Air While Under Water - Hunter Gibson

Hello readers I am going to be talking about what happened to me while surfing waikiki, a wave that is quite difficult to catch, on the Ottawa. I never actually caught the wave but the run after was incredible. Enough with my silly intro get to reading you beautiful internet user you.

The upside down air. This is a strange phenomenon where your kayak is launched in to the air while you are under water. This happened to me today for the first time. I went in for a surf on the wave waikiki and immediately flipped, as often happens to me. I then started to drift down the rapid over a large wave train. this is where it went wrong for me, well wrong if you are going for oxygen and not fun. I tried to roll up and my kayak was flung into the air with my head still under water, but only my head. A fellow Keener recounted "dude you really kept with it." I had tried to roll up eleven times, eleven! The twelfth time was lucky for I finally made it up to that sweet, sweet air that resides above the waters surface for more that half a second. when I got up I was stoked. I loved the ride it was like a roller coaster but under water. I had half a mind to realize that during this episode my chest seemed to leave the water. I asked the fellow Keener and he replied ya man you got up to like your neck. My entire torso was leaving the water with my boat above it. The only thing under water was my head. I'm still working on a name and a guaranteed way to do this other than carping rolls really badly at the right point on a wave, but it was a blast while it lasted. this was so fun I'm going to try to repeat it but with better results. working in flat water trying different things like a push up motion with my paddle and use my abs to push instead of my arms. The possibilities are endless as to how to make the best launch. All I know is that you should try kayaking and if you have already and have access to a nice big wave train try this it is so fun. I am a little more scared that most here of being under water but this is worth it. Go try it and have fun.

Hunter signing out.