White water kayaking has been very popular sport but riding the surf with sea kayaks can also be extremely enthralling.
This sport is more challenging than surfing,the kayak surfers cannot easily dive under a big wave like a board surfer. They have to ride out a mistake upside down, with their heads in the water, until they can Eskimo roll back upright. Bill Becher clues us in.

The surfers use a double-ended paddle for power, wear helmets and neoprene tops , to shut out the cold and get into a sea kayaks, with a flat, surfboard-like bottom and fins. For maximum control they have to be totally lodged into their seats.

Modern surf kayaks are hand-built using light and strong carbon-Kevlar composite materials These kayaks have pockets in their flat surfboard-like bottoms that allow kayakers to add and adjust the position of plastic fins.

And what does it feel like?

Basically you’ve got to experience it to know it.

Sage, 25 a Kayak Surfing enthusiast said:

The feeling when you catch a big wave can’t be duplicated in life, You come off with a scream of pure excitement.

So if you like the challenge, take the plunge into kayak surfing and ride the waves with panache.

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Via: The New York Times