To go or not to go...

[taggermike]

Here's some advise; get some surf launch experience. Videos can only take you so far, and not very far at that. Leave all your gear at home except seat, paddle, and pfd and go get wet. Find out how your boat handles in the waves. That's how you get experience. Plus you won't loose any gear that way. Try to find an area of the beach with out many people inside from you. One last thing, if you're in the water keep yourself between the waves and your kayak. If you're on the beach side of your in the surf the waves can drive the yak in to you and that's a lot of weight and force. Mike