In a message dated 3/22/2003 3:22:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, mkayaks_at_oz.net writes: > ... You might ... extend your ... [actual surfing time] ... if you can > master your technique using a much shorter kayak with a much fuller bow. > With such a kayak I've found that the hardest part is staying pointed > straight down the wave if it catches me from behind after it has already > broken. Staying straight works best if I can ride the same wave all the way > in through the surf zone. That way the breaker lands on the back deck > forcing it down but lifting my bow even higher to help plane the kayak > almost to the beach. ... Matt, what boat model do you use in this way? Do you play with white water boats in surf? Best regards, Ralph Ralph C. Hoehn Folding Boat Center P.O. Box 700 Enfield NH 03748 info_at_FoldingBoatCenter.com www.FoldingBoatCenter.com phone: +1-802-649-2555 -- Ralph phone: +1-603-632-9500 -- Alv (yup, they rhyme) *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Mar 22 2003 - 04:17:37 PST
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