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Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 9/13/2012, 10:20 pm
In Response To: Strip: Best surfer ? (Roger Turgeon)

Hey Roger-

I'm in the 180s, and my Night Heron surfs great for me. I runs circles around commercial kayaks in rough water. I am not hugely experienced at surfing sea kayaks, but I spend a lot of time surfing ww kayaks on rivers. The skills kind of transfer a little, mostly it's feel for wave placement that transfers, but even then not so much.

If you think weight is your issue it's an easy thing to test- just add some ballast.

m

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Best surfer ?
Roger Turgeon -- 9/13/2012, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
scottbaxter -- 9/13/2012, 9:32 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Mike Bielski -- 9/13/2012, 10:20 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Oliver -- 9/14/2012, 6:43 am
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
John Abercrombie -- 9/14/2012, 2:09 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Stephen Troy -- 9/14/2012, 4:44 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Ken Blanton -- 9/14/2012, 6:29 am
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/14/2012, 12:18 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Bill Hamm -- 9/16/2012, 2:02 am
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
lance buck -- 9/17/2012, 8:06 pm
Re: Strip: Best surfer ?
Mike Bielski -- 9/17/2012, 11:00 pm