: Your opinion is not shared by the majority of ski paddlers.
: Surfskis are, as the name implies, aimed at open water swell and
: wave surfing and excel at downwind bump runs. The recent US
: Surfski Championship course ran out the Golden Gate, then turned
: and ran downwind across the Bay to Berkeley.

: It is indeed skill intensive, but even a paddler with (very) modest
: skills can have a blast.

: There is a great website dedicated to surfski paddling and racing,
: surfski.info. Check out some of the videos (look for Rambo's
: video of the US Champs).

One of the problems with skis is for the vast majority of the country away from the coasts they might as well be gold, the dealers don't even know what a ski is.

And with no plans available one has to get in the car and drive for a thousand plus miles to go try one? Not real likely.

Bill H.