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Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board
Re: Surfing Question...
Posted By: Mick In Response To: Re: Surfing Question... (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)
Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2004, at 5:44 a.m.
: One thing that is not obvious to most people trying to surf boat wakes is
: that the wave velocity is faster than the group velocity of the wake. What
: this means is that the constituent waves in a boat wake move from the back
: of the wake to the front. They build up behind the wake (inside the V),
: progress through the wake and then die out.: What this means if you want to surf a wake is you want to catch it from
: behind. If you catch the biggest wave, you will quickly surf out the
: front. Instead, wait for the whole wake to go past and catch the growing
: waves at the back of the group. In this way you can catch the full run of
: the wave and get a longer ride.Also if it's a reasonably big boat (e.g. tugboat) with a big wake then it's not a good idea to get too close to the screw. Catching the wake a couple of waves back is safer too.
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