When summer ends, and the tourists go home. I get the beach back. The wind starts to blow, and we get waves. On very fortunate days we get 6-8 foot waves like I got last night. I love the energy in the parking lot as all the working stiffs show up unloading surfboards, suiting up …
Category Archive: Surf Kayaking
Sep
15
Davenport Paddle Surf Classic
Geoff Jennings, whom I interviewed earlier this year, is organizing the Davenport Paddle Surf Classic. This paddle surf competition is held annually Nov 12-13 at Davenport Landing. They had around fifty competitors last year, and it will probably grow this year. Davenport is just North of Santa Cruz, at Davenport Landing. This is a great, …
Sep
14
World Surf Kayaking Championships
The World Surf Kayak Championships in the Outer Banks of North Carolina will be held at the end of the month. My passion for surfing is pretty obvious, and even though I wasn’t ready to compete, I was ready to participate. Hurricane Irene has thrown some serious monkey wrenches in the planning for the competition. …
Aug
31
Hurricane Irene Surfing Pics
Magic Seaweed posted some beautiful Hurricane Irene user submitted photos. The east coast ramped up some surf activity in the pre-Irene storm build up. It looks like some folks got a lot of nice waves. We aren’t the only ones waiting around for storm waves in the Great Lakes. The Jersey Shore (above) got some …
Aug
30
Fire and surfing
Everything a young boy should have to make him happy.
Aug
15
Mega Bullitt X S review – First thoughts
So I’ve had the chance to get out three times now in the Mega Bullitt XS in about a week and a half. We had a long drought of waves through june-july that has finally relented, the wind is blowing and we are getting some waves. I had to drive to New Buffalo twice to …
Aug
05
Skin on Frame Surf Kayak
Andrew Elizaga aka the Dask Point Pirate, went to the Lake Union wooden boat show in the Seattle area. He sailed his latest creation to the show. Andrew got some shots of the above surf kayak. I own a strikingly similar surf kayak, but in composite. Very cool work. Andrew rightly pointed out the genius …
Jul
22
Valley Sponsors World Surf Kayaking Championships 2011
For those that did not hear, Valley Surf Kayaks has sponsored the world surf kayak championships for 2011. While that news is awesome in and of itself, the coolest part is the news that Valley is sponsoring individual entries into the championship tournament. The rules for entry are as follows, you must be a member …
May
24
How to outfit your sea kayak with foam
Boat fit is never perfect. Every kayak is always going to need a bit of tweaking here and there to be comfortable. Getting the right sea kayak, or surf kayak is really important and fit is primary on my list. But I know that I will always need to do a bit of extra work …
