalina Island (a great crossing destination) 35 NM away. It is hard to believe that some kayakers out here let their kayaks get dusty in the winter. Oh, well, their loss. I wish you all could have been in the surf with me! Duane Strosaker Roll or Drown! <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea Kayaker</A> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> The surf today (Sunday) in Southern California was just > spectacular. How does one get out of their kayak on the beach? In wind driven waves along a large river I find I usually end up in the water and with a boat full of sand and water. Is it the longer period between waves in the ocean that gives you time to get out of your boat and pull it up on the beach? The short period of waves I experience on the river come too quick for me to pop the skirt and get out before even 6 inch waves knock me over and I'm rolling in the water like rats on crack. Before I put my dry suit on I could get my legs out before getting to shore and could just jump up and run in, but the dry suit has slowed me down to the point that I now just hope I don't get hurt. Inquiring minds... Woody *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Woody, Getting out of a kayak on a beach with waves is tricky. I have a lot of experience doing it, and I still get thrashed sometimes, even today. One way is to come onto the beach just behind a wave and get high enough on the beach that the water coming back down doesn't wash you back into the waves, but you often get washed back down no matter how hard you try. If the waves on the beach are not too violent, ride a wave foreword or broached onto the sand. Either way, you need to get out of the kayak FAST, before the next wave hits you. I didn't get out of the kayak fast enough today, so I got scrapes on my legs from getting dragged over rocks. Landing through surf breaking on the beach isn't always graceful. Sometimes you have to eat sand, and that's OK. Duane Strosaker <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea Kayaker</A> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Woody, Let me first say that I speak as one with relatively little experience in surf. First, I've been taught to pop my spray skirt just prior to coming in, so that I will be able to exit the boat quickly regardless of how graceless a landing I make. If conditions give me little expectation of a serene landing, I've found it best to simply fall on my side as high up on the beach as I can, with the boat to my onshore side. This gives me the control of physical contact with ground, while the boat will be be washed away from me (onshore) if a large wave gets to me before I can get out of there. >How does one get out of their kayak on the beach? In wind driven waves along >a large river I find I usually end up in the water and with a boat full of >sand and water. Is it the longer period between waves in the ocean that >gives you time to get out of your boat and pull it up on the beach? > >The short period of waves I experience on the river come too quick for me to >pop the skirt and get out before even 6 inch waves knock me over and I'm >rolling in the water like rats on crack. Before I put my dry suit on I could >get my legs out before getting to shore and could just jump up and run in, >but the dry suit has slowed me down to the point that I now just hope I >don't get hurt. > >Inquiring minds... > >Woody > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bob, I have used the fall on your side method, and it is quite effective. In fact, I used it today, which is why I was washed over rocks and have scrapes on my legs. Don't get me wrong. I like this method in desperate situations. At one time I occasionally used the pop your sprayskirt before you go in method. However, on some of those occasions, a big wave popped up behind me and I wished I still had the sprayskirt on. There are not many things worse than trying to control a kayak full of water while you are still in it. I always keep the sprayskirt on now until I am ready to jump out of the cockpit. Duane Strosaker <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea Kayaker</A> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
in my experience and observation, everybody from beginner to expert can have very undignified exits when landing . some beaches are just difficult, even with small waves, due to morphology. I find the best is try and run as far up the beach as possible, pop and jump out , but sometimes backwash just gets ya. nick Nicholas Gill School of Geography and Oceanography University of NSW Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra ACT 2600 Ph. 02 6268 8317 Mob. 041 7659440 Fax 02 6268 8313 Email: nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au ---------- > From: Bob Volin <bobvolin_at_bestweb.net> > To: 'Paddlewise' <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Awesome Day Surfing in California > Date: Monday, 27 December 1999 12:41 > > Woody, > > Let me first say that I speak as one with relatively little experience in > surf. First, I've been taught to pop my spray skirt just prior to coming > in, so that I will be able to exit the boat quickly regardless of how > graceless a landing I make. If conditions give me little expectation of a > serene landing, I've found it best to simply fall on my side as high up on > the beach as I can, with the boat to my onshore side. This gives me the > control of physical contact with ground, while the boat will be be washed > away from me (onshore) if a large wave gets to me before I can get out of > there. > > > >How does one get out of their kayak on the beach? In wind driven waves > along > >a large river I find I usually end up in the water and with a boat full of > >sand and water. Is it the longer period between waves in the ocean that > >gives you time to get out of your boat and pull it up on the beach? > > > >The short period of waves I experience on the river come too quick for me > to > >pop the skirt and get out before even 6 inch waves knock me over and I'm > >rolling in the water like rats on crack. Before I put my dry suit on I > could > >get my legs out before getting to shore and could just jump up and run in, > >but the dry suit has slowed me down to the point that I now just hope I > >don't get hurt. > > > >Inquiring minds... > > > >Woody > > > > > >*************************************************************************** > >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and > not > >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > >*************************************************************************** > > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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