Duane said : > 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. Your kidding, right? Surfing a sea kayak is like driving a pickup truck on a winding mountain road. Sure it will get you where you're going and you can carry a lot of stuff with you, but I would much prefer the sports car. Why do you think we don't see any "sea kayak" surf contests? Probably because the judges couldn't stay awake :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Aug 28 2009 - 16:39:33 PDT
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