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wet exit. After three attempts at re-entry, I swam to shore while supporting myself on the inverted kayak.


You are talking about a sit-inside kayak. Yes those are rather dangerous when you roll and even worse when you come out of the hull with the skirt detached. The hulls flood and require very specialized techniques for re-entry. Sit-insides have their place, but have less appeal to the recreational market. They are especially good for experienced users in rough (river) moving water.

Our products are sit-on-top and are certainly capable of handling rough conditions. I surf my paddle sit-on-top... is this rough enough? I can brace well enough to stay in in these waves. I get dumped and climb in, no problem. They don't swamp like a sit-inside, so even if you don't get back in, they float.

Matt Kayak Surfing


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