One Line Simplicity and a Surf Board

Rollo Tomasi · Since 17 Mar 2005 983 Posts Attractive

Just filling time til the wind comes back.

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6548 Posts Couve / Hood Site Lackey

I don't know if I was high on life or exhaust fumes, but man that was fun. Casually drinking a cold one while surfing a glassy "wave" forever, pretty awesome. Very Happy

Thanks for the ride Gman!

Kataku2k3 · Since 14 Aug 2005 3753 Posts Los Angeles, CA Videographer

Hell yea! Looks like a badass, BIG boat you guys got!!!

Phil's going Inept style in that one pic too. Thumb's Up

colby · Since 23 Apr 2005 613 Posts Celebrity Photographer

another productive day Very Happy

how long could you ride those wakes out?

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6548 Posts Couve / Hood Site Lackey

colby · Since 23 Apr 2005 613 Posts Celebrity Photographer

a couple of minutes isn't bad, and being on the river always beats a day in the office! I'm asking because I remember hearing a story about some creative types longboarding in Texas behind the wakes of the oil tankers....and riding over a mile on them! ...open ocean riding of course.

Kodiak · Since 01 Aug 2005 1114 Posts Slidey

Looks like it was fun. Wish I had been there Crying or Very sad

Colby,
I don't think you would have much luck with that anymore. I think getting too close to an oil tanker now would get you some attention from the coast guard.

genek · Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB

Yep, a cool surf documentary called Step Into Liquid has some footage of this on Lake Michigan as well. Wonder how long the longest ride is...Guinness Book anyone?

chanson · Since 31 Jan 2006 1873 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey

yep. I was born and bread in the Midwest on the Lakes and as long as the wake is clean and up, you can ride it.
You can also get a bunch of weight in one corner and slowly steer the boat that way(in a big arch turn), and the wake will actually "curl" and break similiar to a real wave.
Sweet pics.

Mocean · Since 21 Sep 2005 343 Posts Newport Obsessed

Definitely helps with the riding and balance, but the reality is 95%+ of surfing is PADDLING. Paddling out, paddling around, paddling into waves, etc. If you're out surfing at an average Oregon surf spot, lets say for 2 hours, and you catch and ride 20 waves (which would be a really good wave count) and each wave is 10 seconds long (which would be a pretty long ride for most beach breaks), that's a total of 200 seconds or a little over 3 minutes of riding. Except for a certain north coast point break, you'd be unlikely to accumulate these numbers at most Oregon spots, especially where beginning surfers are tolerated.

So, a proportional training program for someone hanging out in the Gorge would be to practice paddling at a rate of 40 hours for every 1 hour of riding behind the boat. Of course, this doesn't help with learning wave selection, how to read a break, dealing with locals, duck-diving, and all the other skills involved.

With kiting, you're riding all the time (and not breathing exhaust) which is just so much of a stoke. Why my surfing friends aren't jumping into this sport still amazes me....

Onad · Since 04 Mar 2005 1435 Posts Coast<<PDX>>Gorge XTreme Poster

Looks like a good time.

Curious what the ratio of gallons of fuel burned to minutes surfing is?

And yes, I’m just jealous I wasn’t there. ~Nads Cool

PS I like your perspective Mocean... Wink

My paddling fitness & technique sucks. That’s probably why I kitesurf way more than I surf.

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4907 Posts Portland Unstrapped

mystrygrl · Since 07 Sep 2006 95 Posts PDX/HR - What day is it?

thanks again Gman and Kara (and, of course, Astro) for a really fun day.

And, let's take a moment to mourn the loss of the one (only one, fortunately) bottle of Session that was sacrificed practicing that "beer handoff"... it tried to survive... floated there for a while, but just not long enough! Crying or Very sad

Would have been great to get a shot of Phil (post-PBR of course) switching ropes with that third guy riding behind the jetski! that was pretty cool, I must say! Very Happy

Bettyboarder · Mon Sep 18, 06 11:44 am

Ok so now that see the pictures I am so jealous, looks like you guys had a blast Thumb's Up