This is confusing

That disclaimer text has been there for as long as we have had kayaks on the site. I added the kayak surf link without even considering it. Yes, I suppose it is a bit of "do as I say... not as I do". You have to be experienced to access rough conditions, so for most... the disclaimer is good information.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

-kepnutz-

Surf and rapids can vary widely as you can tell by the image someone posted of the 50 foot wave. I can see where the Outback would not be suitable for some of the rivers in West Virginia. Looks like a good disclaimer to me. Have you ever surfed any boat wakes yet?

Hey Rinky..
Boat wakes are fun... We have a lake here that has many narrow bays/canyons out of the wind that draw wake boarders and skiers and make many big wakes. I have spent hours riding the wakes near shore around points and coves its a blast.
I posted those big wave shots a while back of Mavericks which is not far up the coast from the Bean Hollow incident . We can have huge winter surf here on the coast that would not be safe to go out in. If I drive to the coast and back I will usually go surfing instead. The Hobie surf yak video ( at SAN-O ?) does look like fun though
-kepnutz-