Australians have been riding goat boats for decades.

Great video 😂waffled , I get waffled a lot 😂

Great video! 3 Macski's and I can't get used to the belt and foot straps. Just don't like them at all. Leg straps always feel much more natural and comfortable. Enjoyed the discussion about the length and width of the board. Always trying to find the optimum size for my abilities.

Great video, thanks for sharing

Has anyone had experience with using Dagger Torrent or Fluid Do It Now to get beginners oriented? They are made for whitewater but only thing we have available at the moment

Thanks for uploading these!

I love this film !!!

👏👏👏 very good Richie!

Nice explanation and video

Hi Richie. What do you think about inflatable waveski?

Really good job.

Great that you pointed out the increased fragility. I don't know anyone with a waveski who has not damaged it surfing. You need to be prepared for that. But it is not too difficult to repair it yourself if you are handy.

Nice video Richie!

Nice presentation. Thanks for the effort!

Fantastic video Richie. Always love watching your vids

What a great episode Richie! The way you put things in order and clarify possible doubts is admirable. It’s clearly a huge work and requires a lot of research to produce such a good podcast, thank you so much for that 👏👏👏👏🙏🤩

New subscriber here. Great video! I’ve been watching a number of your videos lately. I live in Southern California and I’m just a five minute walk to the beach. For the most part, nobody rides wave skis here, but just the other day, I ran into a guy at my local break (Huntington Beach) who was riding a Macski. I believe it was the Destroyer Model and I think he said that it was actually carbon fiber over foam construction, so it was super lightweight. It was a very small and mushy 1 to 3 foot day, where most surfers were on their longboards. I was surprised how easily he was able to paddle into waves! He had that “short board” performance on waves that would be really difficult to catch and ride for surfers on short boards. I was really impressed. I’ve surfed on and off throughout my life and I still paddle out, but at age 71, my pop-up is definitely far from optimal. I own an 18’ foot South African made fiberglass fishing kayak that I launch off the beach and paddle through the surf on my wave to go fishing. I love paddling and when I’m not fishing, I try to do at least two to three paddling sessions during the week in the harbor, about 20 miles or so per week. After watching your videos and running into that random guy on the Macski, I’m thinking a Waveski might be in my future! Thanks for the great content (Dan… Lost Horizon Fishing).

Great video, mate. Looks like you had a whole load of fun.

I love Pauls videos. I'm a surf kayaker but Pauls videos are really the only video tutorial resource I have found that can help. Different craft but still a lot of it crosses over. Anyone know of other similar tutorials?

Nice! Perfect stability and good hold and maneuverability. Which fin size did you use?

i think this is the most clear, simple demonstration of the roll i have seen-thanks very much, i think it will help me. ps: how do you like that new plastic Macski? Thanks, Dennis

So fun!! Way to go

Looks great

I started with a perception then bought an infinity Clark foam board had a blast till I was 71. Also grew up surfing and was an avid kayaker so the waveski was a natural. Have fun out there

Pretty good for their 1st time. Looks like they had a blast on the Phoenix!

Nice video! I have to try this one day!

Awesome! Well done all!

Nice video, Thanks for sharing.

Came across you video collection this week and love it. I've been surfing for decades south of Atlantic City and with knee/back injuries converted to surf kayaking. Its a little challenging in the winter to find the right equipment to wear. It looks like you have a dry suit. What are your recommendations for winter surf wear? Plus glove and feet? Cheers, greg

Awesome!

Nice job. I made a similar assumption about IC boats being better for smaller waves. Someone pointed out to me that Alejo Pacheco would disagree. He kills it in an IC boat surfing large waves.

No fins=easier launch when you knuckle walk those into the water.

Hey Richie, great video over all. Just a heads up "eskimo" is a slur against inuit peoples and we don't call rolls "eskimo rolls" anymore.

Brilliant 👏 thanks for posting. I'm knew to this type of boat. I ditched the hip harness and replaced it with 2 knee straps. Much better control.

I'm interested in the Ackless Psylock but very little info available online. Can you share any info?

I noticed that your feet and footstraps are very wide apart. You will get better performance if you get your feet as close together as possible. The same applies to the seating position; the higher you can sit, the better performance you can extract; the more leverage you apply. Though, of course, to use a horse riding analogy, a beginner cannot start out riding a racehorse. Consequently, a beginner and even an intermediate will feel less stable with feet together and a higher seat position. Stability, however, opposes manouverability. And which is why beginners start out on something which is stable and progress to something as unstable as possible. Cheers

How does the Banshee stack up against the Vamp IC? I’ve got a Mojo and find it sluggish and clumsy…need to get rid of it.

Great video thanks 🙏

I started paddle surfing on an Ocean Kayak Frenzy. It was the best SOT at the time because even though it was wide…it was short, so it could turn hard at the bottom. It go to the point where I was turning it so hard at the bottom, I was losing the rail and would slide sideways. Then somebody let me try a Wakeski and it was over. I worked my way up to custom designed/Specified Wavema ster Customs with full carbon fiber Styx paddles. Until I became a California refugee in the mid 00’s and fled the state. I do miss it.

Good video! I'm looking for a sit on top kayak but in my country, Spain, the kayaks you recommend are not available, it's a shame, because I'm in love with the Cobra Strike. I have a KS Waveski and I was looking for a kayak for calmer days. The available kayaks that I have found are the following: pyranha surf jet, watersport scooter x, tootega pulse 85 and rotomod mojito. What would you recommend me? Thank you!

Nice video Richie!

Thanks Richie for sharing great infos and tips with all the paddling community! This video touches some real points and I'm curious to read comments and feedbacks from other paddlers too 🤩👏👏👏

Hi everyone, here's some comments from the SurfKayak World Facebook Group about paddle length. Jac T: 182 for my surf kayak, and found it much better than my old 198 bur took some getting used to. Ross K: I use a 191cm in a 25.6" wide SOT. I'm about 5'7". I could probably use a shorter paddle just as well. I have also used longer paddles (200cm), and they worked fine. Honestly, I believe people overthink paddle choice. Sean M: A shorter paddle is less likely to get hit by the pitching lip of a wave. But there are downsides to having a short paddle: Less effective forward stroke for the paddle out, less leverage when rolling. IMO, a beginner surf kayaker would be well advised to go a bit longer for these reasons. I also prefer a paddle blade that has a lot of float (foam core) to it to help with getting the blade to the surface when setting up for a roll. The older I get the more help I need! I almost always do an extended paddle roll or even a pawlata roll these days, especially if the water I'm rolling up in is super aerated. Peter B: I prefer a slightly longer paddle as it gives me more leverage to throw the boat around and a larger blade for more power (though you need to be a bigger person to handle a bigger blade).Also Easier for rolling. And to add a note from Sean’s note, I don’t like a floaty paddle, I prefer a normal one. It all depends on your ability, style and preference. Best try other people’s paddles first with different lengths, size blade, feather, cranked and with or without foam core, weight and flex of paddle as they all make a difference! Nicole L: 194cm because that was the shortest reasonably priced paddle I could find -- 2 pc fibreglass with plastic blades, can take a beating on the rocks here and costs half of what a proper waveski paddle costs. NRS 'Ripple' paddle. Jose B: 198 surf kayak ..Im 192 cm Sam B: Just switched from 200 to 188 in a long surf boat. Quicker acceleration to catch waves and feels much less cumbersome on the wave. Extended paddle roll (pawlata) for me, which still works fine with the shorter paddle. Paul S: • I have tried 180-197cm. Shorter definitely feels better esp on a wave. I am running 197cm at moment as I need to practice my roll. Longer gives leverage ease on rolling. Tim B: 194cm, I’m 172cm in height. I used to use a 184cm but then I got into white water kayaking and the longer paddle needed to clear the deck of a creek boat just felt better on a waveski as well so I’ve stuck with that length. I also prefer less feather on my blades to make rolling both left and right side easier. A 0degree feather is actually very nice for WW but 45 is a bit easier to catch waves in offshore conditions on the Waveski. Alessandro B: 190cm surfkayak, 185cm waveski Tom W: • 190cm at 6’1” tall

Woah cool wave surfing. You really carving em up. Looks really fun. I might have to try that sometime. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

well done Richie, join us in Cape Town if you ever come to South Africa? - see our @ Big Bay Waveski Club.

Can I ask how much you weigh and how you find the mega edge for leg room and stability they look really tight in the feet area compared to the older style neutron ps great videos 👍👍👍👍

Well done! Definitely helpful for expanding interest in surf paddling. The northeast has been losing waveskiers/surf kayakers as folks age out. Need to bring in newer folks to the sport!

Great comments from our East Coast, USA Surf Kayak & Waveski Facebook Group: Richie Guerrero Waveski Surf Kayaker I really enjoyed your second video. You were able to demonstrate the reasons why the 3 boats surf so differently -- and they really do! -- when I had not quite understood why. Something which might be useful to note, is that the more 'sit inside' type SOT surf kayaks (Kaos and Strike) don't fit you well unless you are thin or have a man's build. I have the problem of being tall, heavier, and female build, so the Kaos was a tight fit for me but do-able. The Strike is very narrow and was really uncomfortable for me. The Perception 5.0 was nice because I could adjust the leg length correctly and I didn't have to squeeze into it and get bruises on my hips. As you might imagine, I upgraded from a Kaos to a waveski eventually... all the SOT kayaks are very heavy and awkward to carry. I had a lot of trouble turning the Kaos easily, because of the problem you noted with fins too far back. I ended up riding it as a twin with 2 larger fins forward and no centre fin. My profile pic on here shows me surfing the Kaos -- it was a lot of fun in rough water but just too heavy for me.

Another great informative video, Thanks Ritchie

It is not the rocker in the nose that keep you from nose-diving. A long tail gets lifted by the wave and drills you into the bottom of the ocean.