I was in Nahant beach yesterday (near Boston - Mass) and was watching a few brave guys (the water temp was 36 Fahrenheit or 2.2 Celsius) surfing small waves with kayaks... Being a windsurfer myself and sick and tired of waiting for wind that does not blow here in Boston I was thinking in getting a surfing kayak for playing in small waves in windless days. could you recommend any models. I am 76Kg(167 pounds) and 1.75 meters (5.7 feet) tall.
Do you want a surf kayak or a white water kayak for the surf? People use both but usually if only paddling the surf people will go with surf kayaks. Here's a link to check out the difference.
"Papa" <loko4wind@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1110815444.284921.257600@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...> Hi Everyone>
I was in Nahant beach yesterday (near Boston - Mass) and was watching a> few brave guys (the water temp was 36 Fahrenheit or 2.2 Celsius)> surfing small waves with kayaks... Being a windsurfer myself and sick> and tired of waiting for wind that does not blow here in Boston I was> thinking in getting a surfing kayak for playing in small waves in> windless days. could you recommend any models. I am 76Kg(167 pounds)> and 1.75 meters (5.7 feet) tall.>
Thanks Courtney for the answer, I am only interested in "paddling the surf" it will be used only in the ocean to surf small waves. Any suggestion ? model, online retailer etc.
Michiel Verhoef 16 March 2005 17:46:53 [ permanent link ]
"Papa" <loko4wind@gmail.com> wrote in message news:<1110896012.874287.117410@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>...> Thanks Courtney for the answer, I am only interested in "paddling the> surf" it will be used only in the ocean to surf small waves. Any> suggestion ? model, online retailer etc.>
Papa
Check out the BoaterTalk Surfzone: http://www.boatertalk.com/forum/surfzone. There are probably a few people around there that live in your area (I live in Holland, Europe)
To give you a decent advice: what size/weight/feet-size etc. are you?
I (tall fellow, 6'4", size 10.5 shoes, 82 kilo's) paddle a Mega Marauder PE (PE does not mean plastic in this case). To see more models of the Mega range: http://www.mega-kayaks.co.uk/. Be sure to mail Malcolm (malcolm@mega-kayaks.co.uk) for some advice on the type of boat would be suitable for you.
BTW: surf kayaks are quite hard to paddle for a novice. Some white water play boats offer a similar performance (although not identical). For instance the Riot Tekno (I have one myself as a general purpose/WW/Surf boat).
If you would like to have a plastic (PE) surfkayak, there are currently two models out: the Riot Boogie (reissued in 2005) and the Mega X-Ray.
