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thnx for the video! One thing I saw is that you were sitting in the danger zone for too long!! move quick and paddle as hard as you can after you timed the sets. Once you commit go at it hard and don't stop!!

Everyone has gone through the process, just takes experience and luck lol or be like chet and JT and go full out without timing it. Beast mode!

Did you mean this? 
I was soaked, and I was wearing a drysuit.
What I did not show on the video, voice inside my head "why did you even launch in that kind of condition?" On the way back was also hairy, but I timed it well.

There are a lot of factors when landing but I find that most flips occur in the final landing moments when people try and surf the wave into the sand.  Unfortunately these kayaks are not well adversed to riding a wave.  At this point it's usually pretty shallow - waste deep on average maybe chest deep.  I find that just hopping out and walking the kayak in prevents flipping. 

Would rather jump in the water than have the kayak flip.

There are a lot of factors when landing but I find that most flips occur in the final landing moments when people try and surf the wave into the sand.  Unfortunately these kayaks are not well adversed to riding a wave.  At this point it's usually pretty shallow - waste deep on average maybe chest deep.  I find that just hopping out and walking the kayak in prevents flipping. 

Would rather jump in the water than have the kayak flip.

Yep, this is a safer bet IF you stay on the sea side of the boat, DO NOT exit in a way that leaves you in between the boat and the beach!  Being able to quickly grab something like the anchor trolley lines is probably a good idea too.

Ha Nate, you're a champ to post this up buddy!  What it doesn't show is that about 5 minutes earlier, I came in and did the same darn thing, and thank goodness TLA was there to help immediately right my boat.  The difference is that I made it all the way in, with my bow up on dry (wet) sand...then came the next wave, and since my bow was pegged, the wave pushed the stern around and swallowed my gunwale, just like that!

The fact is that the swells were coming in at 9 second intervals, which means that the timing was quite unforgiving; those waves were right on top of each other and the one that ate you trailed its predecessor by 8 seconds.  I got rolled in about 12" of froth LOL, but that might be because I ride a Revo-16, so I still had a lot of boat sticking into harms way.

With any beach landing, but especially at Bobo, it pays to watch several sets go ashore, do the counting, eyeball where the waves go the farthest up the shore (that's good on a sandy beach), always check over your shoulder on the way in, and then put the paddle into high gear.

After yesterday's roll, because my Revo-16 is so horrible in a following sea (waves), I might start making my beach landings facing out to sea.

Mooch used to do that back-in. I think there’s a video of it here somewhere.

Man, I've dumped worse than that in a lot less surf... 
Those short-period swells are tough though.

Yes. I also think that the hesitation to really hit when you backed up on the wave. When you were on top that’s when you want to paddle hard and stay just on the backside. Nice entry though. I give it a ten. Lol. Sometimes as well patience is key to waiting for that sweet spot of a lull. I crashed at Linda Mar on a two foot wave after getting through the five footers on the outside. Lol. Salty has video somewhere.

Lol oh yeah it's all good!

Root Cause: Kook

Lessons learned:

1- Wait Farther out and count/time sets. 3rd wave is usually the biggest.
2- IF you get caught in a wave/sleeper early paddle like hell because you're already committed
3- Brace on the crashing wave if you turn sideways. (it's "down stream")
4- Jump out sooner if it's shallow and don't get pinned
5- Have an awesome wife that laughs while filming kook moves for reflection.

 

That is a good list.  I would add a few ideas: Timing - Try to chase the wave breaking in front of you, rather than riding the face; practice “side surfing”  (your list #3) - thigh straps would help you keep the hull edged properly so you don’t flip; take a surf zone class - CCK should still be offering one. 

Your whitewater experience is very helpful and you are understanding the dynamics.  Your paddling skills look good, but that boat in that spot on the wave is almost sure to turn sideways.  Learn to ride it out. 

Glad you have a sense of humor and a humble approach to the sea.  Enjoy!

    Didn't mean much there, but it could another time. There was a sand bar right in front of you, you can see from the bubbles. You had unlucky timing with the set that came in. If you did not have the paddle in you may have just gone straight in balancing maybe ruddering a little back and forth. Paddling hard would have helped, on the back of the waves.
  When the boat decides to turn, it's counter intuitive, but you lean right into the wave with the paddle bracing into the foam. Keep the elbow in to not hurt the shoulder. Its called side surfing.
  CCK and HMB Kayak do those classes. I know somebody who took the class a long time ago about five times at CCK. We used Looksha Sports.

Thank you for the vid!
I think you did pretty good there but shit just happens sometimes...
I found that inserting cassette helps from going sideways but at this point probably won’t helped...
Nice save TLA!!! That’s another reason you go out w/ buddies (so they can videotape you;)


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“Everything seems fine till it isn’t”  famous last words... been there done that...

Good to hear nothing of great value was lost... 

Nice yard sale... 8’)


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here is my landing at LM 2 years ago...Learning to brace is your friend when a sneaky wave comes at you!! Put all your body weight...I mean everything you got so no part of the kayak gets lifted up toward the wave. Fun times lol Let just say I have some footage of someone wiping out pretty bad that day but I won't post it

Great vid... last time I did Linda Mar it was nice in the morning and the were surfing the sets in the afternoon... pucker factor... I kept my drive deployed and rudder down but unlatched and screamed in with paddle in hand on the back of the biggest set!!! Heart Pumping Adrenalin finish to the day!!!

Great landing!!!  looked like you braced your way in....


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Attack the shore. Paddle hard like your life depends on it.

My first exposed surf landing (at I think Drake's Estero) with the famous BASKer Bo Barnes, he sagely said "just paddle like hell, and do not stop until you're on the beach".

Nice vid, props to the camera operator!