Series drogue for surf re-entry?

is another safe way? 

Practice.

Latest report from the field:

http://kfs.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5086057385/m/9141008492/p/2

Latest report from the field

YIKES! Comments are getting a bit harsh over there...

I think Stobbo's starting to understand the problem. In the surf zone water isn't always flowing in one direction.

It would definitely be interesting to see some video of this technique.

Funny, if I were going to design a reentry system for kayaks I would have taken the opposite approach. Rather than slowing the boat through surf I would have mounted a small rocket on the tail and shot through the surf... and up the beach...into the bed of my truck.

Been busy, but also thinking about the series drogue investigation from time to time.

First, thanks again Stobbo for great reporting on real world experimentation with this technology.  Your January 16, 2007 post was a substantial contribution toward understanding series drogue potential - and limits. 

Am I correct that in three trips in through smaller surf you were “upset” only once and that was when you deliberately sat passively in the surf and eventually your kayak was rolled over?  Wouldn’t that have happened with or without the series drogue?  What happened with the series drogue – was it a hazard, help, or neutral in recovering?

Other than that incident, the series drogue seems to have performed very well in the conditions you encountered.  No report of loose- rope-anaconda-in-the-surf problems, no dangerous being pulled into breaking wave crests, etc.

Look forward to your next post!