Surf Landing Video

Thigh straps help tremendously, they give you a lot more control with your hips, and help keep you onboard. But most importantly make bracing a lot easier!

In larger, steeper waves, its nearly impossible to actually surf with longer sit on tops as ones bow get buried, but if the waves are not too big and not too steep, they surf well enough. However even if the waves are large there may still be opportunities to catch a wave with a kayak. For instance south of the Jetty at Westport there are areas where the waves break further out then reform into a much smaller and more managable wave to ride.

I have never hulied a full boat......

Man, you actually said that out loud? <worst...posted it!?!?> That's like the kiss of death <says the man where the waters warm and the rocks are at least 100 miles north>

My first trip ever was west port and second was hoebuck. I had never been out on a kayak before in my life and never surfed launched. So the day before halibut at hoebuck, I went in and out of the surf 20 times empty boat. Every trip I take now someone huli's and they are always trying to cut into the waves. However they are never as far apart and never so small. COME ON APRIL GET HERE SOON.

Thigh straps help tremendously, they give you a lot more control with your hips, and help keep you onboard. But most importantly make bracing a lot easier!

In larger, steeper waves, its nearly impossible to actually surf with longer sit on tops as ones bow get buried, but if the waves are not too big and not too steep, they surf well enough. However even if the waves are large there may still be opportunities to catch a wave with a kayak. For instance south of the Jetty at Westport there are areas where the waves break further out then reform into a much smaller and more managable wave to ride.

You can catch waves really early on a kayak.  If you take off on an angle, you can usually avoid burrying the bow.  If you do this, you're stuck with the angle you chose.  (and may find yourself barrelled)  It's almost impossible to straighten back out because you can't brace off the shore side on a big wave.

-Spot-

Thigh straps help tremendously, they give you a lot more control with your hips, and help keep you onboard. But most importantly make bracing a lot easier!

In larger, steeper waves, its nearly impossible to actually surf with longer sit on tops as ones bow get buried, but if the waves are not too big and not too steep, they surf well enough. However even if the waves are large there may still be opportunities to catch a wave with a kayak. For instance south of the Jetty at Westport there are areas where the waves break further out then reform into a much smaller and more managable wave to ride.

You can catch waves really early on a kayak.  If you take off on an angle, you can usually avoid burrying the bow.  If you do this, you're stuck with the angle you chose.  (and may find yourself barrelled)  It's almost impossible to straighten back out because you can't brace off the shore side on a big wave.

-Spot-

Why would you want to straighten out anyway?  Shoot down the wave!!! 

-Allen

Thigh straps help tremendously, they give you a lot more control with your hips, and help keep you onboard. But most importantly make bracing a lot easier!

In larger, steeper waves, its nearly impossible to actually surf with longer sit on tops as ones bow get buried, but if the waves are not too big and not too steep, they surf well enough. However even if the waves are large there may still be opportunities to catch a wave with a kayak. For instance south of the Jetty at Westport there are areas where the waves break further out then reform into a much smaller and more managable wave to ride.

You can catch waves really early on a kayak.  If you take off on an angle, you can usually avoid burrying the bow.  If you do this, you're stuck with the angle you chose.  (and may find yourself barrelled)  It's almost impossible to straighten back out because you can't brace off the shore side on a big wave.

-Spot-

I usually go in as perpendicular as possible, which explains the burrying of the bow! I'd rather go really fast and get buried rather than barrelled heh. My bow often hits the sand and bounces back up combined with the thigh straps makes for a bit of a ride going from looking straight down at the bow, bouncing the bow off the sand and landing back down upright.

I usually go in as perpendicular as possible, which explains the burrying of the bow! I'd rather go really fast and get buried rather than barrelled heh. My bow often hits the sand and bounces back up combined with the thigh straps makes for a bit of a ride going from looking straight down at the bow, bouncing the bow off the sand and landing back down upright.

Yeah, ouch.  On a related note, have I mentioned to everyone that helmets are a good idea? 

I usually go in as perpendicular as possible, which explains the burrying of the bow! I'd rather go really fast and get buried rather than barrelled heh. My bow often hits the sand and bounces back up combined with the thigh straps makes for a bit of a ride going from looking straight down at the bow, bouncing the bow off the sand and landing back down upright.

Yeah, ouch.  On a related note, have I mentioned to everyone that helmets are a good idea? 

Its not painful at all as long as you are completely perpendicular and land right. I prefer to steer clear of the larger and steeper though and as long as the conditions are right, its a blast to run down the face of more managable waves say 3-4'.

Speaking of helmets what do you use rawkfish? I like the NRS havoc its $40 making it one of the cheaper helmets made for kayaking, fits nicely and it has taken a few blows from my kayak so I can attest to it preventing head injuries

Its not painful at all as long as you are completely perpendicular and land right. I prefer to steer clear of the larger and steeper though and as long as the conditions are right, its a blast to run down the face of more managable waves say 3-4'.

Speaking of helmets what do you use rawkfish? I like the NRS havoc its $40 making it one of the cheaper helmets, fits nicely and it has taken a few blows from my kayak so I can attest to it preventing head injuries

$20 skateboarding helmet I found at Target.

Speaking of helmets what do you use rawkfish? I like the NRS havoc its $40 making it one of the cheaper helmets made for kayaking, fits nicely and it has taken a few blows from my kayak so I can attest to it preventing head injuries

Says the guy who leaves stuff laying in random places at Hobuck.  Sure, you're brain is working just fine 

Speaking of helmets what do you use rawkfish? I like the NRS havoc its $40 making it one of the cheaper helmets made for kayaking, fits nicely and it has taken a few blows from my kayak so I can attest to it preventing head injuries

Says the guy who leaves stuff laying in random places at Hobuck.  Sure, you're brain is working just fine 

Hey, that was only one time