In a message dated 10/29/2006 11:02:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, mkayaks_at_oz.net writes: I've not tried this myself but some good kayak surfers lay on the back deck while holding the paddle up overhead and pointed into the wave. This may allow them and lower their profile even more than ducking forward for slipping through a broken wave but one shouldn't try this unless they have a low back deck and backrest, a flexible spine (and probably nose plugs). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you have a high performance surf boat (many river boats are similar in this respect) there isn't enough buoyancy in the back to do that. Surf boats carry all the buoyancy forward. If you tried to weight the stern as the wave curled over head you'd get crushed. I've been through some very big tubey stuff just by leaning forward and at the last possible, teeny weeniest second put the paddle tight along side the hull and head along the deck. I've popped right through when I expected otherwise. Bill Mattos wrote an excellent book called Kayak Surfing, ISBN 0-9547061-0-2. I refer back to it alot and if surf is your thing I would track down a copy. Cheers, Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 30 2006 - 07:50:31 PST
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