Josh said: > Peter, it depend on the type of beach you are surfing into. > First, one should think twice about surfing a sea kayak in > surf that high. That is about the limit. 1 Meter surf is not really all that big. When you are sitting on the sand waiting to launch, that's a wve that is about the same eight as your head. We do that routinely in touring boats. Two meter waves start to become a challenge, but more so launching than landing. The technique that I use is to surf the waves as far as possible, and then before the wave broaches my boat, I intentionally broach it to my stronger side. This puts me in command and not the wave. I also try to use a low brace as much as possible and save the high brace for the really big and rough ones. All you have to do is edge the boat as far as you can, spear you blade into the wave and increase your lean. As you feel the wave letting you go, straighten up and when you can, straighten the boat and keep paddling in. As you know, the low brace is much gentler to your shoulders and makes you less prone to shoulder injuries. *************************************************************************** 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 Dec 13 2004 - 10:07:04 PST
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