tmitchell_at_ hekizan.com >I'll take that bet. How much you got to lose? 'Cause you are wrong, wrong, wrong on this one...< Maybe you are right, maybe not. My experience with surfing kayaks is the couple knot kick that virtually EVERYONE who has ever paddled a sea kayak down wind and waves experiences, along with some interesting and sometimes scary shots at surfing onto beaches in small waves ( 1-2 ft swells, lumping up to 2-3 ft as they hit the beach and break), and some very scary times with large fishboat wakes. At no time was my boat planing on these waves. The increase in speed was substantial, up to double in some cases. Paddling is necessary to stay on the wave, or to catch the one behind as the first one rolls through. I would suggest that folks like yourself and Kevin Whilden, who can truly speak to the issue of planing their kayaks while surfng, are in the minority. Most of us can only dream of having the skills, guts and opportunity to do so. Rob. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 21 2002 - 08:23:51 PST
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