Worst ever kayak surf launch attempt

[@yangjianhunt]

Only people who have attempted launching in similar or even half the size of the surf, would understand that this guy had actually done a great job. Most people would crap their pants facing 5 to 6 foot surf coming at you.

[@cptpharket9701]

aussies have been doing this for years kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3bTZY2piriqppI

[@Alastair510]

5-6ft? Those were 3ft waves at most. [edit] the waves at the end were 5ft. They showed no skill or knowledge whatsover. That was painful to watch.

[@GARETHGREGORY]

@@cptpharket9701 those are surf skis these are fishing skis

[@cptpharket9701]

@@GARETHGREGORY i have been using a fishing kayak off the beach for years these are longer then mine and are similar to the surf ski used by most clubs

[@deaninchina01]

Watch some sea kayak beach launches to see how it is done. Get in/on the boat on the sand and as a wave washes up to you paddle off. Simple, safe and easy. Also look for the rip and exit with that, usually much smaller waves and the current will take you out fast. Bigger waves at the end are more difficult on a sit on. Sea kayak just roll upside down before the wave hits you and roll back up after it goes past.

[@explorermike19]

Anybody who criticizes these launches has never tried kayak launching in big surf. Easy to talk about, not easy to do.

[@anthonykyang89]

I kayak fish out In the ocean. If I see waves like that, I'm not going out lol

[@ratbruhawmanl7703]

He was not paddling fast enough

[@PaulWhitelock]

Thats some pretty big surf. Good on him for giving it a go. Looks like great fun!

[@kross1957]

I think these guys did a great job. Sometimes you can't win. When the waves are breaking that far out, timing has little to do with it. Yes, folks the fishing gear is there. If you can get it below deck for a surf launch, you do it, and they did. Nice work.

[@M1STERPYGMY]

only in this cocky adolescent youtube society could someone possibly call this a "fail." this was some real shit, perhaps imprudent, but very well attempted. not every tale gets a happy ending. i'da puked my fuggin guts out just from the dogged exertion.

[@osselbanna5475]

No shame in it at all! His attempt and perseverance are commendable and I’m certain he and others have learnt from their trial and error. This is what experience is all about.

[@wolverine1694]

Been there...done that... you actually faired a little better than I did... it's all good my brother...GOD bless

[@souldestroyer269]

I always paddle out of the rip if there is one but these waves were massive

[@goldeneagle525]

Great job. Easy to see the wave patterns up higher. Not so easy on the water. And those boats did not seem to enable a good forward acceleration, which can get you through the waves. So, all considered... excellent

[@distrachan2671]

That was great to watch. Nice filming. When he got lost in the waves it was amazing he turned and surfed in.

[@motleypixel]

Wow, now our summer Gulf of Mexico BTB launches seem like child's play. Only observation is the lack of life vest. Doesn't matter if he's got it on board and dons it after he gets through the breakers, they will save you life!

[@ShmooyShmoo]

That looked like it took an incredible amount of energy..props!

[@EvoKeremidarov]

at some point i thought he made it to the back line and then bam.. the big one came.. credit to him for bravery tho i wouldnt go out in those waters..

[@distrachan2671]

Pretty great job considering all the factors!! Nice film! Loved the second chance to see the big one...thanks for posting.

[@amigosenkayak]

Increible, los kayakfishers cada vez nos vamos convirtiendo más en kayakistas... Felicitaciones al que lo intentó, son olas de temer...

[@dannumbers]

when busting out over the top of a wave, stay centered until the wave is under your body, THEN lean as far forward as possible and paddle like crazy to avoid back surfing. I should have clarified that in the earlier post. I do a lot of white water boating too, and the stuff you learn on the river transfers into the surf most of the time. Being patient and timing it so you paddle out between sets is a real energy saver.

[@pa1264]

Awesome fun, reminds me a couple of months ago I got bombed by waves off the beach trying to launch with out a paddle bad idea Great video😁

[@360rover]

true. i personally have done my heroics, been out in surf like that. Its coming back in thats worse than going out . Nowdays i check the weather report and don't even get out of bed if its over 6 foot.

[@ccatdaddy64]

Thanx. I didn't notice his slight angle. I do hit it straight on, I knew this from white water, where seams and other features will flip you if you hit em @ an angle. " lean as far forward as you can so that the wave" might be mis-interpreting .your instructions or maybe a white water kayak is different. If I'm forward while punching the wave, it catches my bow, sends me back, leaning backward raises my bow and I slip pass. soup = mess before the where it crashes? There I do lean forward.

[@HaoleDreamer]

Have to admit - it's big, but I launch in waves like that often. It's all about timing and watching the break. Still... it looks like they went directly into the tallest part of the waves. It looks like it was a lot more tame to both the left and right. Much of the time they were just in the wrong place.

[@hanalei412002]

He had it, I think he would of made it but he keep going to the right straight into the lineup, he needed to stay between the to breaks not take on the break. Good attempt. I thought the same as John Sims "whereʻs the fishing poles" but I see you folks put them up pass the break not from shore. Happy for the video, those Kayakʻs did a good job not flipping sooner.

[@briancampbell2334]

I thought you had it made that first time and then that long slider came in. Good effort on your part! Oh, oh...I just watched the last minute when those close sets hit you...fantastic...good job.

[@KayakFishingUK]

If you've ever tried this you'd respect the guy for getting as far as he did before that untimely big wave got him but he knew it was gunna get him so used it to get back in, brilliant piece of surfing on a non surfing/fishing yak ;) It takes a lot of strength to keep at it as long as he did, well done m8

[@mackleswimbaits]

This guy just got what we call in the kayaking world, a deep and brutal cheek pounding by the surf gods

[@mikeysan6343]

Great stuff. This clip would benefit from a Benny Hill soundtrack. Just funny in the beginning but I felt for him near the end. Time to pull out the surf rod and stand on the beach with a beer instead.

[@14Mentalist]

I have a sit on top omg I don't think I would leave the shore but bloody heck fair play to you all and that one lad got so far out. Very very impressive

[@mikemanges]

I'm exhausted just watching that guy. I hope he had access to swim fins...crazy!

[@jamie_d___]

This is now the " Endless Summer" of kayak fishing

[@rvierra7235]

Very cool!! Takes balls to try and punch through that break-zone.

[@ronski50]

"A man has to know his limitations"

[@SteveF1967]

Some great moments in this clip. 1) is that back surf the first guy took. A blast to do but it wiped out his progress. His paddle throw at the end LOL. 2) Surf the 2nd guy took between the 2 big waves at the end. That was BOSS (and probably 100 luck). These guys don’t have the skills for this and were in the wrong boats, but all in all they did just fine.

[@360rover]

It was a kayak fishing competition with some decent prizes so everyone was keen to get out and get a line in the water, nowdays the competition would have been called off to prevent these types of incidents

[@sundogforlove]

I think you did better than most people could do. Keep up the videos

[@jonathangardner4736]

at 1:24, i saw that wave and knew he was going to be at square 1 again.

[@jimbojims]

gotta love that south african spirit of try anything! nice work

[@dannumbers]

My advice is: Paddle straight on into the waves (the guy in the video is at a slight angle a lot of the time), and time it so you're not paddling into the impact zone of a breaking wave. Also, once you punch through the soup, lean as far forward as you can so that the wave doesn't grab stern and send you back-surfing to the shore (like happened to the guy in the video). Lastly, start on the beach & let the incoming water carry you out. Going out into the surf and then trying to get on is futile.

[@JaimeSharp]

in the scenario for this video, starting on the beach and letting a dumping surging wave sweep you side ways and suck you into the next shore dumper i do not believe is the best idea Dan.

[@ironian24]

wow, that was just insane even to try, that was clear to me right at the start it was going to be a fail to get out there. very entertaining though must say.

[@360rover]

he actually vommited on the beach from the effort!

[@dronadictoaguadulcero]

Muy bueno! vivo en Uruguay, a dos cuadras del mar de Aguas Dulces, una playa muy similar con olas bastante parecidas, no hay nada como ingresar al mar y correr olas en kayack, tengo un autovaciable y disfruto muchísimo luchando con el mar, yo encanta ver a otras personas haciendo lo mismo, un saludo desde acá.

[@pojhmongyang]

Those fishermen were probably rolling on the floor!

[@360rover]

if you paddle straight at the waves, it tips you backwards over vertically, you do an "endo", thats why yu take them at a slight angle, no more than 30 degrees so it doesnt tip you over backwards. at 90 degrees you have no chance, it just rolls you over

[@macrumpton]

That guy has awesome skills and balance

[@360rover]

yes, it was fantastic! I wish i could find him in the viewfinder earlier so i could zoom in.

[@jepz11]

This is a fishing sit-on-top, your weight is too far backwards and much sideways stability is a disadvantage when the wave forces your sot sideways. Better use a sea kayak or whitewater boat that allows for cutting through the wave with enough momentum by paddling all up front. Also, when bracing sideways, do it with the paddle *in* the wave.

[@raindogred]

He never turned around, he got smashed and flukily stayed upright for a while. He almost got out but that clean up set hammered him. lol..Yeah in Australia we have surf ski races in surf life saving. Guys get out in that all the time. fun to watch

[@elizastar1973]

Launching into surf like this is asking to die an embarassing, totally humiliating death...lol

[@bobseguin2195]

Come try north end west coast of Vancouver island....

[@daffyddavies5774]

No way the worst,I have literally been thrown back on the beach by the first wave,doing almost a 360 summersault,ending up in a heap kayak on top and not even wet.

[@solsist__3291]

Launching in the middle of a set... Why?

[@360rover]

no optical illusion, its continous footage, i was filming. I lost sight of him so zoomed out, you can see him paddling into the wave and he gets turned around inside the wave (by accident!) and pops out surfing it back to shore. remember he is paddling a 4.5m long kayak!

[@NewZealandWild]

This would be fairly calm conditions where I live, so I'm used to paddling out in it, but on a sit on with thigh braces. Doesn't mean I don't get flipped now and then though ;)

[@NoCoverCharge]

Can't duck dive a yak!!!

[@thomasstillman4805]

He just used his paddle to brace against the wave and ride it in sideways. Very simple technique if you know how to do it. I surfed waves in Malibu for years.

[@cryder]

More like "A" for effort. Those waves are coming in fast and dumping right on shore. its hard to think even faster and get the boat settled and under power before the next one lands on your head. Good practice anyhow, and stones for heading out in it.

[@wrybread]

Tricky with the short-period wind swell sending waves every few seconds. I thought he did great, everyone gets sent back to the beach every now and again. And of course it always looks easy from the beach...

[@christophertriola5807]

lol I love watching this stuff when nobody gets hurt. Still amazes me that most people don't know enough to get in the boat on shore, finger tip down to the water and wait until it lifts your boat and pulls you out into the surf. Lean forward, pull hard, stay perpendicular to the waves and barring no direct curl smash downs or enders your are out there in a few minutes. Like any activity involving waves, just wait, and let the water work for you.

[@JaimeSharp]

Mate that is a very arrogant comment, and you have obviously not spent enough time with different kinds of surf to know there are many ways to launch. Likely you have not yet launched off a beach when there is a dumping break right onto shore, like in this video. It is unwise too just scoot into the water from a "seated on the beach" position when the wave surge wants to push you side ways and suck you straight into the next exploding face that then inturn just pushes you back up the beach higher and often more broken than you started. I will agree there was some bad timing and bad reading of the surf involved hear, though ultimately it was hit or miss weather any one would have enough endurance and luck to get out past that combination of break zones.

[@SouthernAceCrafts]

The trick is, you have to paddle to beat!

[@jepz11]

Also, for looking where to launch, scout for the outgoing current. Don't cross the biggest waves.

[@Darksagan]

1 year later...this shit is still funny.

[@LoletaEric]

THAT was a fishing competition?!! You guys are psycho!!! Bravo. 8>}

[@kayasper6081]

Hi Jasper, my name is also Jasper, I also sea kayak, and I also have a KZbin channel! Nice video, I would love to try to paddle out there. Cheers.

[@jasonsheedy1852]

why would u even attempt this, way to rough

[@ryry854]

You do it for the fun and challenge.

[@jckdnls9292]

@@ryry854 correct , this guy lives his live thru KZbin ..

[@hzj79]

not the worst attempt ever but more like one of the best

[@ccatdaddy64]

Also seems if I mistime the wave & it's going to crash on me, instead of getting flipped bow over stern, i angle & lean in the wave so at least I don't flip although I get surfed back. When lucky,if high enough on wave ready 2 crash I can reach over the wave I pull myself over. Haven't found the technique 2 always get high enough. Is there one? Seems best to be patient in soup await right moment, although such moment doesn't always exist. Seems better at high tide, less break points.

[@ccatdaddy64]

So, what is he doing wrong? What do you do differentlyy I ask because now I live in Florida, this is what I do ( used to run white water CL4+). When the waves are 6ft, especially if they are coming in tight without sweet-spots, I am like this guy. Lucky for me, when this happens I get out by way of a inlet when it's out going. Then a 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile out, the waves are even bigger but those I can navigate because they break more gradual. Post a vid of your technique, Wanna learn fr ya

[@mattharrison9550]

Mean as! All about learning what you can do

[@JohnSims3]

getting out is the easy part....and they didn't even load up with fishing equipment!

[@tertiusvanstaden2771]

John, in South Africa we put our fishing gear in the hatch, yes we need hatches to put our gear and fish in because we do not live in protected waters like let's say Florida for arguments sake.

[@JohnSims3]

Cool. My yak does not have a hatch. I wonder if there is a way to make one from a PVC tube?

[@360rover]

John Sims yes i think you could. however most fish wont fit in the tube.

[@tertiusvanstaden2771]

I paddle an EVO 495, although the Pro Fisha is a much faster ski.

[@JS-qg1ie]

They leave the kayaks out there then swim back to shore to get the fishing gear.

[@ajs8237]

That’s actually pretty impressive

[@stephendobo]

Brilliant video as usual.

[@sergeantsailorman]

WOW! I think getting out past the break could tire you out a wee bit?

[@Carlo.Giovagnoli_22]

Beauuutiful performance and...movie!!

[@360rover]

Thanks! I dont think he thought his performance was beautiful - he actually vomitted afterwards from exhaustion!

[@mitchmcm1]

hey i dont know how you guys failed this so badly. with these kayaks and a bit of proper training this would be a breeze. i do this in australia with a 2.7m yak and fly through it mind you the short length helps turn pin point. and those waves arent big either practice and you will fly through that shit mate

[@Norwegian733]

Some say they still se a guy trying to get out there....

[@dannumbers]

That looks like it was pretty mild surf. Only 2-4 foot faces on the waves. This is really more of a display of poor kayaking skills. I regularly launch through much bigger sets here on the Oregon coast so I can surf them in my 16 foot skin over frame kayak.

[@OGsaintCC]

i need yall to come yak out my baits when it gets to rough here cause my little ocean frenzy wont make it over 6-7ft waves

[@paddlesteam]

What was the music you put to the clip guys?

[@drbonebreaking]

Fucking great job considering the gusty condition.. man.. huge amount of power needed!!!

[@ccatdaddy64]

Thanx. It does transfer well.

[@killzilla]

for most people this is not "trial and error", this is "trial and terror"

[@AndrewUnruh]

When I see surf like that, I just get a cup of coffee, instead.

[@katiehenthorn]

What kind (brand) of kayak is this guy using?

[@Jpgundarun]

They just need to wait for a lull in the waves, like for a week or 2.

[@kristiwhitten8884]

Just the wrong kayak for the task at hand.

[@bobseguin2195]

Looks like a hoot, thought he was going to make it......

[@rokindasoul]

thats a nice surf down there...would love 2 go for surfing ...!!

[@andrewlockwood493]

The ocean was like...."Nope"!!!!

[@sergeantsailorman]

That was cool! I hope he had an energy drink with him for after he got outside. That's the kind of surf that shipwreck survivors used to drown in while attempting to swim into the beach. With the right yak, just going in and out of the surf line would be a blast. I'm 62, and I wanna try it.

[@ole-auf-hro1de]

Wow! Das hab ichs so ganz ähnlich durch ... das ist Mega-Hammer anstrengend aus der Brandungszone zu kommen.

[@davidlang9939]

BIG SURF, NO HELMET, TEST OF WILL, ESCAPED ALIVE.

[@mattsloan32]

Looks like a day to stay home and watch ESPN.

[@MrSpork13]

He needed someone on the shore - playing banjo.

[@richardthaxton8469]

No PFD, no helmet, poor timing, no brain! Great example of stupid and very lucky.

[@bhew7409]

I did think am I the only person who uses a PFD? I admit I dont use a helmet though. It looked like the tide was coming in with onshore winds, I think he would have just got washed up on the beach like a sea creature if it went wrong so I dont think it was as dangerous as it looks. I was really hoping he would actually bother to lean forward so he could bury that paddle past his toes and get a full stroke in. I wouldnt try it but part of me thinks I would have made it, though I am a kayaker rather than a fishermen.

[@chrisacorn2559]

Wow, didn't realise they wern't wearing PFD! Suicide!

[@zepsta1603]

THIS IS AFRICA!!!!!!

[@LeoOrtega144]

Ah.. a PDF wasn't necessary. The guy is a strong swimmer and it was only the surf line. In fact it might have made things worse. Those things are not as easy to handle as a surf board. Think I would have swam out there towing it along. It keeps it pointed into the surf and you don't have to battle the buoyancy of it.

[@davidmiller4594]

If I had to wim inside those breaks, last thing I want is a pfd.

[@HugoCamposArgentina]

arms,eggs, heart and Kayak !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@plookngo67]

he is good . i have kayaked in huge waves and high winds .

[@pyropagerik]

that or take a rip out - can't beat the motion of the ocean

[@360rover]

come to south africa we often get 2.5 ft swell days and good fish!

[@taekwondo450]

awesome kayaking guys!!

[@Pcbvacation]

I am sorry but too funny! All that work and a no go... Just goes to show there is still some need of innovation needed for the kayaking fishing... But I give the A for attempt.

[@DontStopBrent]

They did great. Even so....hilarious.

[@iLOVEdirtRIDERS]

He has some balls! I would give him a A as well!!

[@JamesXiaolu]

Yeah, he had two (2) balls.

[@nipzilla]

You ever watch the movie "Papillon" starring Steve McQueen? Based on the true story of Henri Charriere. wrongly convicted of murder in the 1930s and sentenced to life in a penal colony in French Guiana. Watch the part where he sat and studied the ocean waves to launch his home made raft to make his escape from the island prison. That movie clip may help you launch your kayak in the future.