So you are heading out through the break, a wall of white water barreling towards you, a good metre or so high. Do you pick up the pace and try and jump it, slow down and try lift over it, or turn tail and head back for another run. Not asking what I should do so much as curious as to what you do.

All of the above if I'm trying to get out the back, if I can get a clean jump way over and past the back of the white water I will, if not next best option is a little pop and lift those legs up to get clear but I'm never afraid to turn and get the hell out of dodge and have another crack at it.

In reality I look at every way as a ramp on the way out, not as a wave I want to surf back in, I'm always trying to hit the face before it peels over, if I can't time it right i'll turn back in before I even get there. I don't always time it right and boost as well but it's fun trying.

Chuck found a wave that wasn't scared of him, lookout for the yacht in the background:

I'm still a relative newby one year into kiting, but I find a 1 meter broken wave is pretty easy to bounce over. 2 meters is getting challenging, particulary if it has has just broken. But if its settled you can get over it. But over 2 meters I gybe and come back for another go.

^^^ lol yep - you have to love the chicken gybe. I'm known for them. It must be the feathers...

Dl33ta said...
Thanks for the input gents, it seems to me getting out in the surf on a TT is all about aggression. The more aggressive you are the less likely you are to come unstuck.. most of the time. Will give the wave pop a try next time I'm out.

Yes and no, running is the safest option, but in reliable conditions you can get a good feel for what you will "safely" boost over and what you can't.

Flipside is, being too aggressive in gusty conditions and/or get your boost wrong and you will get smacked by the foam / lip mid jump.

Worst case you boost, get hit by a lip 15 foot up and pulled 15 feet back down before getting smacked and the washing machine starts

Assuming strapped and decent wind I will normally take on any wall of white water under double overhead, but only if I'm comfortable that I'm boosting to triple overhead to give me some margin for error.