1 MINUTE DOWNWIND SURFING IN A SLOW SURFSKI

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Downwind Zen Master

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@IamNothing82 3 ай бұрын

Nice!

@boyanzlatarev 3 ай бұрын

thank you!

@BeyondTheTeams 7 ай бұрын

So much for "slow'. Luv it!

@boyanzlatarev 7 ай бұрын

Slow can go pretty fast!

@Buran01 2 ай бұрын

Amazing. Which Epic Surfski are you riding? I''ve trying kakaks and surf skis lately in a club and the one I liked the most was a Marzu 55 from Elio, which is ~53 cm wide, beacuse of how stable it was.

@boyanzlatarev 2 ай бұрын

@@Buran01 thanks for the comment. This is epic v8, it is 54 cm wide and 550 cm long

@Buran01 2 ай бұрын

@@boyanzlatarev Thanx a lot, I've heard more than once that stability is the most crucial factor to newcomers as me since since allows a safer and more enjoyable experience, but I've seen a lot of tempting narrow surf skis around. Now that I've seen your videos in the south coast of my country I feel more encouraged to folloow my guts, purchase a astable, begginer friendly Marzu 55 or Nelo 520 and just focus in enjoying the proccess and developing skills instead of chasing speed!

@boyanzlatarev 2 ай бұрын

@ thank you. I would say that for new to the sport or experienced paddlers, a stable surfski works great. Looking back at my own paddling, I started in year 2000 and it has been more than 24 years. By some standards I am probably an experienced paddler by now but I love paddling stable boats. It’s addictive to try and get fast speed from so called slow surfski. I enjoy it a lot!

@chrisbeard9113 6 ай бұрын

How do you like that Jantex for downwind? I’m on the fence about buying one. What size blade you using ?

@boyanzlatarev 6 ай бұрын

@@chrisbeard9113 thanks for the question. I like Jantex and it works pretty well in downwind for me. I use Jantex Gama 640 cm^2 at 205 cm (it is adjustable between 20(1215 cm).

@chrisbeard9113 6 ай бұрын

@@boyanzlatarev thank you, that helps me so much. I’ve been looking at 720cm to 740cm paddles but that’s probably more than I need outside of racing. you are amazing in the water.

@boyanzlatarev 6 ай бұрын

@@chrisbeard9113 I think 720-740 is the size of paddle blades used by the top (fittest and strongest) paddlers in the world. If you put yourself in that bracket then it probably makes sense but if you are more like me - an average strength and fitness than I would strongly recommend 640-660 cm2

@chrisbeard9113 6 ай бұрын

@@boyanzlatarev thank you, that helps a lot. Most people recommending paddles have suggested epic small or mid as being beginner small paddles, but they are 735 and 750 cm square, and that is big when you see when men and women sprinters are using, 740 to 800. I’ve only used flat paddles and plastic kayaks in ocean for years and recently learned about surfski, got a Nelo 510 on its way to me in Alaska. For the price of these paddles, I don’t want to spend money on one I am not fit to downwind with. I appreciate your advice, you’ve got some great skills and make it look effortless on the downwind

@boyanzlatarev 6 ай бұрын

@@chrisbeard9113 Thanks! Wow Alaska, it sounds cold but also adventurous. It must be great for paddling! I strongly recommend a wing paddle and if you wet with Epic then it should be small mid wing, soft shaft (they are also less expensive) and maybe 205 - 215 cm length. Nelo has a plastic paddle a believe, which is priced economically but if you are serious about learning downwind then a carbon paddle is the best option for this.