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The Slab Board Surfing Video

SLAB from CIRCULATE on Vimeo.


This hypnotic video of a slab style break, or reef break does a really good job of showing how the power of the ocean essentially comes full stop onto a slab of rock. The board surfers here are doing a pretty decent job of judging where to grab their rides. I [...]

Rapid Transit Video on World Surf Kayak Championships in Portugal


Spencer and Joey have been making good progress on Interference the Surf Kayaking film! According to Effort.tv’s blog post DVDs ship this month. I pre-ordered mine, how about you!! Seeing some of this film is getting me very excited for the film.


Spencer also has some great footage of kayak fishing and the new [...]

New-Waterfield Surf Kayak Lineup


Waterfield Kayaks has been known primarily in the United States for their beautiful, low volume fiberglass Greenland Style Kayak the Qanaaq. This Japanese manufacturer seems to have a finger on my pulse. I’d still like a ride in the Qanaaq.


Waterfield’s Surf Kayaking range appears to cover primarily the High Performance end of surf kayaking. [...]

Photo Gallery from Kayak Surfing in San Diego 2009

Surf Kayaking Photos San Diego, 2009.
Many thanks again to Val for manning the camera for a few shots.

Kayak Surfing San Diego 2009


Ostensibly I was in San Diego for a wedding. The bride, is my wife’s cousin. The entire Field clan was landing on the shores of San Diego in waves like a viking horde. Some arriving early, some arriving later, but their numbers are many. The longships hit the beach and our tribe was determined to [...]

Surf Kayak Monkey Face

My Surf Kayak Monkey Face from Keith Wikle on Vimeo.

I think surf kayaking is cool. Luckily, I know I am not. Try not to look in the mirror too often, you may laugh at what you see.

This was a great day surf kayaking on Lake Michigan this August. Steep six foot waves and warm [...]

Surf Kayaking Evangelism Received

  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 [...]

Lake Michigan Surf Kayaking Evangelism


I’ve been ineffectually proselytizing surf kayaking for the Great Lakes since the inception of this blog. I’ve probably made over 100 posts about surf kayaking Lake Michigan. I talk about it with strangers, sea kayakers’, at symposiums. I always have friendly people ask me about it at the WMCKA Symposium who have seen the blog. [...]

How to predict good surfing weather on the Great Lakes

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 [...]

World Surf Kayak Championships 2009 Portugal Results

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 [...]