Santa Cruz Paddle Fest, 2025

They would run me and my patched up Santee 116 off…

No worry. I’ll take you to a less crowded surf break first. Of course, I will keep my distance to protect both of us. :slight_smile:

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“You will keep your distance?”…

I don’t know if it will ever happen, but Lake Pontchatrain kicks up from time to rime and after talking to you and @Peter-CA, I might actually put on a PFD, put on the Spray Skirt and go give it a try. Never saw the attractiveness to it up until now.

What are judges looking for and assessing in a surf kayak/waveski comp? Found a good primer video by an Irish comp surfer. Bit old but still applicable (although missing more advanced aerial moves):

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Just give it to Jenny…

Aerial is an off the lip move and re-entry onto the wave. Good example here:

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I did a couple of those just the other day in the Santee 116…