Isle of Man Kayaking - Full On!

We headed off in the general direction of the Sound. There were no thoughts of surfing the race as we didn't have spring tides. But we stumbled upon a tidal race at full speed and in all its glory. We still have much to learn about what makes a race work. Sometimes we venture down to the Sound, with 5 metre plus tides predicted and we are often disappointed. Today's 4.6 metre tide was souped up by residual swell from yesterdays storms, plus a healthy dose of wind against tide.
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Isle of Man Kayaking - Surfing Gansey.

(Photos by Ian Smith)
On Saturday I went kayak surfing at Gansey Beach, Isle of Man. I spent most of the time swimming, and these are my excuses:

1. I have a new surf boat which I'm not used to.
2. My sea kayak spray deck does not fit the Mega surf kayak and kept on leaking and imploding!
3. I was using a sea kayak paddle!
4. I have a new surf boat which I'm not used to.
5. I didn't want to show Steve Watt up.
6. The waves were too big and the wind was too strong for surf kayaking?
7. The water salinity at Gansey Beach on that day wasn't quite right.

There .....
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Fenella Surf.

Surfing with Jo at Fenella Beach on a windy May afternoon.

Jo really showing me how it should be done....

..... including going verticle!!!!!