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 [...]
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 [...]
Mega has been making some of the best surf kayaks around for quite a while. Malcom, whose nickname was Mega tells the story of the company he founded in this YouTube video. I’ve paddled a few of Mega’s boats and owned one. I can say with authority that a Mega Surf Kayak will rarely disappoint [...]
Mega Boost Surf Kayak Video
Mega announced the launch of this new HP Surf Craft sometime back in December. The Mega Boost is solidly in line with a lot of the older Mega Surf Kayaks, like the Neutron or the Merlin, but it also appears to be a competitor with Kayaks from Watertech, like [...]
Big Waves Surf Kayaking Costa Rica
I saw this article on the perennial source for kayak surfing information, KayakSurf.net.
All I have to say is, holy crap! I don’t think I would even paddle out if the swell was that big. It really defies the imagination. Alejo must have cajones the size of church bells to [...]
Surf Kayaking Photos San Diego, 2009.
Many thanks again to Val for manning the camera for a few shots.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]