Shorebreak fail with the Fenn Bonito surfski

Lots of fails at Mt Maunganui surf beach but that's how we learn. I always wear the leg leash and the paddle leash because losing a surfski or a paddle in open water would be quite problematic. I rarely get entangled and the Bonito is such a small surfski that it hardly drags me in the surf. Also there are swimmers/surfers around so best to be responsible towards them.

[@josuedelucca7252]

Excellent wave session 😀

[@IamNothing82]

Best way to learn 😊

[@kayakintro]

Indeed! You only learn once you have a mouth full of sand 😂

[@DerekElliott-qn2kz]

Too hesitant, when you go you must go, no holding back!

[@kayakintro]

Waiting for your video 😊

[@ives.santos]

Nice session! I think you could try not to stop paddling when you hit the wave. Rowing in the water will guarantee you more stability. At least that's how I learned to do it here with the sea kayak.

[@kayakintro]

I actually usually keep paddling when hitting the waves unless they are taller than me, in which case I prefer to have the paddle above the waves. I paddle with an Orca Superflex Pro, it is hard to get much larger blades than that, which means a wave hitting them can make me spin. Sometimes it is best to have them flat and ready to brace so they don't offer any resistance. Keep in mind I uploaded here a fail clip as people like them ;-) and I don't have any problem uploading fail clips (like when I first got the Fennix Swordfish S). I actually went many times at sea without any problem but in that type of surf and a surfski there is a lot of luck involved! A sea kayak is a lot more stable but on that surf beach there was only a spec surfski (made for that type of waves) and me with a small ocean ski, all the rest were surfers. I believe it would be very hard to launch there with a sea kayak because of the wash taking you to the sea. I sat a few times behind the bucket because the surfski was like towed hard by the sea!