This video was posted on blip.tv by j.outpaddlin. This is probably the best open ocean surfing video in 2008.
Danny Ching paddling with teriffic balance. Time to cross the Kaiwi channel was somewhere around 3:50, third place, following Karel Junior and Kai Bartlett
Showing posts with label OC 1 Technique - Surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OC 1 Technique - Surfing. Show all posts
Friday, January 2, 2009
Monday, December 8, 2008
OC 1 Technique - Videos - Staying in the trough - Matt Sheperd
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Lake Whatcomb, North-West, between Seattle and Vancouver
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
OC 1 Surfing Technique - Surfing The Shore Break
The video below is an example of surfing the shore break with an OC 1.
The technique is different from open ocean surfing and resembles the technique used surfboarding.
Be careful in shallow waters and above a reef. Waves break when they have 1.3 x the height of the depth of the water underneath them, a 4 foot shore break will have ~ 3 foot deep water.
You can simply float with the wave once you are on it. To maneuver your boat in the surf, however, your hull speed has to exceed the speed of the water you are moving on - otherwise you rudder or paddle poking can not take effect.
Flying the ama reduces the resistance of your boat for a better ride and it facilitates steering.
Many beginning OC 1 paddlers have crushed their canoe in these seemingly innocent conditions. The extent of damage to the OC is often astonishing.
These boats are not made for breaking waves - make sure to stay out of that zone.
Some paddlers advise not to wear a leech in the surf to be able to separate yourself from your boat when things start going wrong. ( - The footage is from Colin )
Mandura is famous for it's protected dolphins.
The technique is different from open ocean surfing and resembles the technique used surfboarding.
Be careful in shallow waters and above a reef. Waves break when they have 1.3 x the height of the depth of the water underneath them, a 4 foot shore break will have ~ 3 foot deep water.
You can simply float with the wave once you are on it. To maneuver your boat in the surf, however, your hull speed has to exceed the speed of the water you are moving on - otherwise you rudder or paddle poking can not take effect.
Flying the ama reduces the resistance of your boat for a better ride and it facilitates steering.
Many beginning OC 1 paddlers have crushed their canoe in these seemingly innocent conditions. The extent of damage to the OC is often astonishing.
These boats are not made for breaking waves - make sure to stay out of that zone.
Some paddlers advise not to wear a leech in the surf to be able to separate yourself from your boat when things start going wrong. ( - The footage is from Colin )
Mandura Estuary, Mandurah WA, Australia
Mandura is famous for it's protected dolphins.Monday, September 8, 2008
OC 1 Technique Downwind Surfing - Videos
Learning how to 'read the ocean' is a much needed, yet advanced skill. Here are some videos showing the paddler's perspective.
You can see different shadings in the reflection of the water surface.
I like to aim for the 'darker' reflections, they reflect the troughs: the darker, the deeper and the better.
Often just a slight change in course, of a few degree, makes a huge difference.
You really have to focus to read that direction right all the time.
Paddle agressively.
If you watch closely you can see differences in the technique used.
Great surfing conditions and great surfing technique. Moffat Run.
Great conditions; almost constantly surfing. Dume Run.
Dume Run I - California
Conditions good, great in the second half; aggressively 'chasing the bumps'.
Dume Run II - California
Not very aggressive paddling - quite some opportunities left out.
Dume Run III - California
'Connecting the bumps.'
Dume Run IV - California
Moderate to good conditions, getting somewhat better in the second half; no 'all out' paddling.
You can see different shadings in the reflection of the water surface.
I like to aim for the 'darker' reflections, they reflect the troughs: the darker, the deeper and the better.
Often just a slight change in course, of a few degree, makes a huge difference.
You really have to focus to read that direction right all the time.
Paddle agressively.
If you watch closely you can see differences in the technique used.
Moffat Beach, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
Great surfing conditions and great surfing technique. Moffat Run.
Point Dume - Malibu, CA
Great conditions; almost constantly surfing. Dume Run.
Dume Run I - California
Conditions good, great in the second half; aggressively 'chasing the bumps'.
Dume Run II - California
Not very aggressive paddling - quite some opportunities left out.
Dume Run III - California
'Connecting the bumps.'
Dume Run IV - California
Moderate to good conditions, getting somewhat better in the second half; no 'all out' paddling.
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