Canoe surfing video
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That looks like a blast.
There were some good rides amoung the swims.
I endorse ocean surfing, it's a great way to build skills.
Neoprene helps prevent bruises.
I endorse ocean surfing, it's a great way to build skills.
Neoprene helps prevent bruises.
Looks real doable in Lake Michigan especially in the fall.
That looks like fun. Maybe I should take the Vertige on my next trip to the coast.
The links below have some older examples.
Benson
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Benson
Ron Drummond
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Many years ago a friend and co-worker was getting into whitewater kayaking. He carried his kayak around in a Triumph TR-8 with the boat stuck down into the passenger footwell and extending out back over the trunk (with the top down, of course) but that's another story... Anyway, he went down to the beach in Lavalette, NJ one day to play in the surf, and I met him there. I'd been flatwater canoeing (sometimes using a double paddle) since childhood but had never been in a kayak and was intrigued.
After watching him play for a bit it was my turn. I got in, stretched the spray skirt into place, and headed out. After successfully surfing a couple of waves (great fun) I got caught by a breaker when I was parallel to the beach and rolled completely over. Somewhere in the event I lost hold of the paddle, but the wave passed through and I found myself upright again, not through any skill or intention on my part.
Apparently I had thrown the paddle into the air as I got turned over, because it fell out of the sky into my hands, whereupon I caught it and just continued paddling as if I'd planned it that way. My friends on the beach were in awe, and I was surprised as they were.
No way I could repeat that, and when the same thing happened again a few minutes later the kayak stayed inverted and I ripped the skirt off and bailed; we collected the kayak and paddle when they washed up on the beach.
After watching him play for a bit it was my turn. I got in, stretched the spray skirt into place, and headed out. After successfully surfing a couple of waves (great fun) I got caught by a breaker when I was parallel to the beach and rolled completely over. Somewhere in the event I lost hold of the paddle, but the wave passed through and I found myself upright again, not through any skill or intention on my part.
Apparently I had thrown the paddle into the air as I got turned over, because it fell out of the sky into my hands, whereupon I caught it and just continued paddling as if I'd planned it that way. My friends on the beach were in awe, and I was surprised as they were.
No way I could repeat that, and when the same thing happened again a few minutes later the kayak stayed inverted and I ripped the skirt off and bailed; we collected the kayak and paddle when they washed up on the beach.
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That looks like a lot of fun and I'm a big fan of The Norther Scavenger. I've surfed ocean waves in outrigger canoes, but as part of a crew, not solo. This photo is from last summer in Hawaii. This is a double hull canoe as opposed to an outrigger. One of the hulls of this boat used to be an outrigger that I had surfed on many times. The double hull was a lot more stable and didn't give you the feeling that you were on the edge of being flipped over. Still fun but not as exciting, for me anyway.
I usually paddle with my friend Chris (in the long sleeve blue shirt) when I'm over there, but he was in Maine doing something with an outrigger club there. I didn't think I would get in a paddle this trip. But on our last day there, while waiting for our late night flight, there was a boat surfing waves, and it happened to be Chris. I went over to say hi when they came ashore. Chris said he was training this crew of young people for a multi day canoe trip to the Nepali coast that they were taking in a couple days. They were going back out for more training and asked me to join them. Years ago Chris told that he used to do this trip. I always assumed it was something he did with friends and I always wanted to go but thought it was unlikely to ever happen. Now he is doing multiple trips a year there, they can only be done in August when conditions are right. They go for four or five days and camp on beaches. I still don't have all the details, but it seems that everyone has to bring their own gear and food. He said it would only cost me 300 bucks. This trip isn't advertised or promoted anywhere so you need an inside connection to be able to go. The Nepali coast is on a remote side of the island of Kauai. The only other way to see it is either by tour boat or helicopter. When I mentioned to Chris that I'd like to get some friends together to go, he asked how old I was and said it may be too much for some out of shape old folks. Chris is in his seventies. This photo is of part of that coast taken from above the Waimea Canyon. I also have some videos that my wife took of surfing that day but can't easily post them.
