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    Surf Kayaking Questions

    So I want to take my kayak (wavesport EZ) surf kayaking this week in Long Island. I have no experience surf kayaking at all, but I do surf a bit so I understand how to catch waves.

    What technique is used to get out, and through the waves when they are breaking?

    My real only worry is getting a wave and having it break on top of me.

    What should I be aware of, so I don't head up smashing my end into the ocean floor?

    Any tips would be awesome, surf kayaking looks incredible I want to get into it.

    -YeM
    Last edited by yemntftb; 08-12-2007 at 09:08 AM.

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    Bump. Come on alittle help?

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    well in a sea kayak, we just try and time it , you will have shit breaking on you, thats just part of the game. things you can try, flipping over and going at it upside down. tucking into the ready position and trying to punch the wave

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    Heh, buncha landlocked boaters here.

    I tried it at Hatteras last year.

    Keep your weight forward when paddling out and punch the breakers. I didnt notice it to be too much of a problem if you just time it right and paddle hard. Sometimes you'll get caught in one at the wrong time and can't really do anything about it. If you flip, well...just roll and go back at it.

    You have to work harder to keep the bow from pearling in the ocean. I did a bunch of face plants until I figured that out.

    If you don't have sand in your ears you aren't having fun.

    Oh, and wash the shit out of all your gear when you're done. And then wash it again.
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    good advice

    I did it once last year and had so much fun I bought a sit on top wave ski. Yes you just have to punch though. Don't hold your paddle in front of you face, keep you mouth closed, etc... a lot of people out here use nose plugs. Its amazing how much water can fit up your nose. Its a bast and not near as hard as board surfing. With a paddle you can catch almost any wave, or the swell and ride it long before it breaks.

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    Just don't let the break flip your bow up in shallow water.

    A kayaking partner of mine was paddling out in shallow shore break in SoCal and got tossed bow up, hit his head on the bottom and was instantly paralyzed from the waist up. He was by himself at the time, but lucked out when some people happened to be walking by and pulled his skirt for him (after he head been upside down for almost a minute). Broke a couple vertabrae, but regained all movement and is fine now. The doctors told him he was one of the lucky ones.

    Kinda sobering to hear about that one.

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    Uno - Find a point break to learn on. If you try to learn at a beach break, you will end up headplanting the beach. See story of lucky paralysed guy above.

    Dos - If a wave closes on you when you are trying to get out, thow your head into the wave (onto your front deck) and try to tunnel through. If you get caught, keep your body forward.

    Tres - Once you are out there, do not be too selective at first, try to catch everything. This will teach you which ones are good, and which ones aren't. Keep this up until you are exausted. Rest. Repeat.

    Quatro - When in doubt, keep your body forward, and look down the wave into the trough.

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    cinco: don't be a fucking kook

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    Strange, kookiness always does wonders for my surfing. To each his own.

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    depending on the break, you can see where it tapers. you also want to time it and paddle like hell when you are trying to get past the break. definately be aware of shoulder injuries and their potential. I also found that it really helps to get good at backsurfing, because you end up doing it all the time when the waves break right when you are on top of them.

    also, be nice to guys on surf boards and boogie boards. know the laws of the surfers and don't steal their waves. wait in line like everyone else. smaller boats can surf smaller stuff, so many of them won't go after them.

    get into a really nice barrel and carve as much as you can without getting too far in front of the wave.

    if you can cut it short and pop back over the wave before it is done breaking, you can get out without having to fight the waves again.

    man i miss the ocean.

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