Craig, If you can make it down here, I'd really like to surf your F-1. I think it would turn nicely on the outside edge. I don't do much low brace turning, because it slows the kayak down too much. But sometimes I'll edge on the inside of the turn and practically stand on the paddle, especially if I'm broaching and have to brake on the wave to get back high on it and get the ends out of the water to be able to turn back down it. Don't try this with Western Red Cedar. I've been wanting to hear from Matt Broze about this too. I checked the surfing section of the Mariner Manual, and it doesn't mention which side to edge on. Matt must be on a trip somewhere. I was also hoping someone had the sea kayak surfing issue of Sea Kayaker Magazine to name the author and mention which edge is recommended. I think if anything, this debate has shown how little time most people spend in the surf with a sea kayak. They just grab a whitewater or surf kayak instead. I always felt that beyond bracing, surfing a short kayak does little to improve your sea kayak surf zone skills. If I surf a short boat a few times, then go out in a sea kayak, I'm lost for a bit before I re-adjust. A short boat and long boat in the surf are two different games. It's much more difficult to handle a sea kayak in surf. Surfing my surf boat is so easy it almost bores me. Duane *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 27 2009 - 20:14:07 PDT
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