This image of different types of breaks does a fairly good job of explaining how different breaks are formed.
The type we see the most often on the Great Lakes is the beach break. Though on the east coast of Lake Michigan we often get sandbars that form in deeper water simulating a bit of [...]
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My first day in the surf boat was early last April, on a much ‘smaller’ day. Everything was in the 30’s: air temp, water temp, wind speed. It was gnarly and the boat didn’t fit at all. But even with cramped feet, it was fun. And then some silly little four footers trashed me until my [...] The fall storm season is on with a vengeance. When the wind starts to howl we get waves on both sides of the lake. Today the wind is at gale force with 50 knot winds out of the west. The result of the storm weather is this picture: This fall storm on Lake Michigan is blowing [...] Are you troubled with the need to talk about your surf Kayaking experiences? Don’t bother! As humans, we have the need to contextualize our experiences. To explain them. Often when it comes to our physical endeavors, words fail us. Hemingway was a master at taking a niche sport and converting it into simple symbols and actions in [...] Results are in for the World Surf Kayak Championship in Santa Cruz Portugal. Surf Kayak Championship 2009 Results available via SurfKayak.net. The boys from Jersey took it home the men’s HP division. David Speller from Jersey Channel Islands placed first. Though Chris Harvey did not have the showing amongst his team, he was consistent in the [...] The New York Times wrote an excellent travel piece about winter surfing on Lake Superior. The waves in the pictures are stellar, clean spillers, not the norm on the north shore by any stretch of the imagination, don’t be fooled. They also mentioned the venerable Superior Surf Club. Great article about the fresh water surfing phenomenon. [...] Evil Forces at Work You know those days when you wake up to an overflowing coffee maker, broken glass on the floor, or a flat tire on your car? And you know the rest of your day is not going to go well. I had that feeling all day yesterday about surfing. I somehow knew it [...] Worst Fall Storm Surf Kayaking Season Ever Ok for the record, this has been the worst fall storm Surf Kayaking season on record. I’ve been out once. Last year was undoubtedly better. More days with wind. I was actually picking my days based on which way the wind was blowing. The wind has been out of [...] Port Sheldon to Saugatuck Sea Kayak Trip-Nov 15th 2008 The plan overall is as follows: MEET: @ Port Sheldon Launch off of Lake Shore drive on the north side of Pigeon lake. There is a boat launch (and large parking area) just south of the power plant (south of the rail road tracks, right on Lake Shore [...] Fall Storm Season Begins for Surf Kayaking Lake Michigan I really love that first autumnal drop in temperature, when the clouds roll in, and the sky turns what Patrick O’Brian called gunmetal gray. The wind begins to gust and howl like a frightened dog at a stranger. Trees are bending over and people keep saying, “ooh [...] |
            
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